Jessica Maria Chuica Millan

Jessica is a 37 year old single mother. She lives with her three children, ages 11, 9, and 6. They live in Asentamiento Humano Saul Cantoral in the outskirts of the city of Chiclayo.

Fifteen years ago she started selling food dishes on the outside of the bus depot of the city of Chiclayo. During this time she has been supported in this business in order to get her family ahead. Her work starts very early and goes until the afternoon. Then she buys the supplies to prepare her dishes for the following day. She usually sells “ceviche” (a popular local fish dish), “papa rellena” (stuffed potato), and “tortas de choclo” (a dish made with ground corn). Her charisma and the good seasoning she uses to prepare her dishes have served to maintain her customers during all of this time.

She is father and mother at the same time to her minor children. They go to a state school near the place where they live. Her biggest wish is to be able assure them in the future of some type of advanced education, which they can use to earn a living. She also wishes to finish building her house because it is still made of adobe, a material made of mud used to build houses.

That is why she is asking the Institution for a loan for the third time. She is asking for 2,500 PEN, which will allow her to expand her business and, therefore, achieve her objectives.

Jessica has worked with us previously, and she has demonstrated responsibility and punctuality with her payments. She is, therefore, considered an excellent client. Her neighbors in the community consider her a determined and exemplary mother.

Translated from Spanish by Ginny Kalish, Kiva Volunteer

Jessica tiene 37 años de edad, es madre soltera y vive junto a sus tres hijos de 11, 9 y 6 años de edad en el Asentamiento Humano Saul Cantoral, en los alrededores de la ciudad de Chiclayo.

Hace 15 años empezó a vender comida al paso en los exteriores del Terminal Terrestre de la ciudad de Chiclayo y durante este tiempo se ha apoyado en este negocio para sacar adelante a su familia, su labor empieza desde muy temprano hasta la tarde, luego compra los insumos para preparar los platos del día siguiente; usualmente vende cebiche, papa rellena y tortas de choclo, su carisma y la buena sazón con la que prepara sus platos le han valido para mantener a su clientela durante todo este tiempo.

Ella es a la vez padre y madre para sus menores hijos quienes estudian en un colegio estatal cercano al lugar en donde viven, su más grande anhelo es poder asegurarles en el futuro algún tipo de educación superior con la cual se puedan ganar la vida, además también desea terminar de construir su casa ya que aún esta hecha de adobe, un material rustico de barro usado para construir viviendas, por lo que se encuentra solicitando por tercera vez a nuestra Institución un crédito de 2500 nuevos soles que le permitan ampliar su negocio y así lograr sus objetivos.

Jessica ya ha trabajado con nosotros anteriormente y ha demostrado responsabilidad y puntualidad en sus cuotas por lo que es considerada como una cliente excelente, los vecinos de su comunidad la consideran una madre luchadora y ejemplar.

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