A loan helped a member to buy shoes to sell.


Dúo Amor Y Paz Group's story

Maria Eugenia is a member of Duo Amor y Paz. She is married and the mother of a family originally from San Andres Itzapa. Maria Eugenia is the proprietor of a shoe store. She has worked selling cooked pork meat in the capital.

Lately, the sales have decreased a lot which is why she decided to sell sandals. This is the first time that she is requesting a Kiva loan to widen her business and in this way be able to continue selling pork meat and to sell an assortment of sandals since she has a daughter who will soon graduate. She is supporting her daughter and dreams that she will become a professional.

In this group: Maria Eugenia , Maria Estela

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Rita Levitz.


This loan is special because:

The Field Partner is a leader in women's empowerment in Guatemala.



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