Zunilda Baret F. De Jhon's Group

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to the group, consisting of Zunilda Baret F. De Jhon, Ydersa Jhonson Radis, Marcelina Mercedes Figaro, Ana Jazmin Jackson, Josefina Jhonson De Figar by Esperanza International, a partner of HOPE International in Dominican Republic. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 6 months, Esperanza International, a partner of HOPE International will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.

Hello Kiva lender!

My name is Nate Sooter, and I am working this summer with Esperanza International in the Dominican Republic, which dispersed the loan to Zunilda Baret which you funded nearly a year ago. I apologize for the great delay in getting news to you about Zunilda’s life, and the difference your loan made in her life. However, I just had the opportunity to personally speak with her and I wanted to pass along to you some notes about how she is doing, and the difference your loan made in her life.

Zunilda, who lives in a neighborhood just outside the Dominican city of Samaná, owns a barbershop. She is pleased to pass along to you that she has successfully paid back her loan. She was able to use it for products for goods in her barbershop such as scissors and mirrors. She currently lives with one of her daughters and four grandchildren, and many of the profits she has earned have gone to supporting her family. Her daughter, who is currently 34 years old, is deaf and mute, and Zunilda has done an amazing job caring for her in an environment where being deaf and mute is difficult.

Currently, Zunilda does not have a loan with Esperanza. After seven loan cycles and nearly four years with Esperanza, she has decided to take somewhat of a break from her work in the barbershop. She has been working with one employee, who has recently decided to leave Zunilda’s barbershop and start his own. Along with a desire to take a break and the income of her husband, who works in Washington, DC, Zunilda has decided to allow herself a rest.

Zunilda is still extremely active in the repayment meetings of those who still have loans. Even without a loan, she still wants to support the microfinance process in her area. She was once the president, and still has glowing words for the impact that Esperanza, Kiva and microfinance has had in her neighborhood of Villa Clara. The extra earnings have allowed Zunilda to feed her family and build a kitchen within her home.

Your loan has made a direct impact on Zunilda’s life, and the others in her lending group. She wants to thank each and every one of you individually for your Kiva loan. It has made a great impact for Zunilda and the others in Miramar Femenina!