micro-credits

Micro-credits for/by the community

Yabal
noviembre 27, 2017
Fair Trade, Guatemala, Micro-credit, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized

Yabal started a small loan program with the community of Chuicutama 7 years ago. After receiving a private donation, we asked the community what project they would like to use the money for. The community decided to use these funds to create a micro-credit system for their families to rent land for corn cultivation. As these families… View more

Meet Y’abal’s 2016 Micro-credit recipients.

Yabal
febrero 1, 2016
Uncategorized, Women's Entrepreneurship
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Each year, for the last 8 years, Y’abal has offered micro-credits to between 15-20 families in the community of Chuicutama- without interest. The majority of the families use this small credit to rent farmland in other communities- with better growing conditions than the soil in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan. However, some families use the money to… View more

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