A loan helped to buy a new sewing machine.


Farida's story

Farida lives in the city of Kulob. The people of this city are famed for their incomparable style of hospitality and sense of humour. Farida is one of the residents of this wonderful city. She is 22 and divorced and has one child. She lives with her parents. She tries to help her parents by earning an income in order to feed their family and raise their family budget.

For the past three years, Farida has been sewing women's clothing from home and taking sewing orders. At the moment, she isn't able to continue her sewing business as her sewing machine isn't working. She has decided to take out a loan to buy a new sewing machine.

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Translated from Russian by Kiva volunteer Kat Tancock.


This loan is special because:

It supports the well being of women and their families.



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