Alpha, in Sierra Leone

This is a bit long translation from English to Japanese.
Sierra Leone is placed on the west coast of Africa.
Its inflation rate is over 18% in 2009, which is ranked in 6th among 180 countries.
I admire that he works very hard and takes care of his family.
13 hours working everyday.. I cannot do the same thing.

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アルファさんは40歳の既婚者で、妻と13歳と18歳の2人の子供達と一緒に暮らしています。1991年にミルクやビスケット、電池、ソフトドリンク、チューインガムなどを販売するビジネスを始めました。彼は一日13時間、毎日休みなく働き、1ヵ月あたり７２０４０００シエラレオネレオン（日本円で約１３万円）の収入を得ています。

アルファさんは次の品物を仕入れるために５００万シエラレオネレオンを必要としています。
・ビスケットｘ２０カートン：＠Le75,000
・オバルチン（麦芽飲料）ｘ＠５カートン：＠Le400,000
・電池ｘ１２カートン：＠Le170,000
・飲料水ｘ１５０本：＠Le3,000

残りのLe10,000は人件費として使われます。彼はこの融資によって彼の１ヵ月あたりの収益をLe720,000（日本円で約13,000円）増やすことを期待しています。

彼の夢は、近い将来に家を建て、より高いレベルの教育の機会を与え、配達用の自動車を購入することです。彼は今回の融資が彼のビジネスの規模を今以上に拡大する助けになることを信じています。一番の課題は、外貨の価値が頻繁に変動する事によって、商品の仕入値が上がってしまうことです。彼の店には１日に約２０人の顧客が訪れます。彼のビジネスは顧客を大切にしているためとても人気があります。Ｆｒｅｅｔｏｗｎにある卸売業者から商品を仕入れ、公共の移動手段で輸送しています。彼は月に３回仕入をしています。

収益の一部は彼のビジネスに還元され、また一部は彼の家の建築に使われます。彼は今回の融資を活用することによって、より適切な資産活用ができるようになると考えています。彼はとても熱心なビジネスマンです。あなたのサポートに心から感謝しています。

This is 40-year-old Alpha. He is married and his spouse is a housewife. He has two children, aged 18 and 13 years. In 1991, Alpha established his provisions business selling items like milk, biscuits, batteries, soft drinks, chewing gum, soap, toothpaste, pure water, etc. Working 7 days a week and 13 hours a day, he earns about Le 7,204,000 every month from this business.

Alpha requires a loan in the amount of Le 5,000,000 in order to purchase the following items: glucose biscuist - 20 cartons @ Le75,000, Ovaltine - 5 cartons @ Le 400,000, batteries - 12 cartons @ Le170,000, pure drinking water - 150 bundles @ Le3,000. The balance of Le10,000 will be used to pay labourers. He hopes that this loan will enable him to increase his monthly profits by approximately Le 720,000.

In the future, Alpha plans to complete his building construction, provide quality education and buy a delivering van. He has the belief and conviction that in acquiring the loans his shop will expand more than before. His major problem is the fluctuation in foreign currency which causes increase in prices. He serves 20 customers each day. His business is popular because of his customer care strategies. His suppliers are located in Freetown and he transports his items through public vehicles. He buys at least three times per month.

Some of the profit is ploughed back into the business and some is used on his building construction. He has plans to expand and this can be achieved through proper utilization of his capital. He is a very hard-working businessman. He thanks you for your support.

If you are interested in Kiva, please visit the URLs below.
Notice: Kiva's repayment rate is 98.79% in 2011, not 100% but I think it's good enough.

http://kivajapan.org/entrepreneurs/?k_guid=396721
or
http://www.kiva.org/lend/396721