By Jeannie Balanda | Executive Director
Marta does not have an easy life. She is in her early 30s and has seven children. She lives in a small rural village where opportunities are few and far between. Yet, inspite of these obstacles, Marta is creating a happy life for her family.
Marta has ongoing work weaving products for MayaWorks. She supplements her income with microcredit loans that she uses to plant crops. Marta just paid off her most recent loan which she used to grow green beans. No doubt she will request another loan for her next farming project.
When Marta first requested a microcredit loan, her husband wasn't sure it was the right thing to do. He worried about getting behind in payments and about accruing interest. But Marta assured him she could manage a successful project. Since that first loan, there have been many other microcredit loans. Marta has paid each one of them off on time and has seen her profits grow from one project to the next.
The income she earns from her projects allows her to provide good nutrition for her family and send all of school-aged children to school.
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