A loan helped a member to invest in a portable phone booth.


San Francisco Group's story

Karin Milagros, 27, is married and has a son. She’s been a member of the “San Francisco” group, which has six additional members, for 3 years; she was elected group president.

She started selling prepared breakfasts thirteen years ago; she started out with very little peddling her meals in the streets; her only menu items were coffee and teas. Later on, she added sandwiched and now prepares complete dishes and manages to keep a daily 40-meal production.

Her business has maD. it possible for her to establish a fixed location in her mother’s house for her sales.

Her next goal is to set up a portable phone booth; she will use the funding to buy phone credits and will proviD. the service moving place to place.

In this group: Karin Milagros, Luis Alberto, Teodora, Antonieta, Segundo Santos, Teodora Felicita, Juana Aidee

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer anonymized.



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