Carmen


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: Carmen
Location: Huancayo, Peru
Activity: Cosmetics Sales

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $1,000.00
Loan Use: Increase merchandise
Repayment Term: 10 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Possible
Date Listed: Jun 28, 2009
Date Disbursed: Jun 9, 2009
Date Funded:Jul 2, 2009

About the Country

Country:Peru
Avg Annual Income:$6,715.00
Currency:Peru Nuevos Soles (PEN)
Exchange Rate:3.0550 PEN = 1 USD



Carmen, 44, is a widow. She lives with her 19 year old daughter and her 15 year old daughter in her parents’ house.

She has been selling cosmetics for one year. Sometimes her daughters go with her on her long, daily walks to sell products and collect her payments. In the afternoons she also sells food on one of the corners by her house. But, her most profitable activity is cosmetic and clothing sales. She delivers these items according to her customers’ orders, and she charges the agreed upon price.

In the near future Carmen plans to set up a sales place to display her catalogs and offer her products to the people who pass by.

This is her third loan with MFP. She really enjoys the work she does with her community bank because of the support and friendship. The money she is asking for is to buy more cosmetic and clothing merchandise.

Translated from Spanish by Ginny Kalish, Kiva Volunteer


Carmen tiene 44 años, es viuda, vive con sus 2 hijas de 19 y 15 años en la casa de sus padres. Desde hace un año se dedica a la venta de cosméticos y en ocasiones va acompañada de sus hijas en las largas caminatas que realiza diariamente para ofrecer sus productos y realizar sus cobranzas. Adicionalmente, por las tardes vende comida en una de las esquinas de su casa, pero la actividad que le resulta más rentable es la venta de cosméticos y prendas de vestir que reparte de acuerdo al pedido de sus clientes y cobra según los acuerdos pactados. Para un futuro cercano, Carmen planea establecerse en un puesto de ventas mostrando sus catálogos y ofreciendo sus productos a las personas que transiten por allí. Esta es la tercera vez que tiene un préstamo con MFP y disfruta mucho del trabajo que realiza en su banco comunal porque es un espacio de solidaridad y amistad. El dinero que está solicitando será invertido en la compra de más mercadería en cosméticos y prendas de vestir.

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Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Carmen
Location: Huancayo, Peru

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Carmen by Microfinanzas PRISMA in Peru. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 7 months of this loan, Microfinanzas PRISMA will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Huancayo, Peru
Jul 3, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Carmen

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
September 2009 $125.00 $125.00 Repayment Received
October 2009 $125.00 $125.00 Repayment Received
November 2009 $125.00 $125.00 Repayment Received
December 2009 $125.00 $125.00 Repayment Received
January 2010 $125.00 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $125.00 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $125.00 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $125.00 Available Apr 1