A loan helped to buy rice, oil, beans, lentils, sugar, meat, and vegetables.


Marinela Candelaria's story

Marinela is a young woman who is very clear about what she wants for her life and is working to fulfill her dreams.

Marinela has been running her own retail food business in the municipality of San Marcos for several years. She began this activity with the desire to find the necessary resources to support herself and her son.

She is requesting a loan to buy supplies so that she can increase her inventory. She will use the loan to buy rice, oil, beans, lentils, sugar, meat and vegetables. In this way, she will be able to stock up on supplies to meet the needs of all her customers.

Marinela hopes to be able to progress and have a more stable income.

If you want to know more about the entrepreneurs and the loans from Interactuar, you can join the Lending Team called: “Friends of Interactuar Colombia”: http://www.kiva.org/team/interactuar_colombia"

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Jarita Acosta.


This loan is special because:

It helps internally-displaced people in Colombia rebuild and sustain their livelihoods.



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