A loan helped a member to maintain her cocoa plot.


Unión Sirena Group's story

Roxana is 24 years old and a single mother. She lives with her young son. She belongs to the group, "Union Sirena (Mermaid Union)", which consists of 15 members. She is responsible and a leader of the group.

She has an agricultural plot where she harvests cocoa. She also has a shop where she sells soft drinks, school supplies, and groceries including potatoes, oil, vegetable stew, and milk among other products

Roxana is an entrepreneur and eager to get ahead for herself and her son. She requests a loan for the maintenance of her cocoa plot, including avoiding pests, to have better harvests and to obtain quality products.

In this group: Yeny, Cirila, Mauro, Leonardo, Dayana Flor, Sarita, Reyna, Claudia, Ana, Honorato, Erika, Fredy, Esteban, Luiza, Roxana

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer anonymized.


This loan is special because:

It empowers women through community support and financial training.



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