Jahaira Monserrate

Jahaira Monserrate and her family live in the city of Portoviejo,  city of the Royal Tamarind Trees, a place of hard-working people, of rural landscapes and beaches which are a draw for those visiting the city.

Jahaira is a hard-working woman seeking to make a living on her own in order to provide single-handedly for her daughter, given that she is both mother and father. She has been able to achieve this through the loans for which she is very grateful and asks for continued support.

Jahaira makes a living preparing and selling plantain empanadas filled with meat, chicken or cheese according to her customers' wishes, which she serves with natural juices, coffee or soft drinks. She works every day outside her house.

This loan is to buy plantains, chicken, meat, cheese, oil and other ingredients for making the empanadas. 

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteerElaine Berry de Pulido. View original language description.