Yenny Maribel and her family live in La Pila in the Montecristi area which is known nationally and internationally for its rich pre-colonial culture and its arts and crafts.
She’s is a very hard-working woman who finds ways to earn an income and provide a respectable living for her family. She has a general store in her house and there she sells clothes, shoes, costume jewellery, a variety of gift items, water, beer and school supplies, among other things. She works every day providing her distinguished customers the best service. They come and buy things, and she attends to them with a smile. This is how she gets by and it’s all thanks to the help from loans for which she is very grateful.
This loan is to buy trousers, dresses, blouses, shoes and other items for her general store and stationery shop.

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Simon Robinson. View original language description.