A loan helped to buy organic fertilizers and alfalfa seeds, and to pay for preparation of the soil and planting.


Marcelina Benigna's story

Marcelina Benigna is 58 years old and dedicated to her home and to agriculture. She has 5 children, 1 of whom is of school age. Marcelina is a determined, responsible, hard-working and enterprising woman.

The loan will help as capital for purchasing organic fertilizers and alfalfa seeds, and for preparing the land and carrying out the planting.

Marcelina has been in this business for 10 years and her dreams are to educate her son, and to improve her economic income as well as the conditions of life of her family.

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Harold Dana Sims, PhD.


This loan is special because:

It helps farmers diversify their sources of income and better provide for their families.



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