Dried corn needs to be boiled and cooked for a while until it becomes soft enough to grind into a paste to use for tortillas. The family business produces corn tortillas, pork rinds, beans, and runs a small shop. This woman is the sister of a Kiva borrower (microfinance loan) - the whole family business benefits when one person can get a bit of credit. Taken in village near Masaya, Nicaragua. Read more about our adventures in Nicaragua. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Georgina is a Kiva borrower, meaning that she has a small loan financed through the internet by Kiva lenders. She uses the credit to buy supplies for her shop at bulk prices, allowing her to improve the margins and support her family better. Taken in a village outside of Masaya, Nicaragua. Read more about our adventures in Nicaragua. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Two of the three daughters in this photo are Kiva borrowers, meaning that they've taken out small loans financed on the internet through Kiva lenders. They have used their loans to expand their family business (tortillas, pork rinds, beans) and a small shop. Taken in a village outside of Masaya, Nicaragua. Read more about our adventures in Nicaragua. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
