Martha


Status: Paying Back

$1,000.00   Loan Amount
50% repaid

About the Entrepreneur

(For privacy reasons, the Field Partner has requested that last name be undisclosed)
Name: Martha
Location: Lima, Peru
Activity: Retail

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $1,000.00
Loan Use: Purchase of merchandise
Repayment Term: 12 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Jun 22, 2009
Date Disbursed: May 21, 2009
Date Funded:Jun 25, 2009

About the Country

Country:Peru
Avg Annual Income:$6,715.00
Currency:Peru Nuevos Soles (PEN)
Exchange Rate:3.0250 PEN = 1 USD



Martha is 34 years old and lives with her two sons, Jerson, sixteen, and David, fourteen. Her husband is working in Chile. He sends her money from Chile for her household expenses. Martha sells beer. She became involved in this business in order to earn additional money to augment what her husband sends to her. She sells her beer at the sports field near her house. Every Saturday a large group of people gather there to compete in soccer. Also, from Monday to Friday, she sells beer from her house to her neighbors who are her principal customers. She keeps the beer cold in her refrigerator. This is a great source of income because she is the only person who sells this drink in her area. Everything is not great though. Sometimes she has to deal with people who don’t want to pay her which causes her business loses. These experiences have taught her that she needs to get paid before providing her product. Now her business has less loses and more income. Martha hopes that her business will continue to grow. She would like to have a store where she can also sell other types of goods. This is Martha’s fifth loan with PRISMA microfinance. She has always responsibly and punctually paid back her loans, as have her companions. With the money she is requesting, she will buy more products from the beer distributor close to her house.

Translated from Spanish by Esther Levandoski, Kiva Volunteer


Martha tiene 34 años, vive con sus hijos; Jerson de 16 y David de 14, ya que su esposo se fue a trabajar al país de Chile, desde donde le manda dinero para los gastos de su hogar. Ella se dedica a la venta de cerveza, incursionó en este negocio para generarse ganancias adicionales a lo que le manda su esposo. Por eso vendes esta bebida en la loza deportiva cerca su casa, donde todos los días sábados se reúne gran cantidad de gente para jugar campeonatos deportivos de fútbol. Además, también lo hace de lunes a viernes en su casa, guardando las bebidas en su refrigeradora para mantenerlas a tiempo para así venderlas a sus vecinos, quienes son sus principales clientes, siendo esta una gran fuente de ingresos porque es la única persona que vende esta bebida por su zona. Pero no todo es bueno, ya que algunas veces tiene que lidiar con personas que no quieren pagarle, ocasionándole pérdidas en el negocio, es por eso que la experiencia le ha enseñado a asegurarse cobrando primero. Ahora su negocio obtiene menos pérdidas y mayor cantidad de ingresos, dándole a Martha las esperanzas de seguir creciendo hasta conseguir una tienda donde también venda productos comestibles. Este es si 5to préstamo con Microfinanzas PRISMA, siempre demostró responsabilidad y puntualidad en todos sus pagos al igual que todas sus compañeras. Con el dinero que ahora solicita comprará más productos de la distribuidora de cerveza más cercana a su casa.

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Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Martha
Location: Lima, Peru

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Martha by Microfinanzas PRISMA in Peru. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 10 months of this loan, Microfinanzas PRISMA will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Lima, Peru
Jun 26, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Martha

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
August 2009 $100.00 $100.00 Repayment Received
September 2009 $100.00 $100.00 Repayment Received
October 2009 $100.00 $100.00 Repayment Received
November 2009 $100.00 $100.00 Repayment Received
December 2009 $100.00 $100.00 Repayment Received
January 2010 $100.00 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $100.00 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $100.00 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $100.00 Available Apr 1  
May 2010 $100.00 Available May 1