Funded

Total loan: $700

Iliana Del Carmen

A loan helped to buy cosmetics and clothing to have them available and sell to her customers.

Iliana Del Carmen's story

Iliana is 22 years old. She studied up to high school. She is single and lives with her parents.

Iliana makes a living selling products by catalogs from cosmetics, perfumes, clothing, etc.

She has two years of experience doing this work, which she learned from a friend of hers. She is also an employee in a pharmacy, where the photo was taken.

She needs the loan to buy cosmetics and clothing to have them available and sell to her customers.

Iliana wishes to continue working and have a better quality of life.

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Chris Brown. View original language description.

Iliana, tiene 22 años de edad, estudió hasta bachillerato, está soltera y vive con sus padres.

Iliana, se dedica al comercio de productos por catálogos como cosméticos, perfumes, ropa, etc. Tiene dos años de experiencia en esta labor que aprendió de una amiga suya. Además es empleada en una farmacia, lugar donde fue tomada la fotografía.

Ella necesita el préstamo para comprar cosméticos y ropa para tener disponible y vender a sus clientes.

Iliana, desea seguir trabajando y tener una mejor calidad de vida.

This loan is special because:

It provides business training to young, unemployed individuals hoping to start a business.

More about this loan

This loan is part of a project to help young men and women in El Salvador (under age 26) launch their own businesses. The field partner is reducing the guarantee for these individuals, who normally would not have access to loans due to their lack of experience. Unemployment for young people is high in El Salvador, a fact that motivates many of them to leave the country instead of searching for work. Aside from access to financing, clients will also be grouped together according to their business types to receive training from CrediCampo's social development unit, and to share advice and support with one another.

About CrediCampo:

This loan is administered by CrediCampo, a Kiva Field Partner in El Salvador. CrediCampo seeks to improve the lives of rural communities and their families in areas including health, education, basic services, and infrastructure. Through its Community Development Unit, CrediCampo provides scholarships, leadership development training, and financial education programs for families in rural areas. CrediCampo?s work is crucial in addressing the issue of poverty in El Salvador. Based on 2009 estimates, 37.8% of the population lives below the poverty line. To learn more about CrediCampo and their work, visit their partner page.