Maria Antonia
A loan of $1,000 helps to buy rice, sugar, beans, drinks, etc. With these products she’ll attend to the needs of the customers who visit her shop.
Maria Antonia's story
María is single and lives with her grown-up son. She has relatives living abroad.
María has had a business selling essential staples for seven years. She learned to do this on the job. She works from Monday to Sunday from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM. She doesn’t have any problems in her job at the moment.
María is asking for a loan so she has the financial resources to stock up her business. With the loan, she’ll buy rice, sugar, beans, drinks, etc. and with these products she’ll attend to the needs of the customers who visit her shop. She’ll provide a better customer service at the same time. María hopes the investment will allow her to increase her sales and profits.
María’s ambitions are to grow her business and to have financial stability so she can improve her family’s standard of living.
Previous loan details
Maria Antonia's previous loanTranslated from Spanish by Kiva volunteerSimon Robinson. View original language description.