A loan helped to purchase milk, sugar, essences, disposable containers, flour, eggs, a variety of cooking utensils, etc.


Stephanya Yessenia's story

Stephanya Yessenia and her family live in the city of Portoviejo, which was affected by the earthquake on April 16, 2016. The city is rich in the production of vegetables, legumes, and tropical fruits for domestic consumption.

Stephanya Yessenia is very grateful for the loans. With them, her sales are growing. She makes and sells a variety of artisanal sweets typical of the region such as suspiros, huevos moyos, troliches, coconut cookies starch cookies, cocadas, yoyitos, alfajores, rombos, etc. She sells by the pound and also packages in disposable containers, ready to be eaten.

This loan is to purchase milk, sugar, essences, disposable containers, flour, eggs, a variety of cooking utensils, etc.

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Wendy H.


This loan is special because:

It is accompanied by useful, real-life business training.


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