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Marianela is 37 years old and is a very happy and hard-working woman. She lives in an adobe house (her own), together with her 3 children: Jerson, 18, Yosida, 12, and Lady, 6, who are the motives for all her hard work.
The arduous working days she has on her farm have helped her improve the economic situation of her family since her husband died 7 years ago. She is the only person who sustains her family and has to watch over the well-being of her children. It is for this reason that she works at everything she can, including her business of breeding guinea pigs and pigs.
What Marianela likes most about her work is caring for her potatoes and peas, as she knows that the products can be sold at a good price. She has done this activity for 17 years and considers that the most difficult thing is having to climb the steep slopes of the town where she has her farm. In the future, she hopes to improve her production and sew crops throughout all of her land.
This is Marianela's first loan with MFP and she is disposed to make all her repayments punctually as she doesn't want to be in debt and damage her communal bank, where she is much loved for the energy and happiness she brings to the meetings. With the 700 nuevos soles she is seeking she will buy pesticides and herbicides to look after her seeds.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer anonymized. View original language description.
