Clara Esther

This is Clara, a woman of advanced age who lives with her children in the rural parish of Julio Andrade. After the death of her husband, she had to bear all the weight of her household alone. For that reason, and to not neglect her children in their growth, she opted to work to obtain income from her home by establishing a little store stocked with all the products of primary necessity that her customers needed.

Now that her children are adults and have formed their own households, she must work on her own to have a dignified old age. For this reason, she is seeking financial help [a loan] to buy more merchandise and thus offer her neighbors and customers a large stock and generate more sales and income for her household.

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteerPam McMurry. View original language description.