Meet María

Meet María

María Paula is a fierce woman who has participated as a Friendship  Bridge client for  15  years,  and she is in her 16  loan cycle.   She  lives  in  the  rural  community called  Caserío Santa María  el  Tablón of the  Department of Sololá.  Maria Paula  recalls  that she  was  forced  to  leave   school  after  only completing  the  sixth  grade. She immediately  began working  with  her father and  brothers  in  the  development of  sewing   products  and  handcrafts,  where she enjoyed working. Currently, María Paula's  father left her a place where  they offer a  variety of textiles and  crafts to  customers  and  pedestrians on Calle Santander  in Panajachel, Sololá.  María Paula is a natural-born craftswoman.   

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