Aura Reyes Castro's Group


Status: Ended with Loss - Defaulted

$1,275.00   Loan Request
$258.47   Paid Back

About the Group

Group Name: Aura Reyes Castro's Group
Group Members: Yelenis Del Carmen Moreno Almanzar
Tomasina Castro
Lucrecia Holguin
Angelita Arias
Aura Reyes Castro
Location: Cotuí, Dominican Republic
Activity: Perfumes

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $1,275.00
Loan Use: To purchase merchandise such as perfumes, pants and other goods for her small business.
Repayment Term: 8 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Sep 26, 2008
Date Disbursed: Oct 10, 2008
Date Funded:Sep 26, 2008

About the Country

Country:Dominican Republic
Avg Annual Income:$7,611.00
Currency:Dominican Republic Pesos (DOP)
Exchange Rate:35.1795 DOP = 1 USD



This group consists of five hard-working businesswomen led by Aura, a skilled entrepreneur. Aura has been selling pants, tennis shoes, perfumes and various other products for a long time in the Hato Castillo community of Cotuí. This activity is the source of income of her family.



Aura is asking for this loan to buy more merchandise to add to her stock. The entrepreneur would like to boost her revenue in order to improve her family's living conditions. Aura is known in her community for her seriousness and sense of responsibility. She swears she'll do her best to use the loan wisely and to manage to move her business ahead.



The members of Aura's group are:



Angelita Arias, a vendor of women's clothing,



Lucrecia Holguin, who wholesales used garments,



Tomasina Castro, a cafeteria owner, and



Yelenis Del Carmen Moreno Almanzar, who sells undergarments in the community.



The picture shows from left to right: Angelita, Lucrecia, Tomasina, Aura, and Yelenis.



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 Aura Reyes Castro's Group


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Aura Reyes Castro's Group
Location: Cotuí, Dominican Republic

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to the Aura Reyes Castro group, consisting of Aura Reyes Castro, Angelita Arias, Lucrecia Holguin, Tomasina Castro, Yelenis Del Carmen Moreno Almanzar by Fundación San Miguel Arcángel, Inc. (FSMA) in Dominican Republic. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 6 months, Fundación San Miguel Arcángel, Inc. (FSMA) will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Cotuí, Dominican Republic
Oct 10, 2008
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Update on your loan in the Dominican Republic
 
Entrepreneur: Aura Reyes Castro's Group
Location: Cotuí, Dominican Republic

Your loan to the business or businesses above will not be repaid in full and is now considered defaulted. To learn about the reasons for this default, please visit FSMA’s Field Partner page.

We have done our best to provide comprehensive details about why your loan defaulted and what Kiva is doing to help prevent situations like this from happening in the future. A vast majority of our Field Partners are healthy organizations that are very capable of administering your loans with the highest integrity.

If you have any questions, after visiting FSMA’s Field Partner page and reviewing the information there, please let us know.


Posted by Michelle May Kreger, Kiva Staff, from San Francisco, United States
Aug 21, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Aura Reyes Castro's Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
January 2009 $212.50 $212.50 Repayment Received
February 2009 $212.50 $0.00 Delinquent
March 2009 $212.50 $0.00 Delinquent
April 2009 $212.50 $0.00 Delinquent
May 2009 $212.50 $0.00 Delinquent
June 2009 $212.50 $0.00 Delinquent
December 2009 $0.00 $45.97