Pascal belongs to the Nzoriha group and lives in Bujumbura. He is 37 years old and married to Alphonsine, who is a farmer. They have five children together, whose ages range from two years old to 14 years old; three of the children are at school.
He has been selling rice, beans, sugar, soaps, salt,... in his shop for the past 17 years, and is on his fourth loan from Turame. With the Kiva loan he is granted he is going to increase his capital and buy a large quantity of salt and soap to resell, so he can make more money. In the coming years, he wants to see his children through school.
In this group: Simeon, Julienne, Pascasie, Beatrice, Cyliaque, Ferdinand, Generose, Pascasie, Bejamin, Audrey, J Marie, Egide, Stephanie, Caritas, Suzanne, Mathilde, Pascal, Alphonsine, Emmanuel, Mediatrice, Melanie, Jeanine, Juvenal
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Translated from French by Kiva volunteer Alison Le Bras. View original language description.