El Porvenir Group

Trinidad Sevillano Gomez is 40-years-old. She lives in Veracruz with her husband and mother in a town called El Porvenir, which is very close to the Port of Veracruz. She is quite well known in her area because she is so hard-working and enterprising.

Doña Trini, as she’s known in her town, started out as a farm worker with her husband, and later earned her living selling seasonal fruits like mangos, black sapote, pomegranates, and plums. That’s only a seasonal business, though, so she started buying and selling pigs, which she’s been doing for 10 years. She says it’s been a really good business because it has allowed her to achieve a higher standard of living.

She requested a loan from Fundación Realidad because she plans to invest in her business by purchasing more pigs so she can sell the pork products. Her goal is to be able to have her own store, since she currently sells in the open air and has to shut down when the weather is bad.

Doña Trini belongs to a group called “El Porvenir”, along with 9 other people. They are seeking a loan for 23,000 pesos to invest in their businesses, which include sales of milk, cheese, shoes, clothing, food, etc. They all share the goal of improving their families’ standard of living and getting ahead with their businesses.

Translated from Spanish by Jill Heske, Kiva Volunteer

La Señora Trinidad Sevillano Gomez de 40 años de edad. Vive con su esposo y mama en una localidad de Veracruz llamada El Porvenir. Esta localidad esta muy cerca del Puerto de Veracruz. Ella es muy conocida en su localidad por ser muy trabajadora y emprendedora.

Doña Trini como la conocen en su localidad se dedicaba en un inicio a labores de campo junto con su esposo, posteriormente se dedico a la comercializacion de frutas de temporada como lo son el Mango, Zapote Negro, Granada y Ciruela. Sin embargo, este negocio solo es por temporada y es por esto que ella comenzo a comprar y vender cerdos.

Ya lleva 10 años con la compra y venta de cerdos y comenta que le ha hido muy bien ya que con esto a podido tener un mejor nivel de vida. Soliicitó un credito con Fundacion Realidad ya que tiene pensado invertir en su negocio comprando mas cerdos para vender sus derivados.

Su meta es poder hacer un local para su negocio ya que actualmente lo hace al aire libre y cuando hay mal clima tiene que parar su actividad.

Ella pertenece a un Grupo llamado "El Porvenir" que está formado por otras 9 personas y solicitan un credito de $23,000 los cuales invertiran en sus actividades que son venta de leche, venta de quesos, zapatos, ropa, venta de comida, etc. Todos comparten la meta de mejorar el nivel de vida de sus familias y siguir adelante con sus negocios.


About Group Loans
In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a group of individuals bound by a group guarantee. Under this arrangement, each member of the group supports one another and is responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members if someone is delinquent or defaults. Learn more

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