El Buen Soldado (the Good Soldier) Group

El Buen Soldado (The Good Soldier) Solidarity Group consists of 5 members who have known each other for many years and have formed a very good friendship. Macaria Izaguirre is 59 years old, has a common-law marriage, and has 8 children, 2 of which are dependent upon her. Her other children are adults and are married, and they help her economically. Macaria sells pork, chicharrones, bacon, ribs, and slices of meat. She has been selling for the past 20 years and has gotten her family ahead with her earnings.

Petronilo Chavez is 65 years old, has a common-law marriage, and has 14 children, 4 of which depend on him. He sells popular consumer products such as beans, rice, sugar, coffee, pastas, and spices. His business is located in the municipal market in the city of Langue.

Maria Santos Martinez is 61 years old, single, and had 6 children, all of which are already married. She sells popular consumer products such as rice, corn, beans, butter, and soaps.

Angel Zavala is 64 years old, is married, and has 6 children. He sells popular consumer products such as corn, beans, rice, sugar, dairy products, butter, oil, soaps, and other staples.

Balbina Gomez is 54 years old, has a common-law marriage, and has 7 children, 4 of which depend on her. Balbina sells baleadas, pancakes, coffee with milk, cookies, rosquillas, cereal, and tamales. She has been selling for many years. Her biggest dream is that her children become honorable people.

Translated from Spanish by Kathleen O'Connell, Kiva Volunteer

el grupo solidario el buen soldado esta integrado por 5 personas las cuales se conocen desde hace muchos años atras y han hecho una muy buena amistad, la sra. Macaria Izaguirre tiene 59 años de edad, viven en union libre y tiene 8 hijos de los cuales solo 2 dependen de ella, otros de los hijos de ella son personas mayores y casadas, le ayudan economicamente.
ella se dedica a la venta de carne de cerdo, chicharrones, tocino, costillas de cerdo, tajo. tiene 20 año de dedicarse a este tipo de actividad y con las ganancias que obtiene puede sacar adelante su hogar.

el sr. Petronilo Chavez tiene 65 años de edad, vive en union libre y tiene 14 hijos de los cuales solo 4 dependen de el. el se dedica a la venta de productos de consumo popular como ser frijoles, arroz, azucar, cafe, pastas, especias, su negocio esta ubicado en el mercado municipal de la ciudad de Langue.

la Sra. Maria Santos Martinez tiene 61 años de edad, es soltera y tuvo 6 hijos de los cuales todos ya estan casados, ella se dedica a la venta de productos de consumo popular como ser aroz maiz, frijoles, manteca, jabones.

El Sr. Angel Zavala tiene 64 años de edad, esta casado y tiene 6 hijos, el se dedica a la venta de productos de consumo popular como ser maiz, frijoles, arroz, azucar, lacteos, manteca, aceite, jabones, y otros productos de la canasta basica.

la sra. Balbina Gomez tiene 54 años de edad, viven en union libre y tiene 7 hijos de los cuales solo 4 dependen de ella,
Balbina se dedica a la venta de baleadas, panqueques, cafe con leche, galletas, rosquillas, cereal, tamales, tiene muchos años de dedicarse a este tipo de actividad. su mejor deseo es que sus hijos sean personas honorables.



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