Maria Del Carmen

María is 36 years old, and she studied through the ninth grade in school. She is single and she has two children who are in school. María works making and selling tortillas and has been in this field for more than five years. She learned the work from her aunt. Her work hours are from 9:30am to 7:30pm. She needs a loan in order to buy corn and another stove to have enough space for making and selling tortillas.

María dreams of giving her children a quality academic education.

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteerDebra McMahon. View original language description.