A loan helped to buy organic fertilizer and pay wages to weed the coffee plantation.


Santiago's story

Santiago is 61 years old and he lives together with his wife and his youngest daughter in the populated center of Peña Blanca, San José del Alto-Jaén.

Santiago has been growing organic coffee for 15 years, which he sells in a local cooperative. In addition, he has other income from his work as a day laborer.

Santiago will use the loan to buy organic fertilizer and pay wages to weed the coffee plantation.

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Danielle Chamberlin.


This loan is special because:

It supports lucrative and sustainable livelihoods for organic farmers.



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