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Carla used her loan to buy a larger variety of products and to
buy them in larger quantities to sell in her small store. She can
now buy them cheaper and offer more competetive prices to her clients.
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Carla Guzman |
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Milagro Mercado |
Milagro used her loan to make more tamales and to buy clothing to sell
to her nieghbors. She can now sell them at the local market. |
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Jose and Maria used their loan to open a taco stand. Their local
taco stand has been a sucess and they are going to expand to offer
enchiladas, gordos, and burros. They used some of the loan to
purchase material for Maria's growing sewing business.
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Jose and Maria Gomez |
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Norma |
Norma used her loan to add more and new products to her samll store.
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Engracia makes protective covers for washing machines that are kept
outside. She used her loan to buy materials so she could produce
and sell more washing machine covers. With her earnings, she has
been able to make significant repairs to her house.
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Engracia |
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Doña Chayo |
Doña Chayo sells new clothing and plastic dishes. She has been
working
at this for several years. She moved to Nogales to be close to
her
children who moved here to work in the maquilas.
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Maura has worked as a
hair-stylist for many years. With her loan she was able to open
her own hair salon in her home.
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Maura Armenta |
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Veronica Gastelum |
Veronica used her loan to buy a new refrigerator and to expand the
types of products she sells at her small
neighborhood store. |
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Initiation of Bank 'Amigas
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Initiation of 'Banco Union' |
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Trust-building activity at borrower meeting |

Borrower meeting |
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Don Antonio in his small restaurant |
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Gregorio at his little store |
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