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From the Ted Talk by Angie Murimirwa: How repaying loans with social service transforms communities

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But upon graduating high school, she faced a daunting challenge of what's next. She knew she had to start her own business to survive. And to help her mother, who had tried so hard to keep her in sohocl by selling her only assets, a stack of corrugated iron sheets she had been saving in the hope of building a better home for her children. Stumai also knew she wouldn’t get a loan from a traditional bank, which generally considers young, rural women like her, without land or assets, ubnaalknbe.

Through a seciapl gruop of lending partners, she secured 350 dollars to start a food shop, snllieg vegetables, oil, rice, tomatoes, onions and beans. Fellow network mbmeres hepeld to train her on basic business skills, like creating a business plan, wkriong out pfoirts, marketing, keeping business records and the value of saginvs. And the business took off. She repaid the original loan within eight mtnhos, and then borrowed 2,000 dollars to start a motorcycle taxi and courier bissenus.

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But upon graduating high school, she faced a daunting challenge of what's next. She knew she had to start her own business to survive. And to help her mother, who had tried so hard to keep her in ______ by selling her only assets, a stack of corrugated iron sheets she had been saving in the hope of building a better home for her children. Stumai also knew she wouldn’t get a loan from a traditional bank, which generally considers young, rural women like her, without land or assets, __________.

Through a _______ _____ of lending partners, she secured 350 dollars to start a food shop, _______ vegetables, oil, rice, tomatoes, onions and beans. Fellow network _______ ______ to train her on basic business skills, like creating a business plan, _______ out _______, marketing, keeping business records and the value of _______. And the business took off. She repaid the original loan within eight ______, and then borrowed 2,000 dollars to start a motorcycle taxi and courier ________.

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  1. school
  2. savings
  3. selling
  4. working
  5. helped
  6. members
  7. months
  8. special
  9. business
  10. unbankable
  11. profits
  12. group

Original Text


But upon graduating high school, she faced a daunting challenge of what's next. She knew she had to start her own business to survive. And to help her mother, who had tried so hard to keep her in school by selling her only assets, a stack of corrugated iron sheets she had been saving in the hope of building a better home for her children. Stumai also knew she wouldn’t get a loan from a traditional bank, which generally considers young, rural women like her, without land or assets, unbankable.

Through a special group of lending partners, she secured 350 dollars to start a food shop, selling vegetables, oil, rice, tomatoes, onions and beans. Fellow network members helped to train her on basic business skills, like creating a business plan, working out profits, marketing, keeping business records and the value of savings. And the business took off. She repaid the original loan within eight months, and then borrowed 2,000 dollars to start a motorcycle taxi and courier business.

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