Christin is 24 years old and lives with her husband in a common-law marriage and her 4-year-old son in the Ventanas canton in the Los Ríos province. Her communal bank, Asociación Montubios Ventanilla Norte, is located in the area of Ventanilla Norte which belongs to the Ventanas canton. The people here work in agriculture and raising livestock.
Christin has worked in agriculture planting corn and rice for some years now. She purchases her supplies in Ventanas from Agroquímica Karlita and sells her goods in the Ventanas market.
She requested the loan to purchase manure, urea, and liquid fertilizers to plant corn and rice. The loan has helped her to improve her agricultural activities and to invest.
Her dream is to purchase land to build a house. She likes working in agriculture.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer anonymized. View original language description.