Por Un Futuro Mejor Group

Status: Paid Back

$1,075
Loan Request
Pre-Disbursed : Jun 25, 2009
Listed: Jun 26, 2009
Funded: Jun 26, 2009
$1,075
Paid Back
Ended: Jan 15, 2010

About the Country

Country:Honduras
Avg Annual Income:$3,009
Currency:Honduras Lempiras (HNL)
Exchange Rate:18.9150 HNL = 1 USD


In this Group:
Martina Cruz, Maria Benita Cruz, Maria del Rosario Chacon

About the Loan

Location: Danli, Honduras   Repayment Term: 8 months
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Activity: Retail   Repayment Schedule: Monthly
Loan Use: To buy footwear, clothing, and foodstuffs   Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
      Default Protection: Not Covered
The group “Por un Futuro Mejor” (Towards a Better Future) is made up of three hard-working women. They have a strong will to overcome obstacles, get on well together, are great friends and trust each other. One of the characteristics of this group is that they are all reputable women.

They wish to expand the following businesses:

Martina Cruz has been in business for ten years, primarily selling new clothes and footwear. Her business is located opposite Democracias Boulevard in the town of Danli. She is 70 years old and still a hard worker. Martina is single and has a granddaugher living with her whom she supports 100%. Age has never been an obstacle to working hard and doing well. With the income that she earns from her business, she has built her own house in which she has three rooms to rent. The money she gets from them pays her personal expenses.

Maria Benita Cruz began her business two years ago selling new clothing and footwear. It is situated in the Nuevo Amanecer market in the town of Danli. Maria is married with four children; her husband works in a tobacco factory. She made the decision to start a business so she could help her husband with the household expenses.

Ever since she was 15 years old, Maria Chacon has earned her living by selling vegetables, rice, and pasta—she now has 30 years of experience doing this work. Maria is married with nine children, five of whom help her by selling the foodstuffs in different places close to where she lives.

All of the women need a loan so that they and their families can improve their lives.


Translated from Spanish by Jane Agg, Kiva Volunteer


el gupo por un futuro mejor esta consyituido por tres mujeres las cuales son muy trabajadoras y tienen un espiritu de superacion muy grande, ellas se llevan muy bien, son muy amigas y confian mucho la una con la otra, una de las caracteristicas de este grupo es que son unas muejeres muy honrradas.
las actividades que ellas desarollan son las siguientes;
Martina Cruz: se dedica al comercio desde hace 10 años, su actividad principal es la venta de ropa y calzado nuevo, negocio que tiene ebicado frente al bulevar las Democracias de la ciudad de danli, ella tiene 70 años de edad y mantiene un buen espiritu de trabajo.
Martina es soltera y con ella vive una nieta, la misma que ella le paga todo al 100%, para martina la edad no ha sido un obstaculo para trabajar y salir adelante, con los ingresos que ella genera de su negocio a construido su vivienda, ella hizo 3 cuartos para alquiler y con esos ingresos ella cubre sus gastos personales.
Maria Benita Cruz: tiene 2 años de haber iniciado con su negocio el cual se basa en la venta de ropa y calzado nuevo, ella tiene su negocio en el mercado Nuevo Amanecer de la ciudad de Danli, ella es casada y madre d 4 hijos, su esposo labora para una fabrica de tabacos, ella tomo la desicion de dedicarse al negocio para poder ayudarle a su esposo con los gastos del hogar.
Maria Chacon: se dedica a la venta de verduras, arroz y pastas, desde que ella tenia 15 años de edad se dedica a este negocio, ella cuenta con 30 años de experiencia en este tipo de negocio, ella esta casada y tiene 9 hijos, cinco de ellos le ayudan a vender su producto en diferentes lugares cercanos de donde ella vive.
todos ellos necesitan el credito para poder salir adelante con sus familias.


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Journal entries for Por Un Futuro Mejor Group


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Por Un Futuro Mejor Group
Location: Danli, Honduras

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to POR UN FUTURO MEJOR Group, consisting of Martina Cruz, Maria Benita Cruz, Maria del Rosario Chacon by Prisma Honduras, S.A. in Honduras. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 5 months of this loan, Prisma Honduras, S.A. will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Danli, Honduras
Jun 27, 2009
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Thank you from Prisma Honduras
 
Entrepreneur: Por Un Futuro Mejor Group
Location: Danli, Honduras

Dear Lender,

Thank you for supporting an entrepreneur in Honduras! The message below is from Prisma Honduras S.A., Kiva’s field partner in Honduras. As you may know, all borrowers’ profiles are posted on Kiva’s website with the help of microfinance institutions (MFIs) such as Prisma Honduras.

Prisma Honduras wishes to extend their thanks to all the Kiva lenders, and Kiva staff, who during the financial and political crisis that Honduras has been experiencing have continued to support our clients by funding our loans, even knowing that the situation in Honduras has been difficult since the political crisis in June 2009. Our people have suffered a lot, but they still have the inner strength to keep fighting and overcome the difficulties for the good of their family and because they have no other place to live.

Our country is trying to move beyond the political crisis after the elections of the 29th of November. We hope to continue with the valuable support you give by funding our loans and our people. Our goal is to help our clients achieve a better quality of life, by helping to improve their businesses which can help contribute to their food security and that of their families.

Thanks again for your support. The management and staff at Prisma Honduras wishes you all Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year.

Check out all fundraising loans from Prisma Honduras here


Posted by Giovanna Masci, Kiva Staff, from San Francisco, United States
Dec 21, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Por Un Futuro Mejor Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
September 2009 $179.17 $179.17 Repayment Received
October 2009 $179.17 $179.17 Repayment Received
November 2009 $179.17 $179.17 Repayment Received
December 2009 $179.17 $179.17 Repayment Received
January 2010 $179.17 $179.17 Repayment Received
February 2010 $179.15 $179.15 Repayment Received