Mujeres De Rincon Group

Mercedes is a member of the Mujeres de Rincón loan group and is currently working as a street vendor of fruits, an activity with which she pays her household expenses and financially supports her mother, who is now elderly. Her income is fundamental for her family's wellbeing so, upon accessing capital through the loan group, she decided to go into business with the objective of improving her financial situation and achieving greater stability.

Mercedes's dream is to have her own home-based business, which will allow her to sell her products without depending on weather conditions and to ensure a more consistent income.

With the requested loan, she plans to invest in the purchase of fruits such as mamones, mandarins, bananas, apples, peaches, and oranges, among other options, to restock her merchandise, offer a greater variety to her customers, and increase her sales.

Mercedes is part of a solidarity group of entrepreneurial women who, primarily, work selling fruit. Others develop activities such as selling food and clothing. (At this time, the interviewee is alone in the photo because the other members of the group were unable to attend the meeting for personal reasons.)

In this group: Pablina, Sandra Lorena, Herminia Zunilda, Virginia, Maria Marta, Mirna Maribel, Porfiria, Diana Concepcion, Herminia Noelia, Erika Fabiola, Mercedes Lujan, Sandra Elizabeth, Tamara Leticia, Barbara Jazmin, Maria Monserrat

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteerWendy H. View original language description.