Mujeres Guerreras De Ypane Group

Jessica is a member of the group Mujeres Guerreras de Ypané. She is currently working in sales, selling all types of items, both on the road and from her home.

Thanks to the loan she received in the last cycle, she was able to improve her home and invest in a cell phone which helps her a lot with delivering orders. She is very happy with the group because every day, she sees her colleagues succeeding in their respective business ventures. Her next goal is to run a bakery where she can make her own products and sell them to her community.

With the current loan, she plans to invest in clothing for the cold season, for example: 12 fanny packs for women and 12 for men, 12 tracksuits for women and 12 for men, 24 girls' tracksuits and 24 for boys and 10 pairs of sneakers, among other essential items.

Other group members work selling clothing, jewelry, snow cones and chips. They run haberdasheries and hair salons, among other businesses.

(The man pictured is a group member, and the children belong to the women in the group.)

In this group: Jessica Mabel, Myrian Bartola, Antonela Isabel, Maria Gloria, Camila Del Carmen, Melizza Monserrath, Guiselle Tamara, Maria Teresa, Maria Barbara, Rumilda, Evelin Joana, Mariela Paola, Leonor, Jorge Daniel, Mirtha Ignacia, Cynthia Mabel, Maria Graciela, Patricia Montserrath

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Emma Phillips. View original language description.