The memebers belong to the communal bank 'El Gran Progreso', it is located in the Santa Ana district, belonging to La Convencion province in the Cusco department.
The partner is Elena, she is 42 years old and is married with 3 children. She works in her own business cultivating fruits, from 6am until 5pm. Elena has a plot of land where she cultivates bananas, coffee, mandarins and orange. She has spent many years in the business and it is going well. Her dream is to be able to expand her plot of land for cultivation. She is asking for a loan to buy seeds and fertilizers.
The partners in the group photo took it after the meeting because they asked for permission for work reasons, given that in their work the didn't want to give them permission at the time of the meeting. The other members earns a living selling animals, an agriculture business, a grocery shop and business restaurant.
The partner is grateful to those who make up a part of this dream, and promises to comply with the payments within the established time frame.
In this group: Elena, Josefina, Juana, Estela, Alejandrina, Alejandrina, Ruth Mery, Edith, Maribel, Nicolasa, Michael, Jack Jander, Yesica, Yessica
Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer anonymized. View original language description.