[This is part of a series of posts that will extend through the entire year of 2009 twice monthly according to my original post "My pledge to Kiva for 2009". To view all of my Kiva projects, take a moment to check out my Kiva lending page.]
In this week’s Kiva Pledge Update I am supporting the Sendiwanyo Oliver Group in Uganda, which sells charcoal in the outskirts of Kampala. The store is run by Sendiwanyo Oliver and the 3 members which make up the Sendiwanyo Oliver Group.
According to their Kiva business page:
Oliver, 43, is married and has 3 children, all between the ages of 14 and 20. She lives in a rented house that does not have piped water. Oliver’s house and work place are located on the outskirts of Kampala. To earn income, Oliver sells charcoal at her home to an average of 20 people per day seven days a week. Oliver buys charcoal from delivery vans and therefore does not incur any transportation costs. Her main monthly expenses include rent, electricity, and school fees. She has been in this business for the last two years, and her main business challenges at present include the increasing price of charcoal and rental charges.
Oliver is the the leader of a 5-member loan group; she has been with MCDT for over three years and is now asking for her fifth loan. She wants to use this loan to buy more charcoal and possibly rent her her own business premises.
Stay tuned for the next Kiva Pledge Update on April 26th.
