Mary Ramona

Mary Ramona

A loan of $1,625 helps to buy sandals, sheet sets, perfumes, bracelets, chains, rings, shampoo, shirts, pajamas, gowns, dresses etc.

Mary Ramona

Mary Ramona's story

Mary Ramona and her family live in beautiful Montecristi, the friendly people are hardworking with ancestral traditions. They are good with their hands producing handicrafts made with toquilla straw, wicker, piquigua straw and wood. They specialise in making fine hats with toquilla straw that are recognised throughout the country and overseas.

Mary Ramona is recovering from an operation on her brain, she has to protect herself from infections that could affect her health. It is for this reason that she has to use a surgical cap. Her family help her with her sales of miscellaneous goods, bedsheet sets, clothing and products from the Yanbal catalogue (beauty products, cosmetics, perfumes and ladies accessories). She offers her customers credit and collects every 8 days.

This loan is to pay for sandals, bedsheet sets. perfumes, bracelets, chains, rings, shampoo, shirts, pajamas, gowns, dresses etc.

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