Julia is a footwear merchant; she has a sales stand and on non-market days she also sells as a street vendor in the city of Cochabamba and in the city of Quillacollo. She’s been in this business for ten years having started it in partnership with her sister; this is her only source of income.
She’s asking for a loan to use as working capital since she will buy footwear at wholesale because during the end-of-year festivities sales increase and she needs to buy merchandise ahead of time because prices rise in those days.
She’s single and lives with her mother and she supports her mother alone through this business. She is a very kind person who feels happy about the support provided.

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer anonymized. View original language description.