Elvira


Status: Paid Back

$450.00   Loan Request
$450.00   Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

(For privacy reasons, the Field Partner has requested that last name be undisclosed)
Name: Elvira
Location: Pucallpa, Peru
Activity: General Store

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $450.00
Loan Use: TO EXPAND THE STOCK OF MERCHANDISE SHE CARRIES IN HER SMALL SHOP/CAFE, AND IMPROVE HER SALES.
Repayment Term: 9 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Oct 21, 2007
Date Disbursed: Nov 5, 2007
Date Funded:Oct 22, 2007
Loan Ended:May 5, 2008

About the Country

Country:Peru
Avg Annual Income:$6,715.00
Currency:Peru Nuevos Soles (PEN)
Exchange Rate:3.0179 PEN = 1 USD



Elvira is the mother of 4 children, all of whom have moved far away with their own families in search of better opportunities. She raised them all with a good education and good values.



Now she lives in her small home with her husband and lifetime companion. She works independently after losing her job just a few years before she had enough years for any retirement benefits. Elvira doesn't let these problems bring her down, always making an effort to improve her situation. Proof of this is the small shop/restaurant she opened. She had the necessary space and fortitude to be able to contribute to the monthly costs.



Thanks to her charisma and her growing customers, she now needs to expand the stock she offers in her small shop, buying more everyday household items and regional products which she also sells after her customers suggested it.



Let's help this couple maintain their well being, as they stay together and manage through adversity.



Elvira es madre de 4 hijos que se encuentran fuera de su hogar porque habiendo alcanzado su madurez y teniendo que velar por sus propias familias han decidido migrar fuera para otorgarles bienestar a sus nuevos miembros gracias a la educación y las buenas costumbres que ella les impartió desde muy pequeños.



Ahora sólo habita su pequeña morada en compañía de su único y gran compañero que se dedica a trabajar en forma independiente y a brindar servicios públicos de transporte en su unidad, ya que perdió el trabajo hace poco faltando un par de años para cumplir el tiempo necesario para jubilarse; a pesar de las adversidades por las que pasó ella no permitió que los problemas lo derroten y permaneció siempre a su lado dándole mucha fuerza, prueba de ello es el empeño que puso en aperturar una bodega para aplacar los sinsabores de este infortunado acontecimiento ya que tenía el espacio suficiente y las fuerzas necesarias para contribuir con los gastos familiares.

Debido al carisma con el que cuenta y a la concurrencia masiva de su clientela, se encuentra en la necesidad de poder aumentar los artículos de su pequeña bodeguita comprando más abarrotes y productos regionales que también vende gracias a las sugerencias de su público.

Colaboremos con esta pareja de esposos que tratan de permanecer juntos a pesar de las adversidades para seguir brindándose compañía y bienestar


Translated by Kiva volunteer, Emily Charnes


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Journal entries for Elvira


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Elvira
Location: Pucallpa, Peru

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Elvira Terrones Matios by Microfinanzas PRISMA in Peru. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 6 - 12 months, Microfinanzas PRISMA will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Pucallpa, Peru
Nov 5, 2007
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Elvira Terrones Matios
 
Entrepreneur: Elvira
Location: Pucallpa, Peru

Elvira, gracias al préstamo ha acondicionado las ins talaciones de su bodeguita y tiene más contentos a sus clientes. Ella y su esposo se han propuesto continuar en beneficio de su familia y tienen mayores proyectos, gracias a vuestros solidarios corazones. :)


Posted by Katherinne Castro Hinostroza from Pucallpa, Peru
May 27, 2008
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Elvira

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
February 2008 $75.00 $75.00 Repayment Received
March 2008 $75.00 $75.00 Repayment Received
April 2008 $75.00 $75.00 Repayment Received
May 2008 $75.00 $75.00 Repayment Received
June 2008 $75.00 $75.00 Repayment Received
July 2008 $75.00 $75.00 Repayment Received