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Ernesto is married and has four children who are already independent. His partner does housework. Ernesto is a farmer and has been for many years. The parcel is near his house. In addition, he sells vegetables in his community on his free afternoons and weekends.
Ernesto will use the loan to buy vegetables to sell as well as improve his shop. Ernesto dreams of making more income to have a better quality of life.
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Ernesto, está acompañado y tiene 4 hijos que ya son independientes. Su pareja se dedica a los oficios domésticos.
Ernesto, se dedica a la agricultura desde hace muchos años. La parcela está cerca de su casa. Además, él vende verduras en su comunidad en las tardes libres y los fines de semana.
Ernesto, usará el préstamo para comprar verduras para vender y también mejorará el local.
Ernesto, sueña con generar más ingresos para tener mejor calidad de vida.
This loan is administered by CrediCampo, a Kiva Field Partner in El Salvador. CrediCampo seeks to improve the lives of rural communities and their families in areas including health, education, basic services, and infrastructure. Through its Community Development Unit, CrediCampo provides scholarships, leadership development training, and financial education programs for families in rural areas. CrediCampo?s work is crucial in addressing the issue of poverty in El Salvador. Based on 2009 estimates, 37.8% of the population lives below the poverty line. To learn more about CrediCampo and their work, visit their partner page.
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Kiva loans are facilitated through 2 models, partner and direct, that enable us to reach the greatest number of people around the world.
For partner loans, borrowers apply to a local Lending Partner, which manages the loan on the ground. Lending Partners are responsible for screening borrowers, disbursing loans, posting borrowers to the Kiva website for funding, collecting repayments and otherwise administering Kiva loans on the ground to borrowers.
For direct loans, borrowers apply through the Kiva website and may or may not be endorsed by a Trustee. Unlike Lending Partners, Trustees don't handle any financial transactions or have any duty to repay loans on behalf of their borrowers. Instead, Trustees take the role of providing support and business advice to their borrowers throughout the term of the loan.
A Lending Partner's average loan size is expressed as a percentage of the country's gross national annual income per capita. Loans that are smaller (that is, as a lower percentage of gross national income per capita) are generally made to more economically disadvantaged populations. However, these same loans are generally more costly for the Lending Partner to originate, disburse and collect.
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