We are very proud to announce, that we completed two more microloans through Kiva.org this week! This round we lent to the "Amigas Unidas Group" from Peru and Elda Tenazoa Upiachihua, also from Peru: The "Amigas Unidas Group"

Here is a little bit of information about the "Amigas Unidas Group": The group has 11 members, all of them running their individual sewing business. Jadee Noemi is the president of the group. She is 30 years old and has two children. Jadee has a small workshop in her home. She started off in the workshop of a neighbor and there she learned how to mend and at the same time she started to study how to cut and sew. With the first earnings from sewing, Jadee was able to buy a sewing machine with which she made shirts to sell. Today she makes t-shirts in greater quantities and will use the loan to invest in material to produce more items. Holstee feels connected to Jadee's story, so we are proud to support her aim to achieve financial stability, which allows her to pay for her kids education. Elda Tenazoa Upiachihua

Elda is 35 years old, married and has two children, both of whom are school-aged and still dependent on her. Elda sells beauty products and gradually she became better known among her customers and residents of the community. She will use the loan to stock her business. We've chosen Elda because we are impressed by her tenacious spirit and wish to get ahead through her own efforts. Kiva.org introduces Elda as a "woman that is happy with the work she does every day and is grateful to the Manuela Ramos Movement for contributing to her meeting her goals and having her dreams come true."