Martina Fernandez Paula's Group

Martina, coordinator of this group, is an excellent entrepreneur who operates a "ventorrillo" (fruit and vegetable stand). Martina recently started her business with the aim of helping her husband to support their children's education. She has three children from her previous marriage, but she has no children with her present husband. This entrepreneur explains that she has to fight very hard to take care of the kids, but she hopes that this loan will allow her to move her ventorrillo forward so that she can boost her earnings and improve her family's living conditions.

The members of Martina's group are:
Maria Estela Fernandez Paula, who sells fruits and vegetables;
Georbania Mendoza, a clothing retailer;
Maria Antonia Suarez Gonzalez, who sells pants and shoes; and
Luisa Sano Nunez, a small ventorillo's owner.
The picture shows from left to right: Martina, Maria Estela, Georbania, Maria Antonia and Luisa.



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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