MACHINES AROUND THE WORLD

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[Evelyn Yvonne Theriault]

Name: Elias Antonio Murillos Location: Honduras Notes: My wife and I have worked grinding corn for eight years. This business has allowed me to support our family and put our kids through school. At the moment we need to replace some of the parts of the machinery for our business so we can continue giving our clients good service.

Name: Jose Gimenez Location: Honduras Notes: I am a corn miller. I've owned my business for 3 years, and it is going very well because in order to make tortillas, one first has to grind the corn to produce dough. Tortillas are a basic food staple in our community and business is going well. At this moment I need to perform maintenance on the motor which forms the core of my business.

Name: DirmindaSorto Location: Honduras Notes: I am the owner of a mill that grinds corn for household production and consumption of tortillas. I’ve had my mill for the past 13 years, and since it’s the only mill in my community I have a lot of clients, therefore it has deteriorated. The mill is one of the primary income sources of my family. I would like a credit in order to buy an electric mill and be able to continue with my business

For some videos of corn grinding methods in Guatemala and Mexico please visit:
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[Alphecca]

Friends,
Have any of you seen the Kickstart water pump in a Kiva loan? It looks like a real opportunity to combine forces for the agricultural loans. I have seen loans for water distribution...
They have local offices in some of Kiva countries - Mali, Kenya, Tanzania. I wonder if there is opportunity for synergy / promotions between the two organizations.
Thoughts? Ideas?

http://www.kickstart.org/about/index.html

[Evelyn Yvonne Theriault]

Name: Kiril Radev Location: Bulgaria Notes: Kiril Radev is 58 years old man . . . . With his own resources he managed to buy a machine for carpet and woolen yam production on very low price, but now to start the real business he needs additional funding of 2 000 USD to buy wool and to start to card it and after that to sell it. The production of carded wool and carded woolen carpets is very typical for the region of Bulgaria.

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Name: Esteban Gaytan Location: Mexico Notes: Mr. Esteban Valero began his business of making and selling polyethylene bags five months ago. "I am beginning my business of making and selling polyethylene bags using recycled materials. For this I need to buy a machine that melts the plastic and has a large capacity and consequently a greater production outcome." He is asking for a loan of $1,200.00 in order to buy this machine.

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[Evelyn Yvonne Theriault]

Name: Mahabbat Goyushova Location: Azerbaijan Notes:   Mahabbat has rented this paper-mill for 12 years. She buys paper-manufactured products as raw materials, cuts the paper with benches and prepares new papers in different formats for selling. Mahabbat began her business with a loan of $500 to buy paint and paper. Now she requests a loan of $1200 to buy more paint and paper which will allow her to expand production and offer employment to others in her region. She loves her work and is excited to be engaged in this business.

Name: Hagigat Azimova Location: Azerbaijan Notes Hagigat is 49 years old and is an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) from the Armenian-occupied territory of the Kalbadjar region in Azerbaijan. She has settled in the Khirdalan settlement. She is now married with two children. With a loan of $500 she bought a printing machine. Hagigat also rented a paper mill. She requests a loan of $1000 to repair the paper mill

[Evelyn Yvonne Theriault]

Name: Kossi Akpawou Location: Togo Notes:  Mr. Kossi Akpawou is 35, married, and the father of two children. He has a carpentry workshop with machines that plane lumber. To meet the needs of his clientele, Mr. Akpawou would like to open a sales point for planks in his workshop. This business will generate supplementary income which will allow Mr. Akpawou to hire two additional employees. His increased income will also permit him to better meet his family's needs.

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Name: Judy Acosta Location: Peru Notes:   Judy ...works making recycled cardboard tubes that are used to make fireworks. . . . . . With a loan in the amount of 1,500 Peruvian sols . . . . . she will buy a master roll and a bag of powder to make fireworks.

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Name: Fadi Hachem Location: Lebanon Notes: Fadi is in the printing business... He wants to buy paper and ink to sustain and develop his business.

[P, B and J]

Name: Evgeni Manev Location: Bulgaria Notes: [...]Evgeni is a saw mill operator and for many years has had a small workshop for wooden materials. He works alone, although sometimes one of his sons helps him. Evgeni wants to buy a new motor saw to improve his work, and has applied for a loan of $775 (1,000 BGN).

[Evelyn Yvonne Theriault]

Name: Donkoh K. Samuel Location: Ghana Notes: Donkoh K. Samuel manufactures palm oil, a product of the palm fruit. Most Ghanaians use palm oil for preparing sauce for stew. It can also be used as an ingredient in soap.

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