José, 53 years old, was only able to study until the second grade of elementary school due to a lack of financial resources. He is married and his partner takes care of the household chores. They have two children of 4 and 8 years of age and one of them is in school. His mother also lives with him.
José works in agriculture since his family has done the same. He currently cultivates 6 hectares of basic grains like corn and beans. Some of his land is his own and some is rented. He gets to work in a car. He works in the morning and pays laborers to help him.
He will invest the loan in buying agricultural supplies and in preparing the land for planting basic grains. He was supported in the past by a Kiva loan. He already finished paying this off since he was capable of working in agriculture.
He dreams of buying cattle, wants to build a kitchen in his home and for his children to be good people.
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Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer Hasmin Sherwin View original language description