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Issa Kalimunda

Loan Amount: $550

55% repaid Still Needed: $0

Name: Issa Kalimunda
City: Gasarenda
Country: Rwanda
Activity: Taxi Driver
Loan Use: Buy a new motorbike

Entrepreneur Profile

Issa Karimunda has been in the business of Moto-taxi driving since 2008. He also owns a small shop at his home where his wife works.

With this new loan, Issa will be able to expand his business at home. With the new profits generated, he hopes to save money for buying his own new motorcycle and use and save for his family's future. As his business grows, Kalimunda hopes to employ some people in his community.

Issa is 31 years old and married with one child. His family lives in the Southern Province.

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Entrepreneur Location

Local Community

Mudasomwa is a densely populated rural community in Rwanda. Families in this area grow crops such as sorghum, sweet potatoes, beans, and bananas. Soil quality is poor, and many families keep livestock simply to have manure to use as fertilizer.

Some homes have roofs made of iron sheets or tiles, while others are simply thatched with grass. Widows and children often live in homes with damaged walls and leaking roofs. Many children in this community live alone or care for younger siblings and are unable to attend school. Insufficient diets, unclean water, and lack of sanitary toilets and sinks increase the prevalence of diseases, including malaria, worms, and malnutrition. Health facilities in the area do not have enough supplies or staff to adequately serve the community.

World Vision is working to improve life for community members in Mudasomwa by providing vocational training, school supplies, healthcare, health education, food assistance, seeds and fertilizers, livestock, and water tanks. Learn more about microfinance in Rwanda