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Haifa's Story
As a divorced mother, Haifa had a number of responsibilities, including caring for two sons, one with epilepsy, and the other with asthma, and a mentally ill daughter. She was unable to afford a much-needed operation for an enlarged spleen. Previously able to earn some income by selling fuel near a gas station, age and illness prevented her from continuing this work. Once she started receiving direct financial aid and business skills training from Women for Women International, she was able to begin work that she could conduct from home. She made a deal with a supplier in a nearby governorate to purchase straw-made sweepers, fans, and baskets at a wholesale price, which she then sells. She has doubled her initial goal and is now regularly able to save the amount of two months rent from the profits.
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