A loan helped a member to increase his capital and purchase a large amount of flour, as well as telephones to sell, in order to earn more.


Muzinda Group's story

Ernest is a member of Muzinda Group and lives in Bubanza. He is 32 years old and is married to Aline, a shopkeeper. They have two children together, a one-year-old and a five-year-old.

Ernest has been selling beans, rice, telephones[, etc.] in his shop for five years. He is on his fourth loan with Turame. With this loan from Kiva, he will increase his capital and purchase a large amount of flour and telephones to sell, in order to earn more.

In future, Ernest would like to become a rice farmer.

In this group: Idi, Egide, Mariane, Angeline, Aline, Déogratias, Dieudonné, Francine, Odette, Léa, Belitha, Riziki, Dorine, Jeannette, Ernest, Jean, Diane, Luc, Chantal, Pascal, Nestor, Djuma

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Translated from French by Kiva volunteer Jessalyn Pinneo Randelman.


This loan is special because:

It supports entrepreneurs living in conflict zones in Burundi.



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