Growing for the Future

Nema Hamdan ALhmaiel Al-Jahran (Um Khaled) lives in the Al Talbiya Refugee Camp located in Zizeya with her husband and their seven children-five boys and two girls. To help support her family, the 54-year old Um Khaled has long run a small agricultural business, focused on raising and selling goats.

She learned about FINCA Jordan soon after the program opened in the camp, and she quickly joined the Al-Nemaa (The Blessing) Village Bank group. Um Khaled took out her first FINCA loan of Dinars 300 (US$425) in early January 2008, and invested the proceeds in expanding her agricultural business by purchasing a number of young goats. Um Khaled also shared part of her loan with her husband, so he could increase the size of the crop he has planted on the land that he owns.

Um Khaled is very pleased with her association with FINCA, and grateful for the organization's support. She is confident FINCA loans will help her successfully build her business and boost her profits, enabling her to build a better future for her seven children.

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