Joel Santiago Benito is from Ometepec, Mexico. He has 3 children. He needs a loan of $1,050 to buy oils, gas hoses, spark plugs, filters, chains and other quality repair parts.
Joel Santiago Benito is from Ometepec, Mexico. He has 3 children. He needs a loan of $1,050 to buy oils, gas hoses, spark plugs, filters, chains and other quality repair parts.
Joel Benito lives in Cochoapa, but he rents a shop in Ometepec where he has his mechanics shop. He sells various automotive repair parts.
Because of limited resources he has had trouble purchasing the necessary products and has had limited income for many years. He has also had trouble because he has not been able to redo his home, even though it badly needs it.
With the loan he will purchase the products he needs to stock his store as well as investing a small part of it in his home.
His ultimate goal is to have two shops as well as to completely redo his home, or build a better one.
Mr. Benito has an adobe home with a laminate roof, and he lives there with his wife and three children (Francisco, Imelda and Yahir).
In areas where the poor live alongside the more affluent, businesses in the service sector can be very successful. Services include flower cultivation, tailoring/sewing, transportation, repair work, beauty salons and barber shops, and restaurants. Loans are needed to begin, expand, or sustain business with tools and supplies. Loans given to entrepreneurs in the service sector account for around 7% of our loans.
Joel Santiago Benito is from Ometepec, Mexico. He has 3 children. He needs a loan of $1,050 to buy oils, gas hoses, spark plugs, filters, chains and other quality repair parts.
Residents of the community of Cuajinicuilapa are primarily a mix of native Mexicans and Africans, who originally arrived with the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes. The region’s close proximity to the coast enables residents to participate in a wide range of economic activities, including commerce, agriculture, and fishing.
In Cuajinicuilapa, World Vision is working to improve healthcare and has conducted HIV- and AIDS-awareness campaigns, formed support groups, provided testing, and trained community members to care for those who are affected by the disease. We have also emphasized the importance of education to parents and trained community leaders to provide tutoring to students, helping them improve academic performance.
Joel Santiago Benito is from Ometepec, Mexico. He has 3 children. He needs a loan of $1,050 to buy oils, gas hoses, spark plugs, filters, chains and other quality repair parts.
Mr. Joel used the loan to buy merchandise for his auto repair shop. He also used his profits to buy more oil, spark plugs, and hoses to sell. He also bought a few chain saws that he has already delivered.
Joel is happy, and says that he has seen how his business has improved. His sales have increased as well as the number of clients. He says that the majority of his clients come by word of mouth, so he has saved in the advertising costs of his shop.
He says that he has good sales, and since he´s very aware of his commitment with World Vision, he´s very responsible and punctual with his loan payments. He wants to continue receiving the support of the financial resources he needs to keep his business growing.
The loan has provided many benefits to him and his family. They now have a better life, his children are able to go to school because he can pay for the school supplies, and they also enjoy better nutrition. He´s successful because he is the businessman who has the most demand for products, and this is a great advantage.
He´s very grateful to World Vision because of the opportunity he has been given. Getting the support through the loan that he received, he has been able to fulfill his dream of expanding his business. He hopes to continue working hard, and maybe in the future he would like to ask for a bigger loan to build his house. He wants his family to enjoy a happy and harmonious home.
Mr. Joel has his auto repair shop in the city of Ometepec, in the state of Guerrero. He has many clients, and that is why he has many items to repair. Before getting the loan, he did not have enough merchandise. Now he´s happy, because he has much more product to offer. He´s very happy and considers this a great accomplishment, since he can provide a better service to his clients who can now return to buy anything they need.
He says that his family is not lacking anything now, especially his children. They have the needed resources to go to school and have good food. This is the most important thing for Joel, since he wants his children to have a better future.
Joel says, "I'm happy to have accomplished one of my goals and to know that I can do much more for my family. I paid in full the loan that World Vision gave me, and I did it happily because of everything that I´ve accomplished."
"God bless all of you, because this support is helping change the financial situation of families who are being greatly benefited."
"My dream now is to buy a truck to deliver the orders that I get from different communities, and to be able to do other work that they ask of me."
Thank you for supporting Mr. Joel and World Vision Micro!
