Juan Carlos

Juan is 23 years old, studied through secondary school, is single and lives in his parents' house.

Juan works at artisanal fishing and selling fish. He has some years of experience and learned the trade from his father. He has to travel 200 meters from his house to the lagoon where he fishes and his workday starts in the early morning at 1:00 to 8:00 am. He makes his sales to order.

He will use the loan to purchase trammel nets, harpoons, and other fishing implements to do his work in the traditional way, in addition to doing maintenance on his boat, with which he hopes to increase his sales.

Juan dreams of seeing his business grow and improving his family's quality of life.

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