María is 54 years old, studied up to the sixth grade in school, and is married.
María has worked in tailoring for 27 years and, with this work, manages to get income to get ahead. In addition, she has a store of staple products where she serves her customers from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.
She will use the loan to purchase corn, beans, sugar, rice, candies, juices, soft drinks, toilet paper, bread, etc. to sell in her store.
María dreams of continuing to work and of always supporting her family.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Wendy H. View original language description.