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I got a great surprise from my friend Marianne in Oct that I've just now cashed in on, a gift certificate to Kiva.org - $25 to lend to one many projects throughout the world.



I donated to Malvika Shodieva. The snippet from Kiva's website is below in English and Russian for those that prefer it.

"Malika Shodieva is 34. She has a secondary school education and is married with four children. For four years, Malika has been selling Tajik national textiles, which are used to make women's clothes. She has a trading point at one of the markets in Tursun-zoda. With her loan, she plans to buy a new assortment of fabric. This will give local women the chance to obtain the cloth needed to sew their national costumes. There is a demand for this among the local population. Malika plans to repay her loan over a 12-month period.

Translated from Russian by Susie Armitage, Kiva volunteer.

Шодиева Малика, возраст – 34 года, образование среднее, замужем, имеет 4-х детей. Малика уже в течение 4 лет занимается продажей женских национальных тканей для пошива одежды, для этого она имеет торговую точку на одном из рынков города Турсунзаде. На полученный кредит она планирует приобрести новый ассортимент женских тканей. Это даст возможность местным женщинам приобретать необходимые ткани для пошива женской национальной одежды, пользующуюся спросом у местного населения. Клиент планирует выплатить кредит в течение 12 месяцев."

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Hiya travellex... I heard about this last year and I think it's a great thing to do! So glad you posted about it... I'm going to look into that more closely when I get back!
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This will give local women the chance to obtain the cloth needed to sew their national costumes.

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