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Hussen Jowd, a butcher in Arab Jabour, serves a sandwich at his newly renovated butcher shop and food stand, Kalsu, Iraq, June 4, 2008. Jowd received microgrants that enabled him to increase his stock and expand his business.

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Hussen Jowd, a butcher in Arab Jabour, serves a sandwich at his newly renovated butcher shop and food stand, Kalsu, Iraq, June 4, 2008. Jowd received microgrants that enabled him to increase his stock and expand his business.

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