Cetty Saldaña De Salas

Cetty is 49 years old, she is separated from her husband and has 8 children, 5 of which are already self-sufficient and 3 that still depend on her.

Cetty received a first loan of 300 S (100USD) from the non-profit association “Manuela Ramos”. She invested this money on a small groceries store, which is nowadays very well supplied.

Cetty wakes up every morning at 6am to prepare her children’s breakfast; at 8am she starts working at the groceries store and she finishes at 8pm.

She would like to receive a loan of 2000 S (700USD) that she will repay in 5 months. With this money, she will buy 1 bag of rice, 1 bag of sugar, 2 boxes of eggs, 1 box of milk, 2 boxes of jello, 1 pack of yoghurt, 2 banana branches, fish and chicken.

Cetty is a very hard working woman and even though she does not have the support from her couple, she does not think this is a handicap to succeed.

Thanks to the loan she received from “Manuela Ramos” she could start her own business and show that she could move up in life and contribute to the education of her children and the wellbeing of all her family.

Translated from Spanish by Jimena Almendares Leistner, Kiva Volunteer.

La señora Cetty pertenece al banco comunal Cesar Vallejo, ubicado en Jr. Bolognesi 199, distrito de Calleria, departamento de Ucayali. Tiene 49 años, es separda y madre de 8 hijos, cinco ya son independientes y tres aún dependen de ella. Cetty con el primer préstamo de S/. 300 que recibió de Manuela Ramos decide invertir en una pequeña bodega. En la actualidad ella cuenta con una bodega surtida, se levanta a las 6 a.m. para preparar el desayuno de sus hijos y luego atender su bodega hasta las 8 p.m. Con el préstamo de S/. 2,000, el cual pagará en 5 meses, invertirá en la compra de 1 saco de arroz, 1 saco de azúcar, 2 cajas de huevo, 1 caja de leche, 2 cajas de gelatinas, 1 paquete de yogurt, golosinas, 2 racimos de plátanos, pescado y pollos. Cetty es una mujer muy trabajadora y a pesar que no cuenta con el apoyo de su pareja no es impedimento para salir adelante. Gracias al apoyo de Manuela Ramos ella pudo emprender su propio negocio y demostrar que si puede salir adelante para apoyar en la educación de sus hijos y el bienestar de toda su familia.