A loan helped to buy clothing and beauty products to sell.


Margarita Del Rocio's story

Margarita Del Rocio lives with her family in Montecristi, which stands out for its handicrafts that are made out of toquilla straw, wicker, piquigua [a local fiber plant] and wood. Here they make the fine straw hats that are know all over the world as "Panama hats."

Margarita Del Rocio has a business in her house where she sells a large variety of clothing for men, women, and children. She also sells beauty products from the Avon brand (perfumes, creams, cosmetics, and jewelry). She sells at home and door-to-door to her customers, selling on credit and collecting weekly.

Margarita Del Rocio needs this loan to buy t-shirts, pants, shirts, jewelry, lipsticks, nail polish, shampoo, eye shadow, anti-aging creams, and other merchandise.

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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Lisa Grobar.


This loan is special because:

It is accompanied by useful, real-life business training.


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