Zaida Salcedo Pitalua
Zaida is a 34 year old mother of two young children, who currently attend public primary school. She is also married to Geomar who works independently at the beaches of Cartagena, Colombia renting sun tents to tourists.
Zaida is very proud to be a part of the trust group in her community called "New Paradise” she says she feels very supportive by the group, who encourage her to continue improving her business selling through catalog and on credit, silver jewelry, perfumes and makeup kits.
She says her business started very small, and with the help of God and her daily hard work, she has been able to improve it.
She plans on using her loan to purchase additional inventory and also greater quantities of her traditional products, thus increase her daily sales volume and her profits.
Her most important goal includes be able to provide her family better living conditions and finish her secondary school.
Client Update
Zaida is content with how her family and business are doing, her husband is improving in business and now they are in a better economical situation because of her husbands income and her contributions, which have been greater since she invested her loan from opportunity. She was able to increase her daily sale by increasing her inventory and adding male goods, she is also going to complete her secondary school in a little while.
Client Update
Zaida continues working hard. She has been overcoming some difficult situations but she is doing well. She was able to complete her loan cycle and paid back her loan in full and on time. Her sale had an increase recently and she is content because this way she will be able to add more goods to her inventory.
Client Update
This loan was repaid in full.
$150 Requested
100
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