Saroeurn, 49, is widowed with three grown children who are all employed. She manages to modestly support herself through two seasonal enterprises. During the dry season, she works at one of the nearby brick kilns. She also grows eggplant and tomatoes, which she sells to a local buyer for a profit of around $25/ week, when in season.
Saroeurn's loan of $500 is being repaid on schedule as of October. This is the second time she has taken out a loan through Maxima Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd. here in Cambodia. This new loan, funded through Kiva, has enabled Saroeurn to buy extra vegetable seeds this year as well as make necessary repairs on her house prior to the monsoons. Saroeurn's is a modest house, not atypical of this area, constructed of corrugated steel and wood raised on tall concrete stilts to protect it from flooding. Though her children are all employed, no one in the family had enough money saved to be able to cover the high upfront costs of these repairs.
Thanks to the loan, the repairs that she was able to make have ensured that she, and her few belongings, stay dry. Saroeurn expressed how pleased she was and how she hopes to take out another loan in the future to build an attached bathroom and kitchen for her home.
MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.
Posted by Tami Rowan from Muk Kampoul district, Cambodia
Nov 1, 2007
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I am glad to hear the loan has made a positive difference in Saroeurn's life. Her timely payment of the loan has proven she is worthy of the trust we made of her and deserves support in the future. Good luck Saroeurn.
Posted by William from Hoodsport, WA, United States
Nov 1, 2007
What great news about the house renovations. That's wonderful.
Best of luck with the harvest. I hope your crops are bountiful.
Congratulations on the continued repayment of the loan.
Posted by Peter from Ottawa, ON, Canada
Nov 2, 2007
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