Miriam is 40 years old. She completed sixth grade. She is married and her husband is involved in farming. Miriam wakes up at 4:30 a.m. with her husband to perform their daily tasks.
Miriam sells seafood. She learned this business from her mother. Her husband works on the land rented next to their children. During the afternoon, she buys seafood to sell the next day in areas surrounding her community.
Miriam needs the loan to purchase fertilizer and seeds for farming this season in order to increase her earnings.
Miriam dreams about continuing with her seafood sales and purchasing dairy cows so that she can sell their milk.
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Lauren Jackson. View original language description.