José is 59 years old and lives with his wife. He owns a store that makes and sells tortillas.
José also has small milling devices for making tortilla dough [nixtamal] and he offers his community milling services. He has 13 years of experience in this work and he attends to his customers every day starting at 6:00 am in the morning.
José needs the loan to purchase paint for painting the mills so that they will have a better appearance for the customers.
José dreams of making improvements on his home in the future.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Harold Dana Sims, PhD. View original language description.