Maria Natividad

Maria Natividad Q. L. is 40 years old. She is married and lives in the Chillanes sector in the Bolivar Province. She has 8 chlidren aged from 7 to 25 years. Maria is a partner of Progreso Comunitario, a rural lender located two hours from Chillanes. There are 11 partners in total, who are mostly dedicated to the growing of cacao, or other small businesses. Maria is dedicated to the growing of cacao and raising of pigs. She buys her product in Babahoyo and sells in Mata de Cacao. She is requesting a loan to improve the cacao and buy more pigs. She hopes to keep going with her business. Her dream is to buy a home in the next 5 years. In her free time, she does housework.