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Juana Yamileth Toruño Espinoza
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About the Loan
Location: Leon, Nicaragua   Repayment Term: 4 months
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Activity: General Store   Repayment Schedule: At end of term
Loan Use: Business capital   Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
      Default Protection: Covered
Ms. Juana Yamileth Toruño Espinoza is a 34-year-old married mother of 2 children, the eldest of whom is 4 years old and attends the 3rd level of elementary school, while her 3-year-old daughter is the in 1st level. Ms. Espinoza’s husband works as a money changer. Her goal is to keep her business active because it has given her the assistance needed to help her children get ahead so that they can reach all of their goals. Furthermore, she also wishes to obtain her own house for her children because she wants to give them the best. Thus, her children will not have problems, and she will offer them a bright future in their studies.


She sells general merchandise such as cosmetics, pants, shirts and handbags. Her business is located in the Central Market of León. She started this business on her own, initially only selling products like nail polish, deodorant and perfume. Later, she decided to purchase more merchandise in order to offer a greater variety of products to her customers, so she expanded her business. This loan will be used as business capital to purchase products like clothing, handbags and bed sheets. Her mother started working with Fundación León 2000, and then her daughter joined in with Fundación and other organizations. She is grateful to work with them because they lend her a helping hand so that she can keep moving forward.

Important Information About This Loan

In order to help you better understand the potential risks of lending to entrepreneurs in Nicaragua, Kiva continues to provide information on the “No Pago” movement (a movement for non-repayment of loans). The Nicaraguan government appears to have implemented a plan to resolve the uncertainties raised by the previous No Pago 'non-repayment' movement that has affected the country. To learn more, please click here

Translated from Spanish by Elizabeth Casian, Kiva Volunteer

La joven Juana yamileth Toruño Espinoza tiene la edad de 34 años, su estado civil es casada, Ella tiene 2 hijos de los cuales su hijo mayor tiene la edad de 4 años y cursa recientemente el 3 nivel de primaria y su hija de 3 años cursa el 1 nivel de primaria, su esposo labora como cambista, sus propósitos son de mantener su negocio activo ya que le ha proporcionado la ayuda necesaria para sacar adelante a sus hijos y así alcanzar cada uno de sus propósitos presentados además también desea obtener una casa propia para sus hijos ya que quiere darle lo mejor para ellos y el día de mañana no tendrán problemas y les ofrecerá un buen futuro en los estudios.


La actividad económica a la que se dedica es la venta de mercadería en general en donde vende los productos como: cosméticos, pantalones, camisas y carteras, la ubicación de su negocio es un tramo en el Mercado Central de León, Ella inicia este negocio por cuenta propia razón por la que empieza con pocos productos como: pinturas de uñas, desodorantes y perfumes y decide realizar la compra de mas productos para tener mas variedad que ofertar a sus clientes razón por la decide incrementar mas en su negocio, el financiamiento es para capital de trabajo que será destinado para la compra de productos como ropa, cartera y sabanas ya que su Mama empezó trabajando con Fundación León 2000 y mas tarde su hija trabaja con Fundación y con las organizaciones amigas y agradece trabajar con ellas ya que le brindan la mano amiga para seguir adelante.
About the Country
Country:
Avg Annual Income:$3,636
Currency:Nicaragua Cordobas (NIO)
Exchange Rate:19.7995 NIO = 1 USD

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Status: Paid Back

$425
Loan Request
Pre-Disbursed : Dec 11, 2008
Listed: Dec 23, 2008
Funded: Dec 23, 2008
$425
Paid Back
Ended: Feb 15, 2009
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Journal entries for Juana Yamileth Toruño Espinoza


Subject: A loan update for Juana Yamileth Toruño Espinoza
Location: Leon, Nicaragua

Juana Yamileth Toruño Espinoza sells a plethora of products, from trinkets to toiletries, at her small stand inside the city’s central market. She first came to Fundación León 2000 like most micro loan borrowers in the area, possessing a clear vision for professional and personal improvement, but lacking any source for acquiring working capital.

With her first Kiva loan of $425, Juana Yamileth purchased a variety of new products that she considered essential in order to maintain competition over similar vendors in the market. With the seemingly simple improvement in inventory, her business became more competitive by attracting customers looking for a greater variety of goods. As the loan served more as a foundation for expanding her business, Juana Yamileth attracted a greater customer base by charging more competitive prices. As her income increased (she estimates a 10-15% increase in profits over the course of the 2-month loan), Juana Yamileth had no trouble fulfilling her monthly loan repayments.

Juana Yamileth dreams of operating a larger store away from the chaos and insecurity of the central market. To that end, she seeks greater financial self-sustainability to further develop her business and add value to the lives of her two children.

Juana Yamileth Toruño Espinoza would like to personally thank all Kiva lenders who helped her achieve a level of professional success and personal fulfillment unimaginable before receiving a micro loan. She hopes to garner further support from Kiva lenders in future small business endeavors.

A glance at Fundación León 2000: Fundación León 2000 is a micro finance institution with reliable service and credit leaders targeted at the micro, small and medium enterprises. Fundación León supports the socio-economic development of the west of the country, providing financial and non-financial services that are agile, efficient and of high quality. Recently, the Mix Market, an organization that reviews the overall transparency, quality, and reliability of a micro finance institution’s process and information, recognized Fundación León with the highest award of five stars (twice; in 2005 and 2006).

A glance at León, Nicaragua: León is the second largest city in Nicaragua, with a population hovering around 175,000 inhabitants [in 2005]. It was founded by the Spaniards as Santiago de los Caballeros de León and rivals Granada, Nicaragua, in the number of historic Spanish colonial homes and churches. León is located about 50 miles northwest of Managua, and only 11 miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Although less populous than Managua, León has long been the intellectual center of the nation after its university was founded in 1813. León is also an important industrial, agricultural (sugar cane, cattle, peanut, plantain, sorghum) and commercial center for Nicaragua.


Posted by Sean Calhoun from Leon, Nicaragua
Mar 17, 2009
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Subject: Loan has been disbursed
Location: Leon, Nicaragua

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Juana Yamileth Toruño Espinoza by Fundación Leon 2000 in Nicaragua. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 1 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
Dec 24, 2008
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Kiva HelpKiva Repayment Schedule for Juana Yamileth Toruño Espinoza
  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
March 2009 $425.00 $425.00 Repayment Received