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Total loan: $625

Mercedes Del Carmen

Managua, MN, Nicaragua / Food

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A loan helped To buy tripe, yucca, yams, sqash and corn.

Mercedes Del Carmen's story

Mercedes, 48, is an industrious widow who works hard every day to support her son. For four years she has been making and selling soup. This is her second loan through ADIM. She used the previous one to buy more pots and pans, tables and chairs. One of her goals is to increase business, so she is requesting a loan to buy tripe, yucca, yams, squash and corn.