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Mash & Kiva : Helping expand Habiba’s business.

October 7th, 2011 By greg Filed Under: Kiva

As part of Mash’s corporate social responsibility initiative, we provide sustainable loans through KIVA to aid entrepreneurs in developing countries.

For the September entrepreneur of the month, we have chosen the lovely Habiba from Tajikistan.

Habiba prides herself on being a businesswoman and has been for the last two years. She has a family business that her daughter assists with and which centres around buying and selling dishware. Habiba is married with 4 children but as her husband now works in Russia she is left to look after the family and maintain the businesss single-handedly. Quite the juggling act! The loan provided through Kiva will help Habiba to expand her business to improve her family’s quality of life.

We wish Habiba all the best from all of us at Mash Towers.

Watch this space for next month’s Kiva story.

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Mash help another entrepreneur through KIVA

July 13th, 2011 By greg Filed Under: Kiva

As part of Mash’s corporate social responsibility initiative, we provide sustainable loans through KIVA to aid entrepreneurs in developing countries.

For the June Entrepreneur of the month, we have chosen Blandine, from Congo. Mash have funded the rest of her loan amount through KIVA allowing Blandine to pursue her plans in purchasing hair products and to expand her fresh goods business.

Blandine’s father passed away while she was at school and as the eldest sibling, she began working to support the rest of the family. She began hairdressing in 1995 and is now 34 years old with two children, aged sixteen and two.

After receiving her second loan and demonstrating strong management skills, Blandine branched out into fresh goods such as chicken, saltwater fish and sausages. Her strategy is to promote her products, offer affordable prices as well as better quality goods.

She will use this loan to buy hair products abroad and hopes to become a wholesaler for fresh products. Blandine’s ultimate goal is to improve her family’s and her mother’s quality of life. Mash are delighted to be helping Blandine and her family. We hope she succeeds in her plans.

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Mash helps Josephine build a future for her children.

May 11th, 2011 By greg Filed Under: Kiva

JOSEPHINE OMANI

As part of Mash’s corporate social responsibility initiative, we provide sustainable loans through KIVA to aid entrepreneurs in developing countries.

For the April entrepreneur of the month, we have chosen Josephine Omani, from Surallah, South Cotabato, Philippines. Mash have funded her entire project loan amount through KIVA.

Joesphine Omani is 48 years old, married and has five children, the oldest of whom is 23 years old.

For the last 22 years, she has made a living by farming rice and raising pigs. She sells her pigs at the local market and makes about 8,000 PHP a month from her work. She has applied for a loan through Kiva to buy seeds, fertilizers and farm supplies. Joesphine hopes to increase her income because this will allow her to save for her children’s future.

Mash are delighted to be helping Josephine and her family.

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Mash help Moreno build a better future

March 7th, 2011 By greg Filed Under: Kiva

As part of Mash’s corporate social responsibility initiative, we provide sustainable loans through KIVA to aid entrepreneurs in developing countries.

For February as our entrepreneur of the month, we have chosen Moreno Oyag, from Kabankalan City, Philippines. Mash have funded her entire project loan amount through KIVA.

Moreno Oyag

Moreno earns her living through her three business ventures: Barter/buying and selling of rice, fish and food vending. Moreno and her husband have two children who are 14 and 17 years old. Moreno will use the funds for her business operations so that she can continue to save up for her children’s education and family needs. Morena is a Dungganon woman who is following an honorable path toward the achievement of her dreams.

Mash are delighted to be helping assisting Moreno with her dreams and build a better life for her family.

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Kiva Donations

May 27th, 2010 By zpittman Filed Under: Uncategorized

As part of our social responsibility commitment, MASH Marketing has committed to providing a $50.00 donation to a third world entrepreneur, each and every time that we win a new promotional staffing activity with one of our partners. Our goal this year is to provide $15,000 in funding.

To join our lending team, or to learn more, please visit http://www.kiva.org/community/teams/view?team_id=9787

Here are three entrepreneurs we have just provided loans to courtesy of on going work with iris Experience;

1) Buzaniro Women’s Group, Uganda

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There is a fascinating story behind determined Musinguzi Alfred (leader of group) who was not afraid of diversity when he ventured into the business world ten years ago. This hardworking, married father of four children began his produce shop, dealing in general food crops like beans, maize flour, groundnuts (peanuts), peas and many other items in Kibaya, Kihihi.

Through acquiring loans from micro-finance institutions, Alfred was able to start up this side business alongside his agriculture to help him bring more income into the family. With this loan Alfred will be able to purchase more stock and be able to improve his earnings as he looks forward to live a self-sustaining life.

2) Kun Soklim, Cambodia

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Kun Soklim, 29, sells CDs, VCDs and refill gas from home, making US$5 each day in Kandal province. She is married and has two young children living at home to support. Her husband, Bou Soklim, is on the private staff of a local company. He makes approximately US$8 every day.

Kun would like a loan of US$1,000 to set up a grocery store so that her income will increase daily.

3) Azeem Mohammed Irfan’s Group, Pakistan

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Azeem, a resident of Lahore, famous for its historical places and its Punjabi foods, is the wife of Muhammad irfan and owns a small house of two rooms in which she has been living with her family for over 30 years.

A very caring lady, Azeem manages her domestic chores and takes care of her family very efficiently. Her husband operates a DVD selling business. He sells the veritable DVD and movie tapes. His variety in items helps him to approach more customers in his shop. He is very active in his work. He writes the demands of his customers in a notepad and arranges them on an urgent basis, which gives a nice impression to its customers. He has been doing this work for over 10 years.

Azeem is applying for a loan from Asasah to invest the capital in her husband’s business so he can purchase more DVDs and movie tapes and complete the order of his customers.

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