A loan helped a member to stock her hardware store and make adjustments to her store.


Las Antorchas Group's story

The group "Las Atorchas" is made up of enterprising women who like to support their homes financially.

This is the case for Teresa, who has had a small hardware store installed in her home for 7 years. Teresa is 44 years old, and has 2 children who count on her to be able to get ahead.

With the loan she will invest in materials to stock her hardware store and make adjustments to her store to improve her supply and comfort for herself and her customers.

The group is made up of Rosa, Herminia, Esther, Nazaria, Marbella, Maribel, Maricela, Micaela, and Keyla.

In this group: Micaela, Marbella, Maribel, Nazaria, Herminia, Esther, Maricela, Teresa, Rosa, Keyla Anahi

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Emily Griffith.


This loan is special because:

It supports low income micro entrepreneurs to develop their business and support their families.



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