Loan is 29 years old. She is sitting first from the right with short hair. She and her husband are divorced. She is living with her old mother and two children.
Loan lives in Quang Xuong District, a rural town in Thanh Hoa Province. This region often suffers natural disasters such as storms because it is near the sea. Her household was recognized by the local government as poor. She has had a service business cutting hair for more than 10 years.
The main hardship that she faces is a lack of funds. She is requesting a loan to purchase baby poultry to raise and sell in the future.
This is Loan’s first loan with Thanh Hoa Microfinance Institution.
With her business profit, Loan hopes for her business to do well, for her family to be healthy and happy, and to make enough money to provide for her kids.
In this group: Hoài, Loan, Hoa
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