Flor Del Cerro 2 Group


Status: Paid Back

$2,000.00   Loan Request
$2,000.00   Paid Back

About the Group

Group Name: Flor Del Cerro 2 Group
Group Members: Rosa Ramirez
Maria Guoz
Magdalena Guoz
Brendy Puzul
Maria Quieju
Maria Gomez
Maria Sitan
Herlinda Raxtun
Irma Ramirez
Location: Cerro De Oro, Guatemala
Activity: Clothing Sales

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $2,000.00
Loan Use: TO PURCHASE FABRIC AND THREAD FOR THEIR BUSINESSES MAKING TRADITIONAL CLOTHING, AND ALSO TO INVEST IN MORE AMERICAN STYLE CLOTHING WHICH THEY RESELL.
Repayment Term: 14 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: May 9, 2008
Date Disbursed: May 25, 2008
Date Funded:May 11, 2008
Loan Ended:Jun 19, 2009

About the Country

Country:Guatemala
Avg Annual Income:$4,155.00
Currency:Guatemala Quetzales (GTQ)
Exchange Rate:7.5100 GTQ = 1 USD



The women of the group called Flor del Cerro 2 are hardworking people. The reality of their lives makes any woman who wants to improve the quality of life for her family a real fighter. This group of women maintains the customs and traditions of Cerro de Oro. As you see in the photos, all of the women wear a traditional skirt with great pride, and most wear the traditional blouse. The mother tongue for these women is Maya Tzutujil, but many of them speak Spanish well.



All of the women work in textiles. Half of them used their loan to buy thread for making the traditional skirts. These skirts are the same as you see in the photos. The other half used the money to buy clothing to resell. Several of the women earn money buying and selling American style clothing, while others sell the traditional clothing.



One of the nice characteristics of this group is that the loan obligations are shared. They are all requesting similar amounts of money, and they are growing their businesses at the same time. This helps make it a cohesive group, as the women feel they are all more or less at the same level.



The women feel that it's important to work with the methodology of the communal banks, because other forms of credit wouldn't be available to them. The majority of them don't have much to use as collateral, so the loans via communal banks work well for them.



These women share the dream of improving the quality of life for their families. The situation in which they live is not ideal for the optimal development of their children, as the community lacks good services. This is why through Kiva, we can help these women realize their dreams and continue to help their families.



Translated by Kiva volunteer Emily Charnes




Las mujeres del grupo Flor del Cerro 2 son unas personas emprendedoras. La realidad en la que viven las mujeres en Cerro de Oro hace a cualquier mujer que quiere salir adelante junto con su familia una verdadera luchadora.

Este grupo de señoras mantienen las costumbres tradicionales de Cerro de Oro. Como se puede ver en la foto todas las señoras lucen su corte, o falda tradicional, con mucho orgullo, y todas excepto una lucen sus mágicos huipiles o blusas. La lengua materna de estas mujeres es el Maya Tzutujil, sin embargo algunas tienen la facilidad de desenvolverse bien en el idioma español.

Todas las señoras trabajan en el área textil. La mitad de ellas invierten su crédito en la compra de hilo para elaborar los huipiles tradicionales de Cerro de Oro. Estos huipiles se asemejan a los que ellas mismas lucen en la foto. La otra mitad de señoras invierten su crédito en la compra de ropa para su reventa. Algunas de ellas trabajan comprando y vendiendo ropa americana, mientras que otras revenden ropa tradicional.


Una de las buenas características de este grupo es que en general el rango de préstamos es reducido. Las mujeres están sacando una cantidad de dinero similar. Esto implica que las mujeres se están desarrollando empresarialmente al mismo tiempo. Este rasgo ayuda a la cohesión del grupo, ya que las mujeres sienten que todas están al mismo nivel.


Las señoras sienten que es realmente importante trabajar bajo la metodología de bancos comunales porque de otra forma ellas no podrían acceder a un crédito. La mayoría de ellas no tienen muchas pertenencias o escrituras que pueden dejar como colateral, es por eso que trabajar bajo esta metodología se les hace muy conveniente.


El sueño de estas mujeres es el de sacar a sus familias adelante. La situación en la que viven estas mujeres no es ideal para el óptimo desarrollo de sus hijos e hijas debido a la falta de buenos servicios en la comunidad. Es por eso que nosotros por medio de Kiva, las tenemos que ayudar para que ellas así puedan cumplir su sueño, sacar a su familia adelante.


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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Journal entries for Flor Del Cerro 2 Group


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Flor Del Cerro 2 Group
Location: Cerro De Oro, Guatemala

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to the Flor del Cerro 2 group, consisting of Irma Ramirez, Herlinda Raxtun, Maria Sitan, Maria Gomez, Maria Quieju, Brendy Puzul, Magdalena Guoz, Maria Guoz, Rosa Ramirez by Friendship Bridge in Guatemala. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 12 months, Friendship Bridge will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Cerro De Oro, Guatemala
May 25, 2008
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Journal Flor del Cerro #2
 
Entrepreneur: Flor Del Cerro 2 Group
Location: Cerro De Oro, Guatemala

Cerro de Oro is a small village just off of the shore of Lake Atitlan. I arrived by boat to Santiago de Atitlan, then took a pick-up truck to Cerro de Oro. While I was waiting for the loan officer, Maria Quieju, I noticed a group of women gathering next door to the town hall and they were all looking at me and laughing. I couldn’t figure out why, but ten minutes later when Maria came I realized that these women were the Flor del Cerro #2 Group. When I introduced myself they were very friendly. One woman responded by saying they were pleased to have me and literally saw me coming a mile away.

The women of Flor del Cerro #2 are welcoming and optimistic. Throughout the meeting they were laughing with Maria Queiju, as she is not only a loan officer, but their close friend. The children were playing on the nearby playground as the women spoke. Many of the women in Flor del Cerro #2 weave and create traditional clothing such as blouses, called guilpiles, and skirts, called cortes. They sell their products in nearby Santiago on market days. Also, most of the women in this group were born and raised in Cerro de Oro. The exception to this rule being Herlinda Raxtun Xp; she was raised in San Lucas Toliman but married a man from Cerro de Oro. While her family is still in San Lucas, her husband and children live with her.

All of the women agreed that their favorite part about working in communal banks is that they have the opportunity to share experiences with other women just like themselves. They go through their trials and successes together with each other’s support. They have strength because they are united. The Flor del Cerro #2 Group left me with warm hugs and handshakes. They were appreciative of the opportunity to improve their situation, and eager to prove that they would.


Posted by Erin Nobler from Cerro De Oro, Guatemala
Nov 4, 2008
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Flor Del Cerro 2 Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
August 2008 $166.67 $167.00 Repayment Received
September 2008 $166.67 $167.00 Repayment Received
October 2008 $166.67 $167.00 Repayment Received
November 2008 $166.67 $167.00 Repayment Received
December 2008 $166.67 $166.00 Repayment Received
January 2009 $166.67 $166.00 Repayment Received
February 2009 $166.67 $166.67 Repayment Received
March 2009 $166.67 $166.67 Repayment Received
April 2009 $166.67 $166.67 Repayment Received
May 2009 $166.67 $166.67 Repayment Received
June 2009 $166.67 $166.66 Repayment Received
July 2009 $166.63 $166.66 Repayment Received