The first Kiva loan I ever made was to a woman called Ana, who lives in Peru. The loan was funded on 18 February 2008 and was repaid in full 9 months late.
The description of the project touched my heart and it goes as follows:
Mrs. Ana, is a very hardworking woman that is always aware of the wishes of her family; many years of hard work and effort have allowed her and her husband to manage their own businesses and be able to finance the dreams of their children.
Ana wants to be able to keep her family together and at the same time has a deep sorrow knowing that her mother has pancreatic cancer. For this reason, she wants to take advantage of every moment to spend time with her mother and her family and wishes to forge ahead despite all the sad moments in her life that she won’t let defeat her. As part of her improvement projects, she wishes to increase her income through increasing her inventory of wood. To bring this to fruition, she asks for a loan so she can improve her dear mother’s quality of life if only for a few months. Support this woman of great valor and strength.
