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Sonia
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About the Loan
(For privacy reasons, the Field Partner has requested that last name be undisclosed)
Location: Ayacucho, Peru   Repayment Term: 7 months
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Activity: Food Production/Sales   Repayment Schedule: Monthly
Loan Use: Buy cheese and sweets   Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
      Default Protection: Covered
Sonia is a member of the Sumaq Huayta Village Bank; “Sumaq Huayta” means “Beautiful Flower” in Quechua. Sonia is 36 years old and is married with one child. Sonia sells different kinds of sweets from the door of her home, which is near a school. She works everyday. She also travels to regional markets, where she buys cheese and garlic. She sends the cheese to Lima for her sister to sell there, and she peels the garlic and sells it by the kilogram. Sonia needs a loan of 1000 soles to buy cheese and sweets. Sonia dreams of improving her home, improving her business, and that her son will grow up to be a good, working professional.



Translated from Spanish by Cynthia McMurry, Kiva fellow




Sonia es socia del Banco Comunal Sumaq Huayta que significa Linda Flor.


Sonia es casada, tiene 36 años y 1 hijo, Sonia vende golosinas variadas, actividad que realiza en la puerta de su casa, todos los días, su casa esta ubicada cerca de un colegio. Además viaja a las ferias de la regio en donde compra quesos y ajo, los quesos lo envía a Lima a su hermana para que lo comercializa y los ajos los pela y lo vende por kilos.


Sonia necesita un préstamo de 1000 soles dinero que será invertido en la compra de quesos y golosinas.
Sonia sueña con mejorar su casa, mejorar su negocio y que su hijo sea un buen profesional.

About the Country
Country:
Avg Annual Income:$6,715
Currency:Peru Nuevos Soles (PEN)
Exchange Rate:3.0917 PEN = 1 USD

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Status: Paid Back

$325
Loan Request
Pre-Disbursed : Dec 3, 2008
Listed: Dec 18, 2008
Funded: Dec 19, 2008
$325
Paid Back
Ended: Jun 15, 2009
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Journal entries for Sonia


Subject: Sonia
Location: Ayacucho, Peru

After being in Finca for seven years, Sonia has had great accomplishments. Her loan has helped her to save more money, purchase more products to sell, and most exciting, has finished her house! Sonia has also enjoyed the family and business workshops offered by Finca. The attached picture was taken on Jan 25th, 2010.


Posted by Viviana Salinas Lanao from Ayacucho, Peru
Jan 26, 2010
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Subject: Loan has been disbursed
Location: Ayacucho, Peru

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Sonia by FINCA Peru in Peru. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 5 months of this loan, FINCA Peru will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Ayacucho, Peru
Dec 20, 2008
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Kiva HelpKiva Repayment Schedule for Sonia
  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
February 2009 $54.17 $54.28 Repayment Received
March 2009 $54.17 $54.06 Repayment Received
April 2009 $54.17 $54.17 Repayment Received
May 2009 $54.17 $54.17 Repayment Received
June 2009 $54.17 $54.16 Repayment Received
July 2009 $54.15 $54.16 Repayment Received