Shirley Alexandra and her family live in the city of Portoviejo, which was affected by the earthquake on April 16, 2016. The city is rich in the production of vegetables, legumes and tropical fruits for domestic consumption.
Shirley Alexandra, at home. has a small bazaar where she sells school supplies, Belcrop products by catalogs (lbel, Cyzone, Esika), as well as beauty products such as cosmetics, perfumery and accessories for women. She maker her sales in the afternoons and she gives credit to her customers. In the mornings she is studying in an institute to be a makeup professional, this, with the aim of opening her own beauty parlor. She is no longer working as a kitchen assistant.
This loan is to buy eyeliners, creams, perfumes, eye shadows, make up base, beauty powders, bronzers, lipsticks and costume jewelry.

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Salvador Quintanilla. View original language description.