A loan helped to buy flour, sugar, cinnamon, flavorings, etc. to stock her bakery's inventory and improve her production level.


Ruby Esmeralda's story

Ruby lives with her family which is made up of her spouse and her 4 year old child. They rent the house they live in. Her husband is a psychologist but he also knows the bakery business. She is the owner of a bakery. To learn the trade she decide to take courses. Her husband helps with the business and they both decided to open a bakery and so this project was brought about three years ago.

She is requesting financing to strengthen her business by buying flour, sugar, cinnamon, flavorings, etc. to stock her bakery's inventory. The investment will help to acquire the merchandise in cash at a low cost. She thinks that she will thus provide good service for her customers and cover demand with no big difficulty. She hopes to have better sales and income to get ahead with her commitments.

Ruby's primary objective is to enjoy better economic conditions to share a more dignified lifestyle with her family,

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer leonardo.


This loan is special because:

It empowers women in El Salvador.


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