Maria is the mother of a family of five children who are between 10 and 20 years old. She and her dear family live in a community in the small village of Pacanal.
Day to day, Maria takes great pains to make her income and support her husband with the home expenses. She makes a living from the purchase and sale of groceries. She chose this activity because in her community there is not much competition for this type of business, because of which it is very profitable. Despite that this business provides her good profits, the number of members of her family motivate her to improve her income. For this reason, she does not want to lose the opportunity of purchasing land that they are offering to her, although one of her greatest difficulties is not having enough money for the acquisition of this property. At the root of this necessity, she is requesting a loan for the purchase of land of 28 by 28 yards with a maxan crop.
Her greatest dream is to strengthen her business and finish the construction of her home.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Sarah Tyler. View original language description.