Pakistan

Pakistani Women’s Teacher

Austin Brezina Loans we did make, Pakistan, Why We Kiva

Many girls in rich or middle class areas of the world complain about school. But imagine if girls couldn’t go to school and learn..

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Well that’s the life girls live in Pakistan — a place where women aren’t always treated equally.  If you can imagine not having girls in school, imagine not having female teachers.

But, there is one women who is teaching science in a 50% boy and 50% girl school with over 375 students. You could probably realize how dangerous and expensive that would be, especially for a women to do.

This women’s name is Bushra and she lives in a part of the world where there is a lot of segregation between women and men. Also, there have been women caught teaching or being taught that were brutally attacked by the Taliban or another extremist group.

This is why I decided to support Bushra. I believe that anyone —  all men and women alike — should be able to learn and teach others.

If you want to help go to Kiva.org to make an account and a loan.

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By: Austin B.

Gulnaz-Pakistan

Matt S Pakistan

Today I made a loan to a lady with 4 children who lives in Pakistan and needs help to keep her business running.

 

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One reason I made this loan is in the country Pakistan women are treated differently. In Pakistan most of the time when women ask for a loan at the bank, the banker will say “Go get your husband” and they still don’t always give them the loan. So pretty much the only way to get a loan is Kiva.

There are several other reasons I made this loan. We would be completely paid back in 14 months and monthly. Also the Default rate, loss rate and loan at risk rate were all 0.00 and it is very rare that this happens.

Click here to check her out.

By: Matt S. & Cheyenne S.

Why I made one loan and not the other

Libby B. Loans We Didn't Make, Pakistan

The other day I was making a Kiva loan, and since we had been learning about Malala, the most recent Nobel Peace prize winner,  I was thinking about women’s freedom and rights. This made me decide to make a loan to a woman in Pakistan.

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The first loan I was looking at was to a young woman in Pakistan that was selling scrap metal.  I looked at all her info, and after I scrolled down I saw something fishy. The money was not going to the woman, it was going to her husband. Mr. Ferriter told me I could make the loan but I decided not to because I wanted to help a women not her husband.

Here’s why this matters: Women are the ones that have restricted rights in Pakistan.

So after some thinking I scrolled down the list and found another woman where the money was actually going to her.  I decided to make that loan because the money was actually going to help her business of selling rice, and the husband was not getting the money.

Lesson learned:  Read the information before lending.

By:Libby B.

 

M. Ashraf – from Pakistan

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I made a loan to a man named M. Ashraf today.

He lives in Pakistan and he runs a store that sells crockery and utensils to people.  One of the interesting things that I learned about the loan is that the wedding season is his busiest season because women often buy crockery to put in the dowry that they give to their husbands when they get married.

Here’s his picture:

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I chose to support him for a few different reasons.  The most important reason is that he is a father who is trying to support five children.  As a father myself, I know how stressful it can be to try to find enough money to give your family all that it needs and wants.  If I can help someone else to be a better father, it makes me feel good.

I also chose to support him because he’s from the country of Pakistan — which has struggled over the years with violence and terrorism inside its borders.  I always think that helping people in countries that are struggling with terrorism is a good thing because if people have better lives, they are less likely to turn to violence.

The loan isn’t a perfect one, though.  While it will be paid back monthly, it will take 14 months before we get our money back.  That is a little longer than I like loans to take.  And while the social service agency that is managing this loan has a low delinquency and default rate — which means we are likely to get our money back — they do charge interest and fees to the people who they are helping.

In the end, supporting a father wins out for me.  I know what he is feeling and want to help.

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Written by Mr. F