José is 65 years old. He is married and has three children who are now independent.
José grows basic grains, tending the earth, planting and harvesting. He learned this work from a young age from his family.
He walks 20 minutes from his house to the land that he farms and works from 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
José will use the loan to pay for manual labour to collect the coffee harvest.
He dreams of continuing to work as long as God gives him life and to see his children be happy.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Catherine Dyck. View original language description.