To: Selman
I chose this loan because... I want to be a good Muslim and a better human.
Dedicated
September 19, 2015
by Fatma Mohammad
Kiva Loan Dedication
Selman
Agriculture
Librazhd
Albania
Albania
$825
Loan
Amount
Amount
Selman and his wife, Fahrie, are the elderly parents of three children. They want to make some basic repairs to their poorly built home. "The roof is leaking, we are elderly, and our bones and joints hurt, especially in the winter," said Fahrie to the loan officer.
Livestock has been their business and income source for 25 years. They sell baby goats, calves and 20 kg of cottage cheese a month. They own about 6 dynym of land to graze the animals. They have a dairy cow, a horse for transportation, and 35 goats.
Selman and Fahrie are in their early…
Selman and his wife, Fahrie, are the elderly parents of three children. They want to make some basic repairs to their poorly built home. "The roof is leaking, we are elderly, and our bones and joints hurt, especially in the winter," said Fahrie to the loan officer.
Livestock has been their business and income source for 25 years. They sell baby goats, calves and 20 kg of cottage cheese a month. They own about 6 dynym of land to graze the animals. They have a dairy cow, a horse for transportation, and 35 goats.
Selman and Fahrie are in their early retirement years and their pension is $116 a month each.
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