A loan helped to buy a modern sewing machine to start her own business and help her family.


Elena's story

Elena is a 37-year-old resident of the small Jomi district. She is married and lives with her husband and their four children.

Elena didn’t have a job. She has been spending a lot of time doing household chores and helping her mother with housework.

Now Elena has decided to find a source of income to cover the family’s growing expenses, help her parents and save for her study. She wants to go to university. She began learning to sew and cut national women's dresses in a workshop.

Now she wants to buy her own sewing machine and start her own business. This activity will bring her a good income. She thanks you in advance.

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Translated from Russian by Kiva volunteer Liubov Parsons.


This loan is special because:

It helps a vulnerable person start a new business.



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