Blanca Nory

Blanca is a member of the Kusikuy Communal Bank (happiness in Quechua)
Blanca is 56 years old, married, and has 6 children; she travels to different markets in the region where she buys grains. After her purchase she sells to wholesalers at different markets in the city of Ayacucho; during the potato harvest she makes “dried potatoes” (boiled and peeled potatoes that are then let to dry in the sun; these are then used to prepare food typical of the coastal areas); she acquires the potatoes from producers who bring them to her but also send their products to the coastal area.

Blanca needs a loan of 1200 soles that she will invest in the purchase of potatoes by the sack. She dreams that her two young sons will become professionals and will have a stable store that generates income without much effort.

Translated from Spanish by Eliza Wethey, Kiva Volunteer

Blanca es socia del Banco Comunal Kusikuy que significa alégrate en quechua.

Blanca es casada, tiene 56 años y 6 hijos, Blanca viaja a las diferentes ferias de la región en donde compra cereales y luego de acopiar vende al por mayor a los comerciantes de los diferentes mercados de la ciudad de Ayacucho, en la época de cosecha de papa se dedica a realizar papa seca (sancochan la papa luego de pelarlo lo hacen secar al sol, este producto se utiliza para preparar platos típicos de la costa), la papa le adquiere de los productores que le llevan a su casa, este producto lo envía a mercados de la costa.

Blanca necesita un préstamo de 1200 soles dinero que será invertido en la compra de papa por sacos.
Blanca sueña con sacar profesionales a sus dos menores hijos, tener una tienda estable que no le genere mucho esfuerzo.

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