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Edgar Antonio Sanchez
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About the Loan
Location: Leon, Nicaragua   Repayment Term: 13 months
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Activity: Retail   Repayment Schedule: Monthly
Loan Use: Working Capital   Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
      Default Protection: Covered
Mr. Edgar Antonio Sánchez is 53 years old, married and has 2 children, His oldest son is 32 years old and is self-employed and his daughter is 30 years old and also works on her own. His spouse works as a trader, their desires are to increase his business to continue providing his family with economic help because this business has helped the family move forward. It is in their plans to improve their home so that in the future their children will have a decent place to live, for all that they have is thanks to the hard work that he has done.

The economic activity he is dedicated to is selling watches for women and men. He has owned his business for 15 years, it is located in a mobile cart. He began this business by himself because Mr. Edgar has contacts in the watch business and this is how he obtained the experience in this field and decided to purchase the watches and sell them to customers, and that's how he had this kind of business. The financing is for working capital that will be used for the purchase of more products because Mr. Edgar found it is more favorable to purchase in different regions such as Chinandega, Managua y Chichigalpa to satisfy the demand from his customers.

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 Helen Smith, Kiva Volunteer

El señor de nombre Edgar Antonio Sánchez tiene la edad de 53 años, su estado civil es casado, este Señor tiene 2 hijos sus edades son las siguientes su hijo mayor de 32 años de edad trabaja por cuenta propia y su hija de 30 años que también labora por cuenta propia, su esposa labora como comerciante, sus deseos son de ampliar su negocio para seguir proporcionando a su familia ayuda económica ya que hasta los momentos con este negocio ha podido sacar adelante a su familia, en sus propósitos esta proporcionarle a su vivienda mejoras para que en un futuro sus hijos puedan tener un lugar digno donde vivir ya que todo lo que tiene es debido al arduo trabajo que ha realizado.

La actividad económica a la que se dedica es la venta de reloj para mujer y para varón el tiempo que tiene de poseer su negocio es de 15 años, la ubicación es de forma ambulante, el inicia este negocio por cuenta propia ya que Don Edgar poseía conocimientos de relojería y es así como el obtiene la experiencia en este campo y decide realizar la compra de reloj y venderlos al por mayor a sus clientes y así obtiene este tipo de negocio, el financiamiento es para capital de trabajo que será destinado para la compra de mas producto ya que a Don Edgar le resulta mas favorable la compra en los diferentes departamentos como Chinandega, Managua y Chichigalpa para satisfacer la demanda de sus clientes.
About the Country
Country:
Avg Annual Income:$3,636
Currency:Nicaragua Cordobas (NIO)
Exchange Rate:19.7995 NIO = 1 USD

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Pre-Disbursed : Dec 9, 2008
Listed: Dec 19, 2008
Funded: Dec 21, 2008
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Ended: Aug 16, 2009
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Journal entries for Edgar Antonio Sanchez


Subject: Edgar Antonio Sanchez
Location: Leon, Nicaragua

Today loan officers from Fundación Leon 2000 stopped by to visit Señor Edgar Antonio. He was resting when they arrived, but took a few moments to talk about his watch business. He continues to acquire various watches when he hears from vendors that there is a good selection. He sells them at varying prices in the central market here in Leon, Nicaragua. An excellent client of Fundación Leon 2000, Señor Edgar Antonio has not had any problems with his loan payments. He reports that because of this loan he has been able to invest in his business and have more confidence that he can live comfortably.

Señor Edgar Antonio is especially grateful for his relationship with Fundación Leon 2000 and with Kiva lenders.

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.

Follow this link "http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&partner_id=96&status=All&sortBy=New+to+Old" to see other entrepreneurs from Fundación Leon 2000 that currently need funding.

A glance at León, Nicaragua: León is the second largest city in Nicaragua, with a population hovering around 175,000 inhabitants [in 2005]. 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 Kelly McKinnon from Leon, Nicaragua
Oct 23, 2009
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Subject: Kiva Field Update - Message from Kiva Fellow in Nicaragua
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
Comments (14)
Subject: Loan has been disbursed
Location: Leon, Nicaragua

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Edgar Antonio Sanchez 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
Dec 22, 2008
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Kiva HelpKiva Repayment Schedule for Edgar Antonio Sanchez
  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
March 2009 $47.73 $47.73 Repayment Received
April 2009 $47.73 $47.73 Repayment Received
May 2009 $47.73 $71.53 Repayment Received
June 2009 $47.73 $23.92 Repayment Received
July 2009 $47.73 $47.73 Repayment Received
August 2009 $47.73 $47.73 Repayment Received
September 2009 $47.73 $238.63 Repayment Received
October 2009 $47.73 $0.00 Repayment Received
November 2009 $47.73 $0.00 Repayment Received
December 2009 $47.73 $0.00 Repayment Received
January 2010 $47.70 $0.00 Repayment Received