A loan helped to buy rice, corn, beans, dairy products, cheese, doughnuts, bread, sausages, chicken, meat, soft drinks, and other basic products.


Zaida Waldina's story

Zaida Waldina, age 38, is married and has two children. She lives with her family in the municipality of Tela, department [state] of Atlántida.

She has worked for eight years selling staple goods in her grocery store. Previously, she cared for the home.

She is requesting a loan from ODEF in the amount of 35,000 Lempiras, that she plans to invest in the purchase of rice, corn, beans, dairy products, cheese, doughnuts, bread, sausages, chicken, meat, soft drinks, and other basic products. She believes that the loan will enable her to offer more products to her customers.

Her goal is to make her business grow, to better provide for her family.

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Joann S.


This loan is special because:

It is accompanied by financial education and provides borrowers access to a savings account.



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