Mery

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

Mrs. Mery Huayanate Oscanoa raises cuy in the artisan-dominated pueblo of San Pedro de Cajas in the sierras of Junín Province, Peru. She used your loan to build bigger houses for her cuy (guinea pig) operation. She currently owns thirty ‘mother’ cuy that produce about four or five babies in each litter. From birth to sale, Mery spends six months raising the babies to full-size. She sells the full-grown animals for two soles a kilo. In addition to raising cuy, Mery also owns a store next door to her house that sells school supplies. In the accompanying photo, you can see she also sells yarn and other supplies for the town’s well-known weavers at her store. Ms. Huaynate Oscanoa has a third income-generating business: she sews borders to cloths that most mothers use. Her style is distinctive and a peasant could tell by the edgework that she hails from San Pedro de Cajas. The black and white patterns as well as the use of wool are distinguishing marks. Mery is presenting a project to an NGO in the upcoming months in order to buy a machine to help her with her stitch work. Mery has seven children- five sons and two daughters. One of her daughters, Cecilia, is pictured with her in the accompanying photo. Mery doesn’t plan on resting anytime soon. She hopes to expand all three of her businesses as well as open a restaurant. Thank you for your loan.