A loan helped to pay for seeds, mulch, fertilizers, leaf sprays, disinfectants, and labor.


Lizbeth Ximena's story

Lizbeth, age 33, is a person with good values, charismatic and responsible. She is in a common law marriage and has three children who attend school. The family earns a living from agriculture.

Two years ago, she and her husband began to farm for themselves. This has helped them to get their family ahead. Her objective is to increase production to obtain better profits.

This loan will help her to pay for seeds, mulch, fertilizers, leaf sprays, and disinfectants to begin a new crop of peas. This investment not only will benefit Lisbeth and her family, but also various workers in the community who will be employed to maintain the crop.

Lisbeth and her husband wish to have economic stability to give a compete education to their children and to be able to finish construction of their house to make it more comfortable.

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Joann S.


This loan is special because:

It aims to reach vulnerable refugee populations in an isolated region.



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