Mujeres Solidarias Group

The group Mujeres Solidarias (Women of Solidarity) was formed on Nov. 13, 2006, thanks to the work of former general director Aída Luz Rodas, who makes a living selling jewelry. She contacted an adviser about having weekly meetings with working women from the area. Once she was told about the group loan program, she was able to bring together 17 women who take a lot of pleasure in their work. The group has not had any problems during the loan cycles thanks to the members working together to make headway, and they have continued working with the program to this day. The average loan per member is 994.117 Gs., which will be used for different activities such as selling foods, selling haberdashery, selling items for grocery stores and kiosks (rice, sugar, noodles, milk products, breads, etc.), selling clothing, selling fruit, selling crafts and selling jewelery. All the members carry our their work to repay the funds and they help each other to reach the common goals that everyone has within the group and Kiva partner Fundación Paraguaya. The members actively participate in their weekly meetings and have impeccable solidarity.

Translated from Spanish by Marty Greenstein, Kiva Volunteer

El Comité de Mujeres de nombre Mujeres Solidarias, se conformo en fecha 13 de noviembre del 2006, gracias a que la anterior Directora General la Sra. Aída Luz Rodas quien se dedica a la venta de bijouterie, contactó con la asesora en una reunión semanal que la misma tenía en la zona, para enterarse de la forma de trabajo que tiene el Comité de Mujeres Emprendedoras, una vez asesorada acerca del Programa logró juntar a 17 mujeres quienes se encuentran trabajando muy a gusto.
El grupo en el transcurso de los ciclos, no tuvo inconvenientes gracias a su trabajo solidario lograron salir adelante y seguir trabajando con el programa hasta estos días.
El promedio de crédito retirado por cada integrante es de 994.117 Gs., lo cual va destinado para diferentes actividades tales como venta de comidas, venta de mercerías, venta de mercaderías para la despensa, kiosco (arroz, azúcar, fideos, lácteos, panificados, yerba, etc.), venta de ropas, venta de frutas, venta de croché, venta de bijouterie etc.
Todas ellas realizan actividades para recaudar fondos, se ayudan mutuamente para llegar a los objetivos en común que todas tienen dentro del grupo y con la Fundación Paraguaya. Participan activamente en las reuniones semanales y tienen un trabajo solidario impecable.



About Group Loans
In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a group of individuals bound by a group guarantee. Under this arrangement, each member of the group supports one another and is responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members if someone is delinquent or defaults. Learn more

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