A loan helped to buy a coverstitch sewing machine.


Beatriz Elena's story

Beatriz is 24 years old and the single mother of 3 children. All her life she has had to look out for their wellbeing and education. She is an entrepreneurial woman who does not let her circumstances get her down.

For 16 years she has known how to do work as a seamstress. After working for some years as an employee she decided to start her own business. She began in her home, doing tailoring and dressmaking.

Her greatest dream is to guarantee schooling to her children so that they have the opportunity to become professionals of note. On a business level, she dreams of strengthening her micro enterprise and generating the necessary income to sustain her home. For this reason she seeks a loan to invest in the purchase of a coverstitch sewing machine, in order to improve the quality of her production.

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Laurie Hiller.


This loan is special because:

It comes with a very innovative business-training package.



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