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Norma is 22 years old. She was educated until the primary level, but the scarce resources of her parents would not support her to continue studying. She is a single mother with one dependent son who she supports with education and food. She started working at a very young age and currently has her own home that she bought with much effort. She lives there with her son, and also has a 3 hectare agricultural lot. Like her father who worked so that he could get ahead, she started working independently 2 years ago when her son's father abandoned them. She started to cultivate palm hearts, cassava, and rice with the help of her parents.
She is currently requesting a loan to expand her palm heart plantation, thereby improving the standard of living for her family.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer anonymized. View original language description.
