A loan helped to buy grains, meat, fizzy drinks and food items to increase the restaurant's stock.


Monica Marcela's story

Monica is a 39-year-old married woman. She lives in the municipality of Nariño. She has two children aged 19 and 10 years old. Her dream is to have enough money to pay for her children's education.

Monica runs her restaurant which has one employee. She would like to boost her profits and is requesting a loan to buy grains, meat, fizzy drinks and food items to increase the restaurant's stock.

The loan is very important to Monica, as strong competition is driving her to reinvent herself and seek good alternative ways to generate income.

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer anonymized.


This loan is special because:

It helps internally-displaced people in Colombia rebuild and sustain their livelihoods.



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