{"id":1394,"date":"2020-02-11T07:59:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T07:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundacion-netri.org\/en\/?post_type=protagonist&#038;p=1394"},"modified":"2020-05-22T15:27:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T15:27:12","slug":"makalita","status":"publish","type":"protagonist","link":"https:\/\/fundacion-netri.org\/en\/blog\/protagonist\/makalita\/","title":{"rendered":"Makalita"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When my husband abandoned my five children and me 25 years ago, I decided to start a business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I asked for a first loan of $480 from the microfinance institution SPBD Tonga with which I bought raw materials to make straw baskets and tablecloths. I also dedicated a part of the loan to invest in the cultivation of agricultural products that began to provide me with a higher income than the other activities. Thanks to this, I invested in the agricultural business a second loan, of $550, and a third one of $800. I increased my line and quantity of products: Now I grow lettuce, cucumbers, beans, carrots, and tomatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been able to buy a delivery van with which I distribute my products to the markets and restaurants in the area. My daughter and son-in-law help me full time and even my grandchildren like to collaborate during weekends. During harvest time, I can hire outside workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the same entity, SPBD, I have a savings account, life, and health insurance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When my husband abandoned my five children and me 25 years ago, I decided to start a business. I asked for a first loan of $480 from the microfinance institution SPBD Tonga with which I bought raw materials to make straw baskets and tablecloths. I also dedicated a part of the loan to invest in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1395,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[]},"class_list":["post-1394","protagonist","type-protagonist","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacion-netri.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/protagonist\/1394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacion-netri.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/protagonist"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacion-netri.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/protagonist"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacion-netri.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacion-netri.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}