Maria Margarita Cruz Francisco is from San Felipe del Progreso, Mexico. She has 4 children. She needs a loan of $475 to buy sheep and restart her sheep farm.
Maria Margarita Cruz Francisco is from San Felipe del Progreso, Mexico. She has 4 children. She needs a loan of $475 to buy sheep and restart her sheep farm.
Maria Margarita is making her comeback.
Three years ago she started a sheep-raising business with a single lamb and over time grew her flock to seven but, due to pressing family needs she had to sell off the sheep. But she realized that this activity is a good source of income because she was able to cover some expenses, especially in feeding and educating their children.
She is now ready to raise sheep again and needs a loan to buy three sheep. She hopes that with a little support, the sheep can provide enough for their four children to have no limitations because she knows that with hard work and dedication to her family, they will not suffer all the shortcomings that she suffered.
The Agriculture business sector covers all farming and livestock activities. Some entrepreneurs request loans to help in securing supplies and equipment. Others want to buy more animals to breed or purchase feed and medicines. The majority of our loan clients live in rural communities where agriculture is already understood as a business model. It is for this reason that approximately 50% of our loans are in the agricultural sector.
Maria Margarita Cruz Francisco is from San Felipe del Progreso, Mexico. She has 4 children. She needs a loan of $475 to buy sheep and restart her sheep farm.
Home to a primarily ethnic Mazahua population, the community of Najhé is located in a mountainous region in northeastern Mexico State. The climate is sub-humid, but temperatures are typically cool due to the region’s high elevation. Windstorms are common during the early spring, followed by heavy rains in the summer and frost in the winter.
Women in Najhé continue to wear typical Mazahua dress, and some community members uphold traditional artisan practices, producing pottery, woodwork, and crafts made of wool. The primary economic activity is agriculture. Squash, beans, and fruit are grown for consumption, while corn is grown both to eat and to sell.
World Vision’s work in Najhé includes agricultural assistance to improve nutrition and family incomes; vocational training and tutoring sessions; and self-esteem workshops. We are also working to improve health conditions by training volunteers who can educate community members and by providing housing materials that will contribute to better living environments.
Maria Margarita Cruz Francisco is from San Felipe del Progreso, Mexico. She has 4 children. She needs a loan of $475 to buy sheep and restart her sheep farm.
Maria Margarita decided that it would be better to not invest in sheep, and invest in a small grocery store instead. She did this because her sheep started to die, and she felt like she would run less of a risk using the loan to invest in the grocery store. With her loan, she bought sugar, oil, cookies, flour, etc. She says that it has been hard for her to keep up with the payments because she hasn't been earning as much as she hoped. Nevertheless, she is going to keep working hard and she thanks you for your continued support.
Maria Margarita says that her grocery store business has been doing okay. She states, "I can't complain about how my business has been doing. I am grateful to have it as an extra source of income while God still sees it fit to have me on this earth." Her biggest desire for the future is to help her four children get ahead so they don't have to suffer. She would like them to become teachers.
Maria is finished repaying her loan.
