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  <title>Kiva Loans for Kashf Foundation</title>
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   <title>Riffat : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3147707</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$430 of $725 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 24, 2026
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   			Riffat was living a tough life some years ago; it was very difficult to cover her household expenditures. She is 41 years old, married , and running a milk-selling business with the help of her husband. She has buffalos for milking and sells the milk in her area. Her business is doing well enough to pay for her family&#039;s expenses. She is a dedicated mother and wants the best for her three children.

Riffat has taken many loans from Kashf Foundation, now, she has requested for a loan of 200000 PKR to purchase one more buffalo. This will enable her to earn more income and to fulfill her dream of providing better living conditions for her children.
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         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:22:43 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Kausar : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151305</link>
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   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151305&quot;&gt;
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$325 of $475 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 30, 2026
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   			Kausar is 43 years old, a married woman. She has 4 children. She is a vigorous lady, and for the past many years has been running a cloth selling business. She buys cloth in various fabrics in different colors and designs from the market at wholesale rates and then sells it to the people of her community. She has a varied customer base and is able to earn enough through her business.

Now she has requested a loan of 130,000 PKR to buy a wide variety of cloth in different colors and designs to attract more customers and expand her business. She hopes to have a good experience with this new loan. Kausar expects a boost in her earnings with the loan and she plans to spend part of her profits for the betterment of her family members.
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:20:22 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Nusrat : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3152606</link>
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   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3152606&quot;&gt;
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$375 of $525 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 31, 2026
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   			Nusrat is a married woman who has been running her own beauty parlor in her street. She is doing her job passionately. She knows the techniques of makeup and hair design and serves her customers by providing bangles, jewelry etc. She is a well-known beautician in her town.

Nusrat is a responsible mother of three children. Her husband is not in good physical shape to be employed so she is working hard to meet their day-to-day expenses. She has slowly but surely improved her business through the support of Kashf Foundation.

Now she has requested a loan of 140,000 PKR to buy more beauty products for her beauty parlor to cater to a large number of customers efficiently.
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         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:15:08 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Geena : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3152616</link>
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   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3152616&quot;&gt;
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$300 of $550 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 31, 2026
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   			Geena is a 44-year-old, married woman, who has four children. She is a vigorous lady, and for many years, has been running a cloth purchase and sale business. She buys cloth in various fabrics, in different colors and designs from the market at wholesale rates and then sells them to the people of her community. She has a varied customer base and is able to earn enough through her business. 

Now, she has requested for a loan of 150000 PKR to buy a wide variety of cloth in different colors and designs to attract more customers and expand her business. She hopes to have a good experience with this new loan. Geena expects a boost in her earnings with the loan and she plans to spend the part of her profits for the betterment of her family members.
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         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:47:15 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Farkhanda : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3147692</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$375 of $650 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 24, 2026
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   			Farkhanda is 42-year-old married mother of two. She&#039;s vigorous and for many years has been running a buy-and-sell cloth business. She buys cloth of various fabrics, colors and designs from the market at wholesale rates and then sells them to people of her community. She has a varied customer base and is able to earn enough from her business.

She&#039;s requested a loan of 180,000 PKR to buy a wide variety of cloth in different colors and designs to attract more customers and expand her business. She hopes to have a good experience with this new loan. Farkhanda expects a boost in her earnings with the loan and she plans to spend part of her profits for betterment of her family members.
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         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:34:14 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Fareeha : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3147799</link>
   <description>
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   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3147799&quot;&gt;
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$150 of $725 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 24, 2026
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   			Fareeha is 30 years old and a married woman. She has one child. She is a vigorous lady, and for the past many years, she has been running a cloth purchasing and selling business. She buys cloth in various fabrics, in different colors and designs from the market at wholesale rates, and then sells them to the people of her community. She has a varied customer base and is able to earn enough through her business. 

Now, she has requested a loan of 200,000 PKR to buy a wide variety of cloth in different colors and designs to attract more customers and expand her business. She hopes to have a good experience with this new loan. 

Fareeha expects a boost in her earnings with the loan and she plans to spend a part of her profits for the betterment of her family members.
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         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:02:30 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Shumaila : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151182</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$75 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 30, 2026
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   			Shumaila is a 42-year-old married woman. She has 5 children. She is a vigorous lady, and for the past many years, has been running a cloth purchase and sale business. She buys cloth in various fabrics, in different colors and designs from the market at wholesale rates and then sells them to the people of her community. She has a varied customer base and is able to earn enough through her business.
Now, she has requested a loan of 120,000 PKR to buy a wide variety of cloth in different colors and designs to attract more customers and expand her business. She hopes to have a good experience with this new loan. Shumaila expects a boost in her earnings with the loan and she plans to spend the part of her profits for the betterment of her family members.
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:30:54 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Naila : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151229</link>
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   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151229&quot;&gt;
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$75 of $525 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 30, 2026
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   			Naila is a single woman and has been running her own beauty parlor in her street. She is doing her job passionately; she knows the techniques of makeup and hair design and serves her customers by providing bangles, jewelry etc. She is a well-known beautician in her town. She has slowly but surely improved her business through the support of Kashf Foundation. 

Now she has requested a loan of 140000 PKR to buy more beauty products for her beauty parlor to cater to a large number of customers efficiently.
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:20:34 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Shahana : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151296</link>
   <description>
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   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151296&quot;&gt;
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   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$120 of $550 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 30, 2026
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   			Shahana is 41 years old, a married woman. She has 2 children. She is a vigorous lady, and for the past many years has been running a cloth selling business.

She buys cloth in various fabrics, in different colors and designs from the market at wholesale rates and then sells it to the people of her community. She has a varied customer base and is able to earn enough through her business.

Now she has requested a loan of 150,000 PKR to buy a wide variety of cloth in different colors and designs to attract more customers and expand her business. She hopes to have a good experience with this new loan. Shahana expects a boost in her earnings with the loan and she plans to spend part of her profits for the betterment of her family members.
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:10:51 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Nasira : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151375</link>
   <description>
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   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151375&quot;&gt;
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   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$150 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 30, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Nasira is a married woman and has been running her own beauty parlor in her street. She does her job passionately; she knows the techniques of makeup and hair design, and serves her customers by providing bangles, jewelry etc. She is a well-known beautician in her town.

Nasira is a responsible mother of 4 children. Her husband is not in good enough physical shape to be employed, so she is working hard to meet their day-to-day expenses. She has slowly but surely improved her business through the support of Kashf Foundation. Now she has requested a loan of 120,000 PKR to buy more beauty products for her beauty parlor to cater to a large number of customers efficiently.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:10:39 PDT</pubDate>
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   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151375&quot;&gt;
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    <item>
   <title>Anwari : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151477</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151477&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/8878c36f5b2d4f0641b0bfe7f6f76dd8.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Anwari&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$50 of $725 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 30, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Anwari is 56 years old and a married woman. She has 4 children. She is a vigorous lady, and for the past many years, has been running a cloth purchase and sale business. She buys cloth in various fabrics, in different colors and designs from the market at wholesale rates and then sells them to the people of her community. She has a varied customer base and is able to earn enough through her business.

Now, she has requested for a loan of 200000 PKR to buy a wide variety of cloth in different colors and designs to attract more customers and expand her business. She hopes to have a good experience with this new loan. Anwari expects a boost in her earnings with the loan and she plans to spend the part of her profits for the betterment of her family members.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
   		&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:03:28 PDT</pubDate>
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   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151477&quot;&gt;
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   &lt;/a&gt;
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    <item>
   <title>Zobaria : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151497</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151497&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/5bdb7bba78c7747c1abc17b51a048192.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Zobaria&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$50 of $525 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 30, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Zobaria is 34 years old and is a married woman. She has 1 child. She is a vigorous lady, and for the past many years, has been running a cloth purchase and sale business. She buys cloth in various fabrics, in different colors and designs from the market at wholesale rates and then sells them to the people of her community. She has a varied customer base and is able to earn enough through her business.

Now, she has requested for a loan of 140000 PKR to buy a wide variety of cloth in different colors and designs to attract more customers and expand her business. She hopes to have a good experience with this new loan. Zobaria expects a boost in her earnings with the loan and she plans to spend the part of her profits for the betterment of her family members.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
   		&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:14:04 PDT</pubDate>
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    <item>
   <title>Sakeena : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151509</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151509&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/648e3fd3781c10ba0232c20948ea7ccf.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Sakeena&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$75 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 30, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Sakeena is a 40 year old married woman who has five children. She is a vigorous lady, and for many years, she has been running a business purchasing and selling cloth. She buys cloth in various fabrics, in different colors and designs, from the market at wholesale rates and then sells them to the people of her community. She has a varied customer base and is able to earn enough through her business. 

Now she has requested a loan of 120,000 PKR to buy a wide variety of cloth in different colors and designs to attract more customers and expand her business. She hopes to have a good experience with this new loan. Sakeena expects a boost in her earnings with the loan and she plans to spend part of her profits on the betterment of her family members.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
   		&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:25:37 PDT</pubDate>
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    <item>
   <title>Zara : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151683</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151683&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/5cb8aef5b0542475e9afce4bd6d209f6.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Zara&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$75 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 30, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Zara is a separated woman who has been running her own beauty parlour on her street.

She is doing her job passionately. She knows the techniques of makeup and hair design and she serves her customers by providing bangles and jewelry etc.

She is a well-known beautician in her town. She has slowly but surely improved her business through the support of Kashf Foundation.

Now, she has requested a loan of 120,000 PKR to buy more beauty products for her beauty parlor to cater to a large number of customers efficiently.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
   		&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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   <geo:long>73.0833333</geo:long>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:32:18 PDT</pubDate>
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   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151683&quot;&gt;
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   &lt;/a&gt;
   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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   <title>Martha : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151853</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151853&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/588321e9674c74a05cbb6e7c127e655b.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Martha&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$150 of $650 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 30, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Facing difficult financial circumstances, Martha started her own business to increase her purchasing power and meet her household&#039;s financial needs.

Martha is 37 years old, married, and the mother of five children. She is a hardworking mother who is helping her family by providing tailoring services in her community. She has been doing this for many years and has strong expertise in stitching techniques. Her regular customers are her neighbors and members of the local community and she earns enough to lead a decent life.

To help her continue her business operations, she is requesting a loan of 180,000 PKR to buy stitching material such as spools of different colored thread, packs of zippers, buttons and other materials to sew more dresses on time. In addition to repaying the loan, she will use part of her earnings to deal with personal expenses.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
   		&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:20:29 PDT</pubDate>
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   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3151853&quot;&gt;
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   &lt;/a&gt;
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    <item>
   <title>Raveena : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3152489</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3152489&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/2c90c269ffb52288629d786a71a93ef4.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Raveena&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$200 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 31, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Raveena is 31 years old and a married woman. She has been in the business of selling crockery for many years. She offers various types of crockery such as glasses, dinner sets, bowls etc. Her husband also assists her in selling them to the people of their community and in the local market. She makes sufficient income to contribute to the family income.

For the improvement of her business, she contacted Kashf Foundation and applied a loan of 120,000 PKR. In this way she would be able to purchase a wider variety of crockery such as tea sets, bowls and glasses in various sizes and designs. She is expecting a boost in her earnings and dreams of expanding her business in the future.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
   		&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:52:14 PDT</pubDate>
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   &lt;/a&gt;
   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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   <title>Afshan : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3152492</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3152492&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/b0d264955453af95a5d963c5c1deb4ae.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Afshan&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$50 of $550 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 31, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Afshan is 56 years old and a married woman. She has 1 child. She is a vigorous lady, and for the past few years, has been running a cloth purchase-and-sale business. She buys cloth in various fabrics, in different colors and designs from the market at wholesale rates and then sells them to the people of her community. She has a varied customer base and is able to earn enough through her business.

Now, she has requested a loan of 150,000 PKR to buy a wide variety of cloth in different colors and designs to attract more customers and expand her business. She hopes to have a good experience with this new loan.

Afshan expects a boost in her earnings with the loan and she plans to spend part of her profits for the betterment of her family members.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
   		&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:52:21 PDT</pubDate>
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   &lt;/a&gt;
   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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    <item>
   <title>Gulzar : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3152509</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3152509&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/df58a88a4df91ff59ae1ff73dda8c95d.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Gulzar&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$50 of $525 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 31, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Gulzar is a 51-year-old woman who is separated. She has 3 children. She is a vigorous lady, and for the past many years, has been running a business purchasing and selling cloth. She buys cloth in various fabrics, in different colors and designs from the market at wholesale rates and then sells them to the people of her community. She has a varied customer base and is able to earn enough through her business.

Now she has requested a loan of 145,000 PKR to buy a wide variety of cloth in different colors and designs to attract more customers and expand her business. She hopes to have a good experience with this new loan. Gulzar expects a boost in her earnings with the loan, and she plans to spend part of her profits for the betterment of her family members.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
   		&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:41:04 PDT</pubDate>
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   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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    <item>
   <title>Shela : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3152510</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3152510&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/1263f9f97b3196ab574434eae090f79f.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Shela&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$75 of $525 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 31, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Shela is a 38-year-old married woman and has 4 children. She is a vigorous lady, and has been running a fabric resale business for many years. She buys cloth of various fabrics in different colors and designs from the market at wholesale rates, and then retails them to the people of her community. She has a varied customer base and is able to earn enough through her business.

Now, she has applied for a loan of 140,000 PKR to buy a wide variety of cloth in different colors and designs to attract more customers and expand her business. She hopes to have a good experience with this new loan.

Shela expects a boost in her earnings with the loan and she plans to spend part of her profits for the betterment of her family members.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
   		&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:51:00 PDT</pubDate>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$75 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 31, 2026
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   			Irum is 46 years old and is a married woman. She has 2 children. She is a vigorous lady, and for the past many years, has been running a business purchasing and selling cloth. She buys cloth in various fabrics, in different colors and designs from the market at wholesale rates and then sells them to the people of her community. She has a varied customer base and is able to earn enough through her business.

Now she has requested a loan of 120,000 PKR to buy a wide variety of cloth in different colors and designs to attract more customers and expand her business. She hopes to have a good experience with this new loan. Irum expects a boost in her earnings with the loan, and she plans to spend part of her profits for the betterment of her family members.
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   <title>Ayesha : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3152683</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$150 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 31, 2026
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   			Ayesha is a 39-year-old, married lady, who has been running a small general store in her community for many years. She offers a variety of grocery items at a reasonable price and has retained many customers who regularly shop at her store. Ayesha makes enough to provide for her family. 

To make her store fully stocked she requested for a loan of 120000 PKR which she will use to buy rice, sugar, grains, biscuits, oil and flour from the market at lower rates to make her stock available for her customers. In this way she would be able to meet the increasing demand consistently. Ayesha wishes to utilize part of her revenues on providing good quality life to her family members.
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   <title>Kanwal : Pakistan</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3152686</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$50 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Mar 31, 2026
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   			Kanwal is a single woman and has been running her own beauty parlor in her street. She is doing her job passionately; she knows the techniques of makeup and hair design and serves her customers by providing bangles, jewelry etc. She is a well-known beautician in her town. She has slowly but surely improved her business through the support of Kashf Foundation. 

Now she has requested a loan of 120000 PKR to buy more beauty products for her beauty parlor to cater to a large number of customers efficiently.
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         <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:57:28 PDT</pubDate>
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