Funded

Total loan: $1,350

Henriette

Faravohitra, Madagascar / Agriculture

A loan helped to buy pigs and their rations as well as products for the earth for growing potatoes.

Henriette's story

Henriette is 51, she is married with three children. She and her family live in a rural village. She runs a business selling products of basic necessity. She also farms and raises pigs.
Henriette needs capital to expand her activities. She aims to increase her income to have the means to buy a plot of land. She takes out loans with Vahatra. She makes savings with her profits.
Henriette requests this loan to buy pigs to raise as well as the rations they need to fatten them. She will also buy seeds for growing potatoes, chemical fertilizer, manure, and products for the earth. She will deliver her livestock to the butcher's shop. She will deliver the potato harvest to the wholesalers. Henriette will reinforce her savings with the profits.

Translated from French. View original language description.

Henriette est une femme de 51 ans. Elle est mariée et a trois enfants. Elle et sa famille vivent dans un village rural. Elle tient un commerce de produits de première nécessité. Elle exerce aussi l’agriculture et l’élevage porcin. Henriette a besoin de capital pour étendre ses activités. Elle vise à hausser le revenu pour avoir les moyens d’acheter un terrain. Elle est emprunteuse auprès de Vahatra. Elle constitue des épargnes, avec ses profits. Henriette demande ce prêt pour acheter des porcs à engraisser ainsi que les rations nécessaires à leur engraissement. Elle va aussi acheter des semences de pommes de terre, des engrais chimiques, du fumier et des produits phytosanitaires. Elle va livrer ses bétails à la boucherie. La récolte de pommes de terre va être livrée aux collecteurs. Henriette va consolider ses économies, avec ses bénéfices.

This loan is special because:

It helps the poorest of the poor in Madagascar to improve their lives.

More about this loan

About Vahatra:

Vahatra is a non-profit organization that provides low-income families in Madagascar with opportunities for education, healthcare, professional training, and family services. The organization specifically targets families who earn an average income of $1 or less per day per person, and evaluates each family's need to provide unique and tailored services. With Kiva's assistance, Vahatra will be able to provide loans for more people, therefore providing low-income families with new opportunities.