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Mercedes Jacqueline and her family live in the parish of Colón, canton of Portoviejo, where its people work in agriculture and in making the local cuisine, a wide range of much-loved dishes like soups and stews made from mature chickens, and the unparalleled plantain roasted in clay ovens.
Mercedes Jacqueline is very grateful for the loans. Her business is growing and her sales as well. At her home, she prepares and sells typical local foods like soups made from free-range mature hens, and tongas [plantain leaves wrapped around rice, a split fried ripe plantain, and a piece of chicken, all accompanied by peanut sauce]. These are made on order and with home deliveries on weekends.
She raises and sells chickens in the patio of her house. She has some pens where she raises them, and when they are big, she sells them live to merchants. She also works as a nurse's aide when her home-care services are requested. Previously, she sold Avon.
This loan is to buy small chickens, corn, waterers, assorted groceries, etc.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Christine Bruggemann. View original language description.
