A loan helped to buy plastic, hose, and a suction pump.


Patricio Arcangel's story

Patricio is 50 years old and happily married. He lives with his wife and his two young children who are in school. The house they live in is owned by his father-in-law, so one of his main goals is to build his own house.

Patricio works in salt production and processing. He is always focussed on obtaining a quality product to sell and for this reason he himself carries out the grinding and refining of the salt. His objective is to build more salt evaporation ponds to increase production.

This loan will help him to buy plastic, hose and a suction pump. With these materials he will be able to make new salt evaporation ponds for increased production. In the future he would like to improve the transportation of his product. He aspires to be able to buy a vehicle for taking his refined salt to sell.

Patricio is a good husband and father and wants the best for his family. The dream of a house and a good education for his children are all that he hopes for in order to feel fulfilled.

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Kelly Dass.


This loan is special because:

It aims to reach vulnerable refugee populations in an isolated region.



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