A loan helped to buy toothpaste, toilet paper, eggs, margarine, lard, cooking oil, pills, plastic bags, sweets, balls, batteries, candles, matches, powdered drink mix, rice, sugar and beans.


Marlo Leonel's story

Mr. Marlo Leonel C. is a merchant. He has had a store called BODEGUITA BELLA for six years located on Predios del Recreo neighborhood’s main street. His store is stocked with a variety of products from meats to dairy products, water and telephone time cards.

Marlo is open for business every day of the week. He goes to the market to buy his products and his wife helps him tend to customers when he’s away. He also earns extra income as a banana grower and raising pigs.

He will use the loan to buy stock merchandise for the store because his customer demands are many and he wants to keep them happy.

He needs the profits to support his family which is the most important thing he has in his life.

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