Jilma went to school up to the ninth grade. She is currently a single mother, and her daughter is four years old.
Jilma has had a store that sells basic necessities for six years. She also works making bed mats and baskets. It is a common business in the area where she lives.
She needs the loan to purchase a large quantity of tule reeds to continue making bed mats and baskets to sell. Jilma dreams of continuing to work and giving her daughter a good academic education.
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