Julia is 25 years old, studied through secondary school, is a single mother, and has a young child who is going to school.
Julia has worked making and selling typical snacks for four years and learned it from her father. She makes the products in her house and makes her sales as a street vendor on public transportation. Her work schedule is from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. In addition, she works as a cook at an eatery.
She needs the loan to purchase corn, oil, seasonings, and also a gas stove, pans, etc. for her business making and selling snacks.
Julia dreams of her business continuing to grow, of diversifying the products she sells to her customers, and of being able to improve her income.

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Wendy H. View original language description.