Maria


Status: Paid Back

$325.00   Loan Request
$325.00   Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

(For privacy reasons, the Field Partner has requested that last name be undisclosed)
Name: Maria
Location: Juliaca, Peru
Activity: Retail

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $325.00
Loan Use: To increase the quantity of sweets that she sells
Repayment Term: 8 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Nov 23, 2008
Date Disbursed: Oct 14, 2008
Date Funded:Nov 23, 2008
Loan Ended:May 15, 2009

About the Country

Country:Peru
Avg Annual Income:$6,715.00
Currency:Peru Nuevos Soles (PEN)
Exchange Rate:3.0917 PEN = 1 USD



Maria is 35 years old, is single, and lives in a house as a caretaker. She has worked selling sweets as a traveling salesperson for 5 years, at first working for other people, but thanks to her effort and based on a lot of work a year ago she was able to have her own stand for the sale of sweets, a business which is her only economic support. The sales usually are good, giving Mara good earnings, but many times having to spend the entire day selling her sweets she ends up very tired. But her desire to get ahead and progress is much greater than these small vicissitudes, making Maria exercise her job with much happiness and faith in the future. This is her first loan with Prisma Microfinance. With the money from the loan she will buy more sweets to sell and through this obtain greater income.

Translated from Spanish by Aimee Sostowski, Kiva Volunteer


Maria tiene 35 años, es soltera, vive en una casa en calidad de cuidadora. Se dedica a la venta de golosinas de forma ambulatoria, desde hace ya 5 años, en un primer momento trabajando para otras personas, pero gracias a su empeño y en base a mucho trabajo, hace un año ha logrado contar con su propio puesto de venta de golosinas, negocio que es su único sustento económico.
La venta usualmente es buena, dándole a María buenas ganancias, pero muchas veces el tener que pasarse todo el día vendiendo sus golosinas le resulta muy cansado, pero las ganas de salir adelante y progresar son mucho mayores que esas pequeñas vicisitudes, haciendo que Maria ejerza su oficio con mucha alegría y fe en el futuro. Este es su primer préstamo en Microfinanzas Prisma. Con el dinero del préstamo comprará más golosinas para vender y así obtener mayores ingresos.

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Journal entries for Maria


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Maria
Location: Juliaca, Peru

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Maria 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.


Posted by from Juliaca, Peru
Nov 24, 2008
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Tiene más clientela
 
Entrepreneur: Maria
Location: Juliaca, Peru

Gracias al apoyo de todos, Maria a aumentado la cantidad de golosinas que vende y ahora tiene más clientes, ella esta dispuesta a seguir trabajando duro y no decae en su afán de tener su tienda propia, donde pueda vender productos más variados con mayor comodidad, siente que su trabajo en su banco comunal fue bonito y divertido, ya que las socias son muy buenas y quiere agradecer a todas las personas que sin conocerla la apoyaron y confiaron en ella.


Posted by Rozana Guevara Centeno from Juliaca, Peru
Mar 27, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Maria

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
January 2009 $54.28 $54.28 Repayment Received
February 2009 $54.28 $54.28 Repayment Received
March 2009 $54.28 $54.28 Repayment Received
April 2009 $54.28 $54.28 Repayment Received
May 2009 $54.28 $54.28 Repayment Received
June 2009 $53.60 $53.60 Repayment Received