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Katherine
A loan of $425 helps to buy mulberry for her tapa making business.
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Katherine's story
Once every week, this young lady, Katherine, joins her mother and a group of women, and together they perform the process of making tapas.
She is still single, and she helps her mother with her business, in order to generate income for their living. Their mother is a single mother, providing for the six of them. Therefore, helping her is very important to Katherine. She also prepares their soft tapas.
With this loan, she is able to buy mulberry for her business.