A loan helped a member to buy pants, dresses, blouses, shirts, polo shirts, skirts, pajamas, quilts, sheets, and curtains.


Gs Cristo Rey 2 Group's story

Bernadette, a Haitian national, is a 39-year-old woman who is currently in a common-law marriage. She is an enterprising woman, the mother of four children, and attended school until the 4th year of high school.

She came to the Dominican Republic 18 years ago, looking for a better life and a better future. She has been in business for approximately 10 years. Previously, she sold cosmetics, but this business did not generate the income necessary to support her family. For this reason, she currently has a clothing sales business where she sells pants, towels, blouses, dresses, shirts, shorts, polo shirts, coats, skirts,and overalls. She operates this business on a mobile basis. With this loan, she wants to buy more merchandise in order to have a greater variety of products, satisfy the needs of her clients, and generate more income.

She is the group coordinator and this is her 19th loan with AEI.

Her dream is to be able to help those most in need by establishing an orphanage and being able to travel.

Thank you for supporting Bernadette and the GS CRISTO REY 2 group.

In this group: Esther , Katiana, Wilbert, Sergine, Teramus, Bernadette

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Dennis Dunphy.


This loan is special because:

It includes access to healthcare services and business and vocational training.


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