Maria Belen
A loan of $1,650 helps to purchase sandals, cell phone accessories, t-shirts, robes, dresses, waste oil, and more.
Maria Belen's story
Maria Belen and her family live in Montecristi, a lovely place with hardworking, friendly people and ancient traditions. They are experts in making crafts from toquilla straw, wicker, piquigua and wood. In addition, they are known for making high-quality hats of toquilla straw, which are well-known throughout the country and also abroad.
Maria Belen is an exemplary mother and a marvelous woman who strives to offer her family the best. In her free time, she works selling clothing, shoes, sandals, accessories, and special orders for her customers. At her home, she carries out the sales and offers the option of credit to her customers, from whom she collects weekly. She also works offering her products in different areas of the city. She uses social media and WhatsApp and delivers the orders to homes. Likewise, she buys and selling waste fish oil, she gets it from packaging factories and then resells to fish meal factories. She is very grateful for and appreciative of the continuous help and backing she receives, which make it possible to give her family the best of herself.
This loan is to purchase sandals, cell phone accessories, t-shirts, robes, dresses, waste oil, and more.
Previous loan details
Maria Belen's previous loanTranslated from Spanish by Kiva volunteerWendy H. View original language description.