A loan helped to purchase building materials to renovate her home.


Nodira's story

Nodira is 34 years old. She is a resident of the city of Dushanbe. Nodira is married, but does not yet have any children. She lives in the city together with her husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law. Nodira is a nimble and active woman. Her husband is without work. He is currently abroad in order to find work and earn money for living.

Nodira works with preparing pirozhki (pies), fried pirozhki, burgers, shawarma (kebab) and samosas. She started her business in 2010. She goes to work early in the morning in order to prepare the food in time for the customers. Nodira has returning customers. She strives to earn more to be able to provide and improve her family's living conditions.

Currently Nodira decided to renovate her house. However, she does not have enough money to to purchase building materials. For this reason she applied for a loan. In the future, Nodira would like to open a retail sales point.

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Translated from Russian by Kiva volunteer Audhild A..



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