We loaned to Arif who lives in a country near Iraq and Iran. Arif is 28 years old and has 2 children. He needs the loan money to get running water in his house and build a fence. Can you believe that some people in poor countries don’t have running water?

The annual income in the country that he lives in is 6,171 dollars. Arif earns 180 manats a month, which is equal to 174.04 U.S. dollars; that means he lives on less than 5 dollars a day. Think about it, most of our breakfasts cost more than that.

We felt that he was the best person to help since he lives on so little a day.

Written by Caitlin and Emma