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Maria Yapura

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Maria Yapura is the senior administrator of the Mitre and Marilo agencies of Protagonizar, a microfinance lender in the lower class community of San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Yapura oversees the general operations of both offices, which include employee and entrepreneur training and handling of finances. For Yapura, who has been with Protagonizar for nearly a decade, her personal faith is what initially brought her to the organization and continues to impact her work on a daily basis.
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