Here is a little presentation of one of the people who received a loan in the name of Cheap Ethnic Eatz to Kiva.
| Name: | Ilhom Djuraev |
|---|---|
| Location: | Tursunzade, Tajikistan |
| Primary Activity: | Bakery |
| Loan Amount: | $1,000.00 |
| Loan Use: | Purchasing flour wholesale for baking “lepeshkaâ€. |
lhom Djuraev is 22 years old. Despite of his young age, he is already supporting his parents and has been working at baking “lepeshkaâ€- traditional Tajik bread. He believes that this business is profitable and is not subject to seasonality. He gets up early and bakes lepeshka and bread so that people have the fresh bread on their tables for breakfast. All the input materials like flour, salt, yeast he purchases in the local market.
Now due to high demand, Ilhom wants to increase the number of his breads so he requests 1000 USD for a term of 12 months. The loan will be spent for purchasing flour and coal for baking the “lepeshkaâ€. In future he is dreaming of opening his own workshop and with the profit, building his own house and family. Ilhom deeply appreciates the trust and support you give him.
More about Tajikistan and IMON International
Tajikistan is perhaps best known for its rich history, which includes a key post along the Silk Road; the end of Alexander the Great’s rule; and with its famous great thinkers, philosophers, scientists and poets as: Rudaki, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), Firdousi, Omar Haiyam, Jomi, Mavlavi Rumi and many others. The country is home to communities that still speak the ancient Sogdian language, epic mountain passes, and a civilization that dates back to the 4th millennium BC. And, even today, it is a complex mixture of the Islamic faith, Soviet culture, New West culture and Central Asian traditions.
But, Tajikistan is also the poorest of the former Soviet republics. The civil war, which ignited soon after its independence from the U.S.S.R., further damaged the already weak economy. In addition, 93% of the country is mountainous and only 7% of the land is arable. These conditions have resulted in high levels of unemployment and have forced hundreds of thousands to seek work in other countries, mainly Russia. While the people of Tajikistan are working to improve its agricultural production and manufacturing sector, nearly two-thirds of the population still live in abject poverty.
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Evelyne
