Carlos Martin Galeano Palacio


Status: Paid Back

$675.00   Loan Request
$675.00   Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Carlos Martin Galeano Palacio
Location: Leon, Nicaragua
Activity: Utilities

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $675.00
Loan Use: working capital for maintaining a mill
Repayment Term: 13 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Jan 28, 2009
Date Disbursed: Jan 27, 2009
Date Funded:Jan 28, 2009
Loan Ended:Nov 15, 2009

About the Country

Country:Nicaragua
Avg Annual Income:$3,636.00
Currency:Nicaragua Cordobas (NIO)
Exchange Rate:19.5675 NIO = 1 USD



Carlos Martín Galeano Palacios is 36 years old and is married. He has 4 children: an 11-year old daughter in grade one of secondary school, a 9-year old daughter in fifth grade in primary school, a 7-year old daughter in second grade of primary school and a 6-year old son in first grade of primary school.

Carlos' source of income is his mill where he mills tortilla corn, pinol (a type of corn meal), and meat. The location of his business is in his home. He has had the business for 6 years. Carlos started his business with one mill. With enough motivation and some financing, he was able to increase his business to two mills. They generate the majority of the profit for his family. Carlos would also like to do another type of business: raising and fattening pigs for sale. It would be another means of income but his principal interest is the milling business. His customers always come looking for milling service. He is requesting financing for working capital for maintaining the mill since the motor of the mill is giving him problems. He is thinking of winding and repairing the motor as it is cheaper to do so than to buy a new one.

Translated from Spanish by Annie Sheng, Kiva Volunteer



El señor Carlos Martín Galeano Palacios tiene la edad de 36 años, su estado civil es casado Dona Carlos tiene 4 hijos su edades son las siguientes una niña de 11 años de edad y cursa el 1 año de secundaria, su otra hija de 9 años cursa el 5 grado de primaria, otra niña de 7 años de edad y cursa el 2 grado de primaria y su hijo de 6 años que cursa el 1 grado de primaria, su compañera de vida labora con su esposo, sus propósitos son que con el capital de su negocio obtener mejoras para su vivienda ya que esto es lo que mas le interesa por lo que tiene una familia y que cumpla con brindarle las comodidades básicas que tiene que poseer la vivienda, sus sueños son de sacar adelante a sus hijos para que se transformen en futuros profesionales par el mañana y además puedan recompensar todo el sacrificio que se ha hecho por ellos para que tengan una educación sus deseos son de poseer una variedad de ganado y cerdo para tener un respaldo para sus hijos y que puedan trabajar con este oficio.


La actividad económica a la que Don Carlos se dedica es el servicio de molino para moler: maíz de tortilla, pinol y carne, la ubicación de su negocio es en su casa de habitación, el tiempo que tiene de poseer su negocio es de 6 años, Don Carlos inicio este negocio con 1molino y con esfuerzo propio y algunos financiamientos que ha decido realizar para con su negocio ya que por medio de ellos es que su negocio ha crecido por lo que ahora tiene 2 molinos lo que le genera una mayor rentabilidad para su familia además quiere dedicarse a otro negocio como lo es el engorde de cerdo para posteriormente venderlos ya que esta seria otra fuente de ingresos pero su interés con el molino es el principal ya que los clientes siempre llegan en busca de los servicio del molino por lo que solicita el financiamiento para capital de trabajo ya que tiene que darle mantenimiento a los molinos ya que actualmente el motor le esta dando problemas y piensa embobinarlo para que salga mas barato que la compra de uno nuevo.


Important Information About This Loan
In mid 2008, a movement began in Nicaragua called “Movimiento No Pago” (a movement for non-payment of loans). This movement, supported mostly by farmers of the north of Nicaragua with ties to the left-wing party in Nicaragua, has been organizing protests and making it difficult for some branches of microfinance institutions to operate normally. This movement has been fed by the global the economic crisis, which has made it more difficult for Nicaraguans to pay back their loans. This group has submitted a law to the government to create a moratorium on debt repayment. If passed, the law could have a severe effect on the microfinance industry and banking sector in Nicaragua. Recent information indicates that the situation may be improving as the President of Nicaragua has spoken out against this law and would not support its passage in its current form. The network of microfinance institutions in Nicaragua (ASOMIF) has been negotiating with the government in support of an alternative proposal. Kiva, along with 25 other funders from 9 countries, has signed onto a letter to the Nicaraguan government urging a resolution to this situation without enacting a moratorium on debt repayment. The potential passage of the debt moratorium increases the risk of lending in Nicaragua. For more information, please see the following articles: http://impreso.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2009/09/24/nacionales/110236; http://www.laprensa.com.ni/archivo/2009/octubre/16/noticias/economia/355010.shtml

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Journal entries for Carlos Martin Galeano Palacio


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Carlos Martin Galeano Palacio
Location: Leon, Nicaragua

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Carlos Martin Galeano Palacio by Fundación Leon 2000 in Nicaragua. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 10 months of this loan, Fundación Leon 2000 will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Leon, Nicaragua
Jan 29, 2009
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Kiva Field Update - Message from Kiva Fellow in Nicaragua
 
Entrepreneur: Carlos Martin Galeano Palacio
Location: Leon, Nicaragua

Thank you for supporting a micro-entrepreneur in Nicaragua. I’m excited to be writing you as the Kiva Fellow in Leon, Nicaragua. For the past few months, I have been working with Fundación Leon 2000, a Kiva field partner. All entrepreneur profiles on Kiva’s Web site are posted by local field partners, which are microfinance institutions that lend to the working poor to help the poor lift themselves out of poverty. The field partners screen each entrepreneur, upload his/her loan request to the Kiva website, disburse the loan, and collect repayments.

Let’s get to know Fundación León 2000 a little better. The organization is based in Leon, Nicaragua, which is about 60 miles northwest of Managua, the capital city. In a country where 50% of its citizens live below the poverty line with an average GDP of $3,600 per person, Fundación Leon’s loans represent a life-changing opportunity to embrace financial self-sufficiency and escape the oppressive grips of poverty. For most, there is no other opportunity in the community for business growth such as that provided by Fundación León 2000.

During my three months of service at Fundación León 2000, I visited over forty small business entrepreneurs. In brief loan updates to Kiva lenders, I tried to capture and portray candidly their attitudes towards microfinance. These micro-loans would not be possible without the diligence and dedication of Fundación León’s Kiva Coordinator, Sandra, and the group of hard-working loan officers.

I spent the majority of my time at Fundación León working alongside Sandra as she screened clients for loans, posted loans on the Kiva Web site, tracked monthly repayments, and arranged loan update visits. Although Sandra and I have been able to provide many of you with updates about entrepreneurs who received a loan contribution from you, reaching every entrepreneur for an update is not logistically possible.

Even if you did not contribute to this particular entrepreneur, I hope that you will enjoy the following story of a Kiva borrower in León whose story exemplifies the challenges and fortunes experienced by many in the León community.

Maria Guadalupe Blanco is quite the small business entrepreneur, and she’s become pretty good at requesting loans and repaying them in stride—seventeen loans to be precise. Her primary business is a general store on the edge of town, which is filled with everything from candy, cookies, and canned vegetables to soups, soaps, and shampoos. Once the general store was operating at a sustainable level, Maria decided to expand her financial approach and purchase two taxis for local operation. Through the course of her partnership with Fundación León, and now Kiva, Maria Guadalupe has created a closed-loop business cycle by successfully forging two independent businesses, where one can sustain her livelihood if another falls victim to hardship. The success of the micro finance model for Maria Guadalupe is a complete testament to her respectful yet determined attitude towards its process and lenders. Towards the end of our visit, she frankly stated, “I seek loans to work; there is no other way.”

From Kiva, Fundación León 2000, and its family of borrowers, we thank you for your continued support of our work.

To see all current fundraising loans from the Fundación León 2000, click here: http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&partner_id=96&status=fundRaising&sortBy=New+to+Old&_te=mj

And finally, I compiled this short video to provide you with a nice glance into the world of Fundación León 2000 and its variety of Kiva borrowers. Please enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjVNPTxB2Os&_te=mj

Sincerely,

Sean P. Calhoun

Kiva Fellow, Fundación León 2000


Posted by JD Bergeron, Kiva Staff, from San Francisco, United States
Jun 11, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Carlos Martin Galeano Palacio

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
April 2009 $61.36 $61.36 Repayment Received
May 2009 $61.36 $61.36 Repayment Received
June 2009 $61.36 $61.36 Repayment Received
July 2009 $61.36 $61.36 Repayment Received
August 2009 $61.36 $61.36 Repayment Received
September 2009 $61.36 $61.36 Repayment Received
October 2009 $61.36 $61.36 Repayment Received
November 2009 $61.36 $61.36 Repayment Received
December 2009 $61.36 $184.12 Repayment Received
January 2010 $61.36 Available Jan 1 Repayment Received
February 2010 $61.40 Available Feb 1 Repayment Received