To: Megan Charewicz
I chose this loan because... To give something that will make a difference to a life.
Dedicated
February 11, 2016
by Brenton
Kiva Loan Dedication
La Cuna De…
Food
Sacapulas, Quiche
Guatemala
Guatemala
$3,650
Loan
Amount
Amount
The warm community of Sacapulas is in the western Guatemalan State of Quiché. It is the home of the Friendship Bridge Trust Bank “La Cuna de Arcoiris” (The Rainbow’s Cradle) with its seven Maya K’iché members. The women, who enjoy a wonderful camaraderie, are small business owners with a variety of skills. They are also wives and mothers who share a vision of having a better quality of life for themselves and their families. Thirty-two year old Reyes is an example of a woman who dreams about a better future. She is a mother of 6 children aged 2 to 14 years.…
The warm community of Sacapulas is in the western Guatemalan State of Quiché. It is the home of the Friendship Bridge Trust Bank “La Cuna de Arcoiris” (The Rainbow’s Cradle) with its seven Maya K’iché members. The women, who enjoy a wonderful camaraderie, are small business owners with a variety of skills. They are also wives and mothers who share a vision of having a better quality of life for themselves and their families. Thirty-two year old Reyes is an example of a woman who dreams about a better future. She is a mother of 6 children aged 2 to 14 years. Unfortunately, Reyes was only able to attend school until the 6th grade but that did not stop her. She wants to overcome her lack of education by attending the 8th grade on weekends at the local adult school. She also wants to be sure her children also have the opportunity to attend school and graduate. Reyes has two businesses. One is a “tortillería” with regular tortillas and also tortillas with beans. Her other business is raising pigs in order to earn additional income. Reyes is requesting a loan to buy corn and beans, as well as a larger stove for her tortillería, plus a cylinder of gas. Reyes feels very fortunate to be a part of the Trust Bank because she can take part in the monthly learning sessions provided by a Facilitator from Friendship Bridge. She is learning how to be an independent, empowered woman with great self esteem. During the monthly sessions, besides repaying her loan, she has learned about better business practices with the lessons on bookkeeping, accounting, marketing, customer service and investing wisely. Many thanks!!
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