Birgilia Ajsivinac Ajucha

Sector : Food
Country : Guatemala
Town : Patzicia, Chimaltenango
Loan Amount : $625
Senora Birgilia Ajsivinac is 53 years old, married with 7 children; 4 are married and 3 are single. She sells bread. For many years she has helped her husband, who is a baker. Now, as a help to her husband, she sells refreshments next to the place where she sells bread. She also has earnings from sales of bread in other places where people gather, such as factories. She has worried about her daughters' schooling, about whether they can complete their courses, and for that she needs to exert herself a little more. For this, she wants to invest her earnings in another business, which is a store to sell fried tortillas and disposable utensils, because in the neighborhood where she lives, there is no sale of these products. Her goal is to be able to support her daughters and have them become professionals, so that in the future they can support them economically.

Translated from Spanish by Pam McMurry, Kiva Volunteer