A loan helped to buy recyclable materials and to maintain equipment.


Francisca's story

Francisca has been a member of the Banco do Povo Crédito Solidário for one year. She lives and works in the Diadema neighborhood of São Paulo.

Francisca is a simple and hardworking woman. She has a recycling deposit where she, her two children, and her husband work. The loan will be used to buy recyclable materials and to maintain equipment.

She is thankful to her lenders for their help because the loan will help her business and her quality of life.

Translated from Portuguese by Kiva volunteer anonymized.


This loan is special because:

This is one of few affordable credit options for low-income borrowers in São Paulo, Brazil.



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