Hortencia Group


Status: Paid Back

$4,900.00   Loan Request
$4,900.00   Paid Back

About the Group

Group Name: Hortencia Group
Group Members: Manuela Ixtos
Manuela Tepaz
Magdalena Coj
Manuela Tzep
María Tzep
Pascuala Chavez
Lucia Quiche
Magdalena Tzep
María Tzep
Francisca Yac
Catarina Ordoñez
Francisca Ajquí
María Tzep
María Coj
Catarina Coj
Location: Ixtahuacán. Sololá, Guatemala
Activity: Clothing Sales

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $4,900.00
Loan Use: To purchase raw material for making huipiles (traditional dresses). To sell traditional clothing, dresses, and skirts.
Repayment Term: 9 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Nov 23, 2007
Date Disbursed: Dec 8, 2007
Date Funded:Nov 24, 2007
Loan Ended:Jun 8, 2008

About the Country

Country:Guatemala
Avg Annual Income:$4,155.00
Currency:Guatemala Quetzales (GTQ)
Exchange Rate:7.7270 GTQ = 1 USD



The clients of the Hortencia group come from the village Tzucubal Ixtahuacan, which is quite far from the urban center and completely rural. Because of this, many of the women are quite timid at first, but after some time and funny stories, the ladies reflect their real personalities, those of self confident and very determined women.


Many of our clients in the communal bank Hortencia come from a very humble past. They have worked as weavers on a tiny scale, in the fields harvesting corn, fishing or washing clothes. However, when Friendship Bridge gave them the opportunity for a loan, they decided to change their future.


The majority of these clients are asking for a loan of approximately $300 US dollars. This reflects that these women are having business success. The success of their businesses can also be seen as a product of their constant work. The loan that this group is requesting will be their tenth from our institution.


The women will primarily use their loans to buy raw material in order to make typical dresses and in order to purchase and sell them. Although the credit that the majority of the women will receive will be invested in fabric and thereby could cause a saturation of the market, these clients are confident in the success of their business because Nahualá weaving is in great demand due to its quality and beauty.


Doña Lucia Quiché would love for her business to expand so that she could buy a car and not have to carry her merchandise to market every day. Manuela Tepaz, the treasurer of the communal bank, says that she wants her business to grow so that she can ensure the education of her children.

Translated from Spanish by Debra Faszer-McMahon, Kiva Volunteer.



Las clientas del grupo Hortencia vienen de la Aldea Tzucubal Ixtahuacan, la cual esta muy retirada del área urbana y es rural en esencia. Debido a eso, muchas de las clientas reflejan una actitud tímida al comienzo, pero luego de unas cuentas bromas ellas reflejan su verdadera personalidad, una de confianza en si mismas y muy determinante.

Muchas de nuestras clientas dentro del banco comunal Hortencia tuvieron un pasado muy humilde. Ellas han trabajado como tejedoras a pequeña escala, en el campo cosechando mazorcas en las milpas, pescando o lavando ropa. Sin embargo, cuando Friendship Bridge les dio la oportunidad de un préstamo ellas decidieron cambiar su futuro.

La mayoría de las clientas están solicitando un crédito de un monto alto de aproximadamente de US$300. Eso refleja que las clientas están teniendo negocios exitosos. El éxito de sus negocios también se puede ver como un producto a su constancia de trabajo. Este préstamo que van a solicitar va a ser su décimo préstamo con la institución.

Las señoras van a usar sus préstamos principalmente para la compra de materia prima para producir trajes típicos y para la compra y venta de ellos también. A pesar de que la inversión del crédito de la gran mayoría de señoras vaya a ser invertido en tejidos y pueda causar una sobre saturación de mercado, las clientas están confiadas en el éxito de sus negocios porque los tejidos de Nahualá tienen una demanda asegurada por la calidad y belleza de estos.

Doña Lucia Quiché le encantaría que su negocio se expandiera para que así ella pudiera comprar un carro y no tener que llevar su mercadería todos los días al mercado. Manuela Tepaz, la tesorera del banco comunal dice que ella quiere que su negocio crezca para que así ella pueda asegurarle la educación a sus hijos.


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Journal entries for Hortencia Group


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Hortencia Group
Location: Ixtahuacán. Sololá, Guatemala

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Catarina Coj
María Coj
María Tzep
Francisca Ajquí
Catarina Ordoñez
Francisca Yac
María Tzep
Magdalena Tzep
Lucia Quiche
Pascuala Chavez
María Tzep
Manuela Tzep
Magdalena Coj
Manuela Tepaz
Manuela Ixtos by Friendship Bridge in Guatemala. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 6 months, Friendship Bridge will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Ixtahuacán. Sololá, Guatemala
Dec 8, 2007
Comments (18)

Update on Hortencia Group
 
Entrepreneur: Hortencia Group
Location: Ixtahuacán. Sololá, Guatemala

The Hortencia Group has just successfully paid off their latest loan. This is a group of women whose ages range from 23 to 47, but all have a few things in common: they are hard-working, enthusiastic, and entrepreneurial, all fighting for better lives for their children. All but one of the women have children, and nearly all of them of school age are in school. A few women, however, do report that they can’t always send all of their children to school, as there are some years they simply can’t afford it. Especially for the women with many children, paying enrollment fees and even buying a few notebooks and pencils can be quite challenging.

As these women work in a variety of businesses, they used their loans to purchase a variety of items, such as thread and fabric for weaving and sewing, seeds for corn, beans, and potatoes, and inventory to sell in little shops. The group is proud to have paid of their most recent loan, but they do report that times have been rough. The heavy rains Guatemala has seen recently have resulted in lower sales. Those working in agriculture say that things have been going well, but you really can never know how long that will last. Many have not yet planted their latest round of crops, and are hoping that they will have a good harvest. One women runs a little shop where she sells daily consumption items, and she reports that business has been steady and she is happy with recent performance.

In addition to the loans themselves, the women of the Hortencia Group report that they really enjoy the regular meetings they have. They say it’s beautiful to get together and talk and exchange different ideas. They are also grateful for the informal education programs that Friendship Bridge provides with the loans. They say that there are many things that they didn’t know before, that they are now able to put to use in their businesses and in their lives to become more successful. All of these women dream of developing their businesses so they can help their children to become professionals and have good careers.


Posted by Megan Montgomery from Ixtahuacán. Sololá, Guatemala
Jun 20, 2008
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Hortencia Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
March 2008 $816.67 $2,584.00 Repayment Received
April 2008 $816.67 $0.00 Repayment Received
May 2008 $816.67 $0.00 Repayment Received
June 2008 $816.67 $684.00 Repayment Received
July 2008 $816.67 $817.00 Repayment Received
August 2008 $816.65 $815.00 Repayment Received