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Help Janela gets her life back | Hitchhiking towards Kamchatka
- pixdamix 13y agoWhat 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 http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/janela-s-life-back https://www.facebook.com/janelastory https://www.facebook.com/janelastory http://takemeeast.net/blog/janelas-tragedy/ http://takemeeast.net/blog/janelas-tragedy/ http://www.facebook.com/takemeeast/ http://www.facebook.com/takemeeast/ Please share and donate if you can! Thank you!