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There are many interesting towns in the Chimaltenango region, full of colourful crops and beautiful handicrafts and textiles. Jackeline lives in one of these. She’s a twenty-three year-old woman and the mother of a child. She’s married to a farmer. Jackeline has been weaving beautiful blouses and tunics which are typical of her area for thirteen years. She has two employees and together they deliver four blouses per month. Her aim is to have a profitable business so she can save and buy more land for her husband’s farming business. With this third Kiva loan Jackeline will be able to buy high quality yarn and wooden tools for her textile business.
There are nine women of Mayan Kaqchikel origin in this community bank. The majority have farming businesses and the others are craftswomen who work with backstrap looms. With a vision to the future they formed the Puente de Amistad communal bank called “Rocios de Chivarabal”. They are very involved and have monthly training which is part of the “Microcrédito Plus” programme of loans, education and health care. Recent training subjects have been health, taking care of the home, finances and recycling. María says these are important subjects as the women acquire new knowledge they can immediately apply to their own lives. She adds that she’s made use of the twice-monthly health care services as she knows the importance of looking after one’s health.
Thank you to the Kiva lenders!
In this group: Maria Victoriana, Jackeline Roxana , Irene Marisol , Josefa , Victoriana , Joselyn Yesenia , Ruth Ixquick, Zuly Xiomara, Lesly Magali
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Simon Robinson. View original language description.
