Funded

Total loan: $850

Diana

Wiwili, Nicaragua / Dairy

A loan helped to buy two pregnant cows and to maintain the pasture.

Diana's story

Diana has two minor children and works hard to get them ahead and provide them with the best living conditions.

She works growing staple grains and raising cattle. She sells the milk products as another way to earn income.

She's requesting a loan to buy two pregnant cows She's also going to maintain the pasture with an investment in wire for fencing and grass seed to guarantee nourishment for her cattle.

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Catharine Wall. View original language description.

Diana tiene dos hijos menores de edad y es por ellos que se esfuerza por sacarlos adelante y ofrecereles las mejores condiciones de vida. Ella se dedica a cultivar granos básicos y cuidar ganado; vende los derivados de la leche como otra alternativa de generar ingresos.

Solicita un préstamo para comprar dos vacas gestadas para crecer en patrimonio, comercializar la leche. Al igual solicita para mantenimiento de potrero el cual lo invertirá en alambre para cercar y comprar semilla de pasto, para garantizarle a su ganado alimento.

This loan is special because:

It empowers farmers to diversify, and thus stabilize, their families' sources of income.

More about this loan

These collateral-free loans to solidarity groups and women farmers will be used for agricultural production. Most of the loans are short-term and finance the purchase of agricultural inputs; however, in some cases, the loans may be longer-termed (up to 36 months) and used for the purchase of machinery and equipment. Aldea Global works with borrowers in the northern, coffee-growing region of Nicaragua, where incomes are heavily dependent on coffee. By supporting this loan, you are helping borrowers to diversify their families' sources of income, resulting in greater economic stability.