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Rosa is 30 years old, is married and has three children. Her mother died when she was six years old so her father raised her. Her father married again. She studied to the sixth grade. Her father wanted her to continue her studies, but her stepmother did not let her.
At the age of nineteen she got married. She says that the little money they earn allows them to support the family. Her husband worked some days and she stayed at home taking care of the kids. She wove traditional items on a backstrap loom.
They knew about Chajulense Association of Women United for Life from a neighbor, with her first credit, Q1,500, she began a small grocery store. From her store income, she got the money to pay for her credit and had some earnings. With her second credit she bought more products for selling at the store.
With her third credit her husband and her will buy coffee seeds to plant. They are part of a Coffee Association.
The earnings they have had helped with the family costs, and also let her support her children to continue studying.
Rosa is the leader of Flor de Naranja Group 4, the group is composed of seven women, all from the Ixil Maya ethnicity.
The group will use their loan for retail 29%, agriculture 29%, Textile 42 %. On average, each member of the group has 2 children, the average age of the members of the group is 30 years old. 72% are illiterate, 14% did not end their Primary education, and 14% ended their Secondary education.
In this group: María, Marta, Petronila, Petronila, Rosa, Rosa, Rosa
