Guerreros Para Cristo 1 Group

Irene Lundy and the other members of this group live on Batey 18. This is a small settlement inhabited mainly by the families of the sugar cane field workers. The houses in this community belong to the sugar cane company. Because the wages are extremely low, and during the off-season there is no other income for the batey, a lot of people, especially women, become self-employed.

Irene is illiterate. This makes her access to formal employment almost null. She is married to Lisua Rene. They have 4 children, out of whom 2 live with them still. Irene has a small candy stand. She explains it's difficult to do business in her community because a lot of people sell the same things. She sometimes goes to sell on the streets of nearby communities to sell her merchandise. The other challenge she faces is the size of her community. Batey 18 has only 3 streets.

Irene would like to continue investing in her business and saving towards a future expansion (hopefully outside of her batey). She hopes her hard work allows her to buy a house for her retirement.



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