Rubén is 57 years old, married, and the father of two independent, young adult children. He lives with his wife.
Rubén works as a shoemaker. He has been in business for five years now. It has had its ups and downs. His main customers are retailers and traveling salesmen.
Rubén wants a loan to purchase a leather deburring machine. It will be very useful to him to modernize his work. At the moment, Rubén only makes shoes from synthetic materials. With the help of this machine, he will be able to make leather shoes as well.

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Nicole Efros. View original language description.