A loan helped to buy cheese in different flavors, butter, cuajada [cheese curds], quesillo [a regional fresh cheese], and requesón [ricotta].


Karla Suyapa's story

Karla Suyapa is 48 years old. She's single. She has 1 daughter and lives with her in the municipality of San Pedro Sula, Department of Cortes.

For 13 years, she has worked selling dairy products of excellent quality. Previously, she worked taking care of domestic duties in her home.

She's requesting a loan of 31,000 Lempiras from ODEF. She'll use the money to invest in the purchase of cheese in different flavors, butter, cuajada [cheese curds], quesillo [a regional fresh cheese], and requesón [ricotta].

With the loan, she'll have working capital in order to have a better variety of products, to increase her sales, and to improve her income.

Her goal is to have a shop.

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Kathy McCardwell.


This loan is special because:

It supports single mothers raising families on very little income.



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