Brigida Acuña Reategui

Señora Brígida belongs to the communal bank called 'Las Aguilas' located in the district of Calleria in Ucayali. She is 50 years old and a mother of 4 children who are all independent but they still help her financially. She's married and her husband is a retired teacher. With the first loan she obtained from Manuela Ramos, she decided to open up some type of examination room that she runs from home to administer first aid assistance.

She provides services for external use only such as general treatments and injections. She gets up about 6 in the morning to prepare breakfast for her husband, and she then takes care of her patients.

With this loan, which she will repay within 5 months, she will purchase alcohol, gauzes, disposable needles, cotton, lotions for bug bites and lotions for severe burns, medical tape, etc.

Brigida is very happy of all her achievements. She has made one of her biggest dream come true and that is to have her own examination room where she can help others. She wouldn't have been able to do this without the help of Manuela Ramos whom she thanks very much.

Translated from Spanish by Carolina Zelaya-Kronlund, Kiva Volunteer.

La señora Brígida pertenece al banco comunal Las Águilas, ubicado en Jr. Moquegua 268, distrito de Calleria, departamento de Ucayali. Tiene 50 años y es madre de 4 hijos, todos son independientes, pero no dejan de apoyar a su madre, es casada y su esposo es profesor jubilado. Con el primer préstamo que recibió de Manuela Ramos de S/. 300 decide invertir en un pequeño botiquín de primeros auxilios.

En la actualidad brinda servicios de tópico (curaciones, inyectables) en su casa. Se levanta a las 6 de la mañana para preparar el desayuno de su esposo y de ahí se dedica a la atención de sus pacientes en el tópico.

Con el préstamo de S/. 1,000, el cual pagará en 5 meses, invertirá en la compra de alcohol, gasas ,jeringas descartables, algodón, cremas para picaduras de insectos y cremas para quemaduras de primer grado, esparadrapo, etc.

Brígida se siente bien por los logros que ha alcanzado en su vida y que su sueño mas grande se ha cumplido, el de tener un tópico, el cual no hubiera sido posible sin el apoyo de Manuela Ramos, es por ello que está muy agradecida.

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