Maria


Status: Paid Back

$925.00   Loan Request
$925.00   Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

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

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $925.00
Loan Use: To buy merchandise and a car
Repayment Term: 8 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Mar 17, 2009
Date Disbursed: Feb 6, 2009
Date Funded:Mar 18, 2009
Loan Ended:Sep 15, 2009

About the Country

Country:Peru
Avg Annual Income:$6,715.00
Currency:Peru Nuevos Soles (PEN)
Exchange Rate:3.2850 PEN = 1 USD



Maria is a 58-year-old lady who lives in her own house together with her husband and daughter, whom she helps to care for her grandson. She sells medicinal and beauty products, an activity that her daughter’s support inspired her to start 6 years ago. Her kindness has helped her to increase her number of customers, who month by month place their orders with Doña Maria who visits them continuously to maintain contact and offer them new products. However, the hours of travel and the long walk end up tiring her out, but at the same time this motivates her because she is able to get lots of orders that she must take to her customers’ houses. This work has good financial advantages, Maria is able to take advantage of seasonal offers and then sell on the products at their normal prices, so earning an additional percentage which helps her to cover her transport costs.



She also takes part in another activity together with her partner. They hire out cars and she administers and controls the operation. Over time, Maria would like to increase their number of cars until it is possible to start up a rental company. Maria has been working with MFP for 5 years and this is her eighth loan. Up until now she has continued to take advantage of the financial and social opportunities offered by the Institution. This time, she is thinking of investing the money she is asking for in both businesses, so that she can increase her cosmetics and finalise the capital needed to purchase a car and thus increase her income.

Translated from Spanish by Lara Francis, Kiva Volunteer


María es una mujer de 58 años de edad, vive en su casa propia, junto a su esposo y a su hija a quien apoya en el cuidado de su nieto. Ella está dedicada a la venta de productos medicinales y productos de belleza, actividad que inició desde que recibió el apoyo de su hija, quien la impulsó a la venta de estos productos y desde hace 6 años ha progresado, pues su simpatía la ayudo a incrementar su clientela, quienes mes a mes realizan sus pedidos a doña María quien las visita continuamente para estar en contacto y ofrecerles nuevos productos. Sin embargo, las horas de viaje y de caminata terminan agotándola, pero al mismo tiempo la animan, porque puede obtener gran cantidad de pedidos que tendrá que presentar y llevarlos a sus clientes a sus respectivos domicilios. Este trabajo tiene buenas ventajas en lo económico, pues trata de aprovechar las ofertas por temporada y revender los productos a los precios habituales ganando así un porcentaje adicional, que ayudará a cubrir sus gastos de movilidad. También cuenta con una actividad adicional junto a su pareja, pues se dedican al alquiler de sus carros, ella lo administra y controla. Con el paso del tiempo María desea incrementar la cantidad de autos, para así poder instalar una empresa de alquiler. Hace 5 años que viene trabajando con MFP y este es su octavo préstamo, hasta ahora sigue aprovechando la oportunidad que le brinda la Institución tanto en lo económico como en lo social. Esta vez, tiene pensado invertir el dinero solicitado en ambos negocios, tanto para el incremento de cosméticos, como para completar el capital necesario para adquirir un auto y seguir aumentando sus ingresos económicos.

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Journal entries for Maria


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Maria
Location: Lima, 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 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 Lima, Peru
Mar 19, 2009
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Ampliando su negocio.
 
Entrepreneur: Maria
Location: Lima, Peru

Gracias al crédito, María aprovechó la compra de cosméticos que estaban de oferta por fechas festivas lo que en otra época no podía invertir en semejante proporción. Sus ingresos tuvieron un aumento esto le dio la posibilidad de incursionar en otras líneas de belleza y en productos de medicina natural, este último son productos que son sumamente costosos pero muy solicitados por su gran efectividad. Ahora trabaja junto a su hija con quien le ayuda en las ventas, ya que uno de los deseos de maría es instalar un bazar dentro de su casa.

María tiene el propósito de seguir aportando a su Banco Comunal para que se desarrolle. Además muestra su agradecimiento a Microfinanzas PRISMA por el avance que tiene su negocio ya que sin el préstamo no hubiera progresado.


Posted by Betsabé Bruno Morales from Lima, Peru
Sep 3, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Maria

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
May 2009 $154.17 $154.17 Repayment Received
June 2009 $154.17 $154.16 Repayment Received
July 2009 $154.17 $154.17 Repayment Received
August 2009 $154.17 $154.17 Repayment Received
September 2009 $154.17 $154.18 Repayment Received
October 2009 $154.15 $154.15 Repayment Received