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The Victoria Entrepreneurial Village Bank is maD. up of 8 members, 7 women and 1 man, who are very responsible people who know each other very well and guarantee each other's loans. They have a board of directors maD. up of:
Nelida who runs a small neighborhood store which she manages very well and sells a large variety of products. She lives in the Chuquiaguillo area across from the local school. She has 2 school-aged children. She also works weaving blankets and stitching tablecloths; she works very hard and is very responsible. Due to her trustworthy nature, she was elected group president. She will use the money to buy inventory like candy, cookies, drinks, etc to stock her store.
Monica is the group secretary who primarily works sewing skirts and blankets to support her family. Her work has gone very well, especially during local holidays when she has many orders for her goods. She will use the money to buy fabric in larger quantities to sew her skirts. She is married with one small son; her husband works in the sand freight transportation.
Sebastian is married to Ana with whom he has one small son. He is the group treasurer and works as a minibus driver. He also sells blankets that he gets from Iquique; he brings them and his wife sells them. He will use the money to buy his inventory wholesale.
These three are group representatives and the group is in its first cycle; they are willing to jointly guarantee each other's loans. They are very grateful to Emprender and Kiva for the support they are receiving through these loans.
In this group: Nelida, Lucia, Susana, Cristina, Monica Antonia, Virginia, Sebastian, Judith
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer anonymized. View original language description.
