A loan helped to maintain her sweet potato crop, to have a more productive harvest.


Sebastiana's story

Sebastiana is a hardworking 67-year-old woman who lives with her husband and their 3 children in the town of Bella Unión, which is located in Acari. She works in farming, an activity that she learned from her parents, and she has been doing it since she was very young.

Nowadays, she grows sweet potatoes. She has 20 years of experience, during which she has learned the care that her crops should have. She is requesting this loan in order to maintain her sweet potato crop, to have a more productive harvest.

Sebastiana hopes in the future to invest her profits in expanding her crops and to continue having good health.

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Christine Bruggemann.


This loan is special because:

Expands access to financial services for rural clients.



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