Gabina


Status: Paid Back

$275.00   Loan Request
$275.00   Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

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

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $275.00
Loan Use: Increase her merchandise by buying more meat
Repayment Term: 8 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Jan 29, 2009
Date Disbursed: Jan 13, 2009
Date Funded:Jan 29, 2009
Loan Ended:Aug 15, 2009

About the Country

Country:Peru
Avg Annual Income:$6,715.00
Currency:Peru Nuevos Soles (PEN)
Exchange Rate:3.1076 PEN = 1 USD



Gabina is a very hard working mother, is married, and lives with her husband Carlos, who is a motorbike taxi driver, and their two young children, Cesar who is six and Haydee who is four, in a small adobe house, which belongs to her parents. She sells meat in the dominical plaza, where she has a small movable stand, with which she maintains her family. She has been in this business for four years. Year to year it has been growing due to her great charisma and desire to succeed, becoming more and more profitable.

Gabina is very happy every time a customer praises the good meat she sells, since it makes her feel that her meat is the best in the market. Although she sometimes has to defend her merchandise from various robber dogs, she is satisfied with the work, since it is the means through which she can send her children to study. Fortunately, she counts on the help of her husband Carlos, who supports her economically and morally when there is a problem.

Gabina learned about the credits of Prisma Microfinance from a friend. With her characteristic spirit she decided to apply for a loan to expand her business. With the money requested she hopes to grow the business by buying a larger quantity of meat.

Translated from Spanish by Daniel Burke, Kiva Volunteer


Gabina es una madre de familia muy trabajadora, está casada y vive con su esposo Carlos, quien es moto taxista y sus dos pequeños hijos Cesar de 6 años y Haydee de 4, en una pequeña casa de adobe, que pertenece a sus padres. Se dedica a vender carne en la plaza dominical, donde tiene un pequeño puesto ambulatorio, con el cual mantiene a su familia, lleva 4 años en este negocio, el cual año a año ha ido creciendo debido al gran carisma y deseos de superación que posee, siendo cada ves más rentable. Gabina es muy feliz cada vez que un cliente alaba la buena carne que vende, pues le hace sentir que su carne es la mejor del mercado y aunque a veces tiene que defender su mercadería de uno que otro perro ladrón, ella se siente satisfecha con la labor que realiza, ya que es mediante esta que puede mandar a sus hijos a estudiar. Felizmente, cuenta con la ayuda de su esposo Carlos, quien la apoya económica y moralmente, cuando se presenta algún problema. Gabina se enteró de los créditos de Microfinanzas Prisma, por una amistad y con el ánimo que la caracteriza decidió solicitar un préstamo para hacer crecer su negocio. Con el dinero requerido espera hacer crecer su negocio comprando mayor cantidad de carne.

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Journal entries for Gabina


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

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


Posted by from Juliaca, Peru
Jan 30, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Gabina

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
April 2009 $45.72 $45.72 Repayment Received
May 2009 $45.72 $45.72 Repayment Received
June 2009 $45.72 $45.71 Repayment Received
July 2009 $45.72 $45.72 Repayment Received
August 2009 $45.72 $45.72 Repayment Received
September 2009 $46.40 $46.41 Repayment Received