It’s 5am and the electricity has just come back on here in my Khujand apartment. I know because the sheet metal of the ‘70’s era space heater plugged into the wall has started to creak and crack as it warms. I’m not typically up at this hour but it’s D-day – my departure – [...]
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December 22nd, 2008 — , All, KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), MLF MicroInvest-Tajikistan, Tajikistan from Rob @ Kiva Stories from the Field
Tajikistan’s Shadow Economy
November 13th, 2008 — , KF6, KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), MLF MicroInvest-Tajikistan, Microinvest, Rob, Tajikistan from Rob @ Kiva Stories from the Field
Having researched Tajikistan’s economy prior to arriving here, I had a difficult time reconciling the numbers. It has a literacy rate of 95% and fairly high costs of goods like a developed country yet exceptionally low per capita incomes of some $340 similar to those of the poorest in the world. How does an educated [...]
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October 29th, 2008 — , KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Khujand, MLF MicroInvest, MLF MicroInvest-Tajikistan, Microinvest, Rob, Tajikistan, Uncategorized from Rob @ Kiva Stories from the Field
Tajikistan is quickly becoming a nation of women and children… and a diminishing number at that. The low incomes and lack of jobs have resulted in more and more men leaving for Russia to send money back to the family. With a minimum wage here of 20 Somoni ($6 US), people are working multiple jobs, [...]
Peace, love and under ’stan - ding
October 23rd, 2008 — , ECA (Eastern Europe & Central Asia), KF6, KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Khujand, MLF MicroInvest, MLF MicroInvest-Tajikistan, Rob, Tajikistan, Uncategorized from Rob @ Kiva Stories from the Field
Tajiki ’standing, that is. If I’ve learned anything in my 36 hours in Khujand, Tajikistan, it’s that trying to understand the local culture, language and history is like drinking from a firehose. The challenge is muted, however, by the extreme kindness of the people here and their willingness to make you feel at home. Here [...]
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