A loan helped to purchase fishing equipment and maintain his boats.


Carlos Edison's story

Carlos Edison is 44 years old and married. He has three adult children and two minor children who are 16 and 14 years old. His wife is a merchant. They live in Jaramijo canton, a beautiful place whose inhabitants are very humble and hardworking people.

Carlos is a very humble man who works tirelessly to earn his own money. For that reason, he has two boats that enable him to work every day in order to cover his household expenses.

This loan is a big help to Carlos because he can take on his business.

The purpose of this loan is to purchase fishing equipment and maintain his boats.

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Nicole Efros.


This loan is special because:

It is accompanied by useful, real-life business training.


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