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Crucita, a few minutes from the capital, is a small town of fishermen. The principal sources of income are small-scale and industrial fishing, and agriculture.
Maria is 27 years old. She is a single mother, with two children, ages 12 and 8, who attend school, and one 15 day-old baby. Maria and her mother have a chicken farm where they raise different varieties of chicken. They raise them for three or four months so that the chickens attain an adequate weight to be able to be sold. They have had this business for about seven years. They also clean fish on the beach and earn extra money to be able to cover household expenses.
With this new loan, she will buy corn, balanced feed, chickens, vitamins, vaccines, water troughs, etc. Her dream is that her children continue studying, and that the business becomes bigger.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Joann S. View original language description.
