A loan helped a member to buy flour, sugar, cheese and oil.


Dios Es Fortaleza Group's story

From León, Nicaragua meet the Dios es Fortaleza communal bank. This is their 16th loan cycle, It is made up of eight customers known for their good repayment habits. The businesses that predominate are selling clothing, selling pigs, raising and selling poultry, selling cakes, selling fruit and selling tortillas.

Maria Josefa (seated, wearing a blue shirt and a patterned skirt) is 52 years old. She sees herself as a responsible, hard-working person. She has six children (three boys and three girls). Her business is selling cakes and she has been doing this for eight years. The challenges she faces in her business are the winter season when she can't go out and sell and the rise in the price of products like cheese, oil and flour. The loan will be used to buy flour, cheese and oil. Her dreams and hopes for the future are to grow her business and have greater income to raise her children. She advises women who work to undertake a business to support their families..

Help her continue to grow her business!

In this group: Maria Josefa , Edwin Antonio , Yaritza Eusebia , Cruz Marina , Martha Maria , Esperanza De Jesus , Yohelis Sofia , Fanni Mercedes

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer leonardo.


This loan is special because:

It empowers women through community support and financial training.



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