May 2009

Miryam: My house was built with bricks, a tiled roof and wooden floors. There are two rooms, one is a bedroom/dining room and the other is a kitchen. I live with my parents. We have electricity and running water in the house.

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Jan 2009

Hello from Myriam. In my family we eat rice three times a day and after each meal, we always have a cup of coffee. For example, yesterday for breakfast we had rice with a cup of coffee. For lunch we had rice with zebu meat (beef) and potatoes, and for dinner we had the same thing. The food that my family likes the most is rice with fish sauce and fruit for dessert.

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Dec 2008

Hello! The illness that my family has most frequently is malaria. The climate of Ambalavao is different because of its geographical location. Regarding my favorite season, I like summer because the temperature is normal and it is vacation time. At the present time, it is the rainy season in Ambalavao and that has a bad effect on my business because I can only sell things in the morning.

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Nov 2008

Hello! It's Myriam; I wake up at 6am to make brakfast and clean the house. Aftern breakfast I go out to sell second hand articles and charcoal in front of my house. I finish at 5pm and go back home to make dinner which we eat at 7pm. We go to sleep at 9 om and on Sundays we go to church and rest.

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Sep 2008

Hello! It's me, Raheliarisoa I have three children in school, two in primary and one in high school. I have already saved money for them to start back to school and I think that I have enough to pay their entry fees and to buy their school supplies even ithough the cost of schooling has increased as well as the cost of school supplies. I find that each year the cost becomes more and more expensive, and this can be a problem for parents, because sometimes they have to spend more than they had planned. So they must sacrifice more things, but it is worth it, because it is for their children's future.

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Sep 2008

Hello, It's me, Myriam. I am still a student and I know that is difficult for parents because of the cost of schooling and the school supplies. We, the students, must make an effort to not let our parents down because of all they do for us, and that effort will benefit our future.

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Aug 2008

Hello! It's me, Raholiarisoa. The sale of used clothing continues to go well at this time even though the price has gone down because it is after the holiday. I do not yet have children, but I believe that during the vacation the children spend their time playing. To celebrate Independence Day we attended the parade at the stadium that the town had organized. For lunch we ate with the family of muy husband because this is the only time that we can all get together. We stayed home in the afternoon.

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Jul 2008

Hello! It's me, Raholiarisoa. My business continues to go well up until this time, but after the Independence Day things are going to change because the people begin to think of planting. For me, this holiday is an important one because it is a celebration for all the Malagasy and it deserves to be celebrated. But not too much! We must always think of the time after the holiday is over.

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Jun 2008

Hello from Myriam. I want to send out my thanks to all of the Masomboly team for the business training that you have provided us. It was so helpful in learning how to think strategically about my business. I am trying now to save more of my profits so that I can reinvest them in growing my business. And I was able to repay the first loan installment on time without any trouble too! Thank you!

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May 2008

Hello from Myriam. I want to thank the funder who gave me this loan because it will help me start a small business that will bring us more profits. Now I have another source of income other than my husband and he no longer can complain that I don't bring anything to the household. Thank you for your support and confidence!

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