
Hilda
A loan of $825 helps to purchase new merchandise to expand the assortment of her store.

Hilda's story
Hilda is a kind shopkeeper from Palmira, Valle del Cauca, with 15 years of experience selling daily consumer products. She owns a neighborhood store where she offers a wide variety of essential household items, such as food, basic products, and miscellaneous goods for her community. Her store is visited by 45 neighbors from the community throughout the day, who find in this space a close and reliable option to meet their daily needs.
Hilda lives with her husband and her two children, one adult and one minor, in her in-laws’ house, who provide support to the household and contribute to family stability while she carries out her commercial activity.
A loan of COP 3,023,007 allows Hilda to purchase new merchandise. This investment strengthens inventory, enables her to offer a greater variety of products, and respond more efficiently to customer demand, driving the stability and growth of her store.