A loan helped a member to buy vegetables, condiments, baked goods, meat, chickens, ham, cheese, eggs, and other supplies.


Kuña Mbarete Group's story

This communal bank is called Kuña Mbarete. It consists of women, heads of family, who fight so they can provide for their loved ones. They are part of the program for poverty eradication, where they make an effort to improve their quality of life.

All the members are looking to grow and improve through their work, and among them is Mariel.
She works making and selling food and joined this group for an opportunity to improve and grow. She has an established clientele that always buys her food, which is why she does very well.

She requests the invest in buying vegetables, condiments, baked goods, meat, chickens, ham, cheese, eggs, and other supplies.

In this group: Catiana, Mirian, Ruth, Maria, Margarita, Maria, Dahiana, Carolina, Ramona, Yngrid, Flavia, Gumercinda, Liz, Tomasa, Myrian, Juana, Mariel, Alma, Leticia

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Liliana S.


This loan is special because:

It is accompanied by an industry-leading, poverty-elimination program.



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