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Soledad L

Soledad is from Mexico. She needs a loan of $400 to buy hot peppers, tortillas, meat, tomatoes, onions, beans, salt, oil, sodas, garlic, coriander and disposable plates. .

Commerce
Community:
Vicente Camalote
Country:
Mexico
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Summary

Soledad is from Mexico. She needs a loan of $400 to buy hot peppers, tortillas, meat, tomatoes, onions, beans, salt, oil, sodas, garlic, coriander and disposable plates. .

  • Top Goals To buy hot peppers, tortillas, meat, tomatoes, onions...
  • Dependants Helped 1

Soledad's Story

Soledad has selling Mexican snacks for over 20 years now. She cooks tacos and quesadillas. She wants to provide a better quality of life and education for her son.

She sells her snacks near the bus station. It’s a perfect place to sell and she has many regular customers. She wakes up early and cooks, then she goes out and sells. Everybody knows her for being a great chef and making delicious snacks.

Soledad needs this loan to buy hot pepper, tortillas, meat, tomatoes, onions, beans, salt, oil, sodas, garlic, coriander and disposable plates to sell her delicious snacks.

She hopes that with this loan she will be able to expand her business; she wants to remodel her home and provide a better service for her clients.

Mrs. Soledad is a 51 years old and single mother of three children. Just one of them still lives with her. The rest are grown.

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Industry Info

Retail is a quick and scalable way to begin earning a profit. Many entrepreneurs begin with stalls at markets or even at home and need a loan to expand or increase their inventory. Others may be ready to open a small store. Goods purchased from loan funds range from clothing, grocery or sundry items to jewelry, candy, perfume or health and beauty supplies. Loans in the commerce sector account for around 33% of our loans.

Soledad's Community

The community of Vincente Camalote is located in the state of Oaxaca, about two hours from the city of Tierra Blanca. The climate is warm and the landscape is lush and green. Many residents participate in agriculture, primarily harvesting sugar cane. Other economic activities include commerce and fishing.

World Vision is working to improve the health of families in Vincente Camalote by providing housing materials for the improvement of living spaces; restoring water tanks for access to clean water; and supporting medical treatment and HIV- and AIDS-awareness campaigns. We are also supporting education by training teachers and tutors and providing spiritual-formation workshops for teens.

Soledad's Mid Term Update June 04, 2012

Thank you for supporting a small business loan for Soledad Lollola Malpica to expand her food, services, and grocery business where she sells snacks.

After receiving the loan from World Vision, she invested the $400 to buy hot peppers, tortillas, meat, tomatoes, onions, beans, salt, oil, sodas, garlic, coriander, and disposable plates.

Soledad has been repaying her loan on time with her new profits. She makes weekly payments of $20.

In addition to repaying her loan, Soledad is using additional income to buy supplies in bulk and expand the current business.

Thank you for supporting Soledad and World Vision Micro!

Soledad's Final Update August 13, 2012

Soledad

Thank you for supporting the small business loan for Soledad Lollola Malpica to improve her food, services and grocery business. She invested her loan of $400 to buy hot peppers, tortillas, meat, tomatoes, onions, beans, salt, oil, sodas, garlic, coriander and disposable plates.

Soledad has now repaid her loan in full. In addition to repaying her loan, Soledad has used her additional income to buy supplies in bulk and expand the current business.

The loan Soledad received helped her business expand, and the profits she is now earning create lasting improvements in her life. In the future, Soledad hopes to repair or expand their home and expand the current business.

Soledad has repaid her loan in full, 100%. These loan funds are now available to help another worthy entrepreneur in her community. Thank you for supporting Soledad and World Vision Micro!

Total Amount
$400

Amount raised

$400
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