Juan is 34 years old, is married, and has two children. He lives with his wife and children in a sector, Lenca, of the municipality of Yamaranguila which abuts La Esperanza, Intibuca.
He works farming and selling coffee. He has been farming coffee for five years which he grows on his own land and distributes in the community market.
He is asking for his fifth loan in the sum of 8,000 Lempiras to invest in the purchase of fertilizers and the sowing of his coffee nursery for the maintenance and increased production of his crop.
His plan is to have a better product to offer in the market and sell it at a better price. Moreover, he has a goal of improving his family’s economic stability and meeting their needs.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer anonymized. View original language description.