Microfinance - Geoconda Elizabeth Lopez Lopez : Nicaragua

$275 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on Feb 21, 2010

Geocanda is 35, and she has been selling clothes and cosmetics for several years. She is married and has two beautiful children who are in high school. Her husband is a cabinetmaker. On her life�"s path she has worked at various jobs to be able to help her family with the expenses. She has worked as a domestic employee, which is very tiring work for poor pay. With part of her savings and with money that her husband gave her, she was able to buy clothes and cosmetics to start selling in order to earn her own money. Also, on the week ends she sells food, �Sbaho⬝ (a traditional Nicaraguan stew), "vigoron" (a typical Nicaraguan dish of cabbage and yucca), and soup. She takes this opportunity to improve her earnings and be able to improve her house.With this request she hopes to finish it. The floor is dirt, and she wants to put down ceramic tile to be more hygienic. She also wants to buy windows because what she now has are wood. She needs to buy them for greater security.Her plans are to keep investing in her food sales on the week ends. She will increase her clothing sales and get a greater inventory. Then she will be able to give her children what they need for their educ...
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