This young, hard-working man is Álvaro. He’s enthusiastic and ready to throw himself into any situation that arises. He lives with his partner and his two young children who are his life's inspiration. Álvaro previously had a cybercafé that provided all his family needed but when the pandemic struck the world, he had to close down his source of income and seek out new work to provide for his family. So exploiting his carpentry and blacksmithing skills, he set up his own small workshop that has steadily grown a client base. Thanks to the quality of the work he delivers and the recommendations of his satisfied customers, more work has been generated for his workshop.
Álvaro is seeking financial help that he hopes to use to buy more work tools he needs to provide better service to his customers.
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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Simon Robinson. View original language description.