By Jeannie Balanda | Executive Director
Everilda grew up very poor. She did not attend school. Her whole life has been dedicated to working to take care of her family. Everilda has been an artisan partner with MayaWorks for over 15 years. She says MayaWorks has afforded her many benefits that she would have never dreamed of.
Ten years ago Everilda learned to read and write when MayaWorks offered women in her community literacy classes. For three years, Everilda attended classes faithfully because she knew if she could read, she could provide a better life for her family. She also knew that taking advantage of MayaWorks microcredit loans would help her family prosper.
Everilda used her first loan to plant corn and other vegetables. With the money she earned from selling her vegetables harvest after harvest, she was able to purchase land and eventually built a small home for her family. She says without microcredit loans she would never have had a home of her own.
There have been many loans since that first one and Everilda is proud to say that she has learned to be a smart business women because of them.
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