A loan helped to buy meats, basic grains, vegetables, condiments, flour, and fruit.


Lourdes Victoria's story

Lourdes Victoria, age 52, is married and has three children. She lives with her family in the municipality of Puerto Cortes, state of Cortes. For 15 years, she has worked selling food at her house. In the past, she was a housewife.

She is requesting a loan from ODEF for 16,000 Lempiras to buy meats, basic grains, vegetables, condiments, flour, and fruit. This loan will help her to improve her sales, because she will have a greater stock with a variety of dishes to satisfy her customers.

Her goal is to establish a shop and to give her family a good education.

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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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