What is this about?
Janela Sagynbaeva is 24, she's a girl from a village in
east Kyrgyzstan. She has to pay a family debt wich is way
beyond her financial means. Today, nearly all her time and
resources are focused on that effort.
The debt that has accumulated is the result of an
unfortunate event.
Janela's Father has been selling fruits in Kazakhstan.
The fruits he was selling were not only his but also
those of his neighbours. He was supposed to collect and
bring back the money to be shared among the villagers.
When going back with the money, he was robbed at gunpoint.
Unfortunately, the neighbours requested their money no
matter what, hence a $5000 debt. The event had occurend in
1997; since then, through various interest rates and
further credits, the debt has risen to $15,000. The
current interest rate is 13% which makes it hard for the
family to pay the percentage, let alone the initial sum.
Here are the links with more information:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/janela-s-life-back
https://www.facebook.com/janelastory
http://takemeeast.net/blog/janelas-tragedy/
http://www.facebook.com/takemeeast/
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Thank you!
