Kiva Loans for Edpyme Alternativa

Teresa : Peru

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:00:11 PDT

$950 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 29, 2012

Teresa, 46, is married and owns the home where she lives with her two children in the village of Fanupe in the Nuevo neighborhood, 15 minutes from the city of Morrope. Her husband is a farmer and she helps him with the household expenses. Teresa sells fish door-to-door. She buys it in Santa Rosa and sells it in the villages around Morrope. She sells on cash and credit and has loyal customers. She also raises and sells animals. The 3000 nuevos soles will be used to buy fish so she can take care of her customers.

Deysi Santos : Peru

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:50:03 PDT

$275 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 27, 2012

Deysi, age 32, is married and has two dependent children. She lives in her own house in the La Rita settlement in the Tambogrande district. She lives in the urban part of this district, and she has the basic services like electricity. Deyse sells beauty products and natural products. She also raises sheep and poultry. She has an established clientele, which has allowed her to have solid growth in her business of selling natural products. She has been doing both business activities for four years. She has experience in how to treat her customers. She is requesting 2,000 soles to buy merchandise. She will buy beauty products and natural products.

Paulino : Peru

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:30:02 PDT

$300 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 28, 2012

Paulino, 55, is married and has an 18 year old daughter in his care. He lives in his own house located in Amaru Inca Valle de los Incas hamlet in Tambogrande District. Paulino lives in the rural part of this sector and his house does not have any basic utilities. The activity Paulino does is farming. He owns 2 hectares of farmland that he has planted with lemons that he harvests and sells weekly. He’s been in this business for more than 15 years and he also works raising sheep and barnyard fowl like turkeys and chickens that he sells in the local market. His wife helps him with his complementary activities like taking care of the fowl and with his farm chores. The amount of the loan is 1500 new soles that he will use for lemon crop maintenance. He will buy pesticides, leaf fertilizers, bio-stimulants and fertilizers to provide good care to his crops to obtain the best crop yields to sell.

Elmer Arsenio : Peru

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:20:06 PDT

$175 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 22, 2012

Elmer is a 32 year old married man with two children. He lives in his parents’ house with his wife and children. The house is located in Caserío Los Riojas in Túcume District and it has electricity. The place is a community of approximately 200 families. The activity Elmer carries out is raising small farm animals (sheep, goats, pigs and barnyard fowl) that are sold in the local market. This activity has been going on for four years approximately; that is to say he knows it to perfection. His wife also works selling food from home and has regular customers. The amount of the requested loan is 1000 new soles to use to finish building his house on land that he inherited from his family, so that he may live more comfortably with his family.

Margarita : Peru

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:20:04 PDT

$400 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 29, 2012

Margarita is 37 years old and lives with her partner and their two dependent children in her own house, in PPJJ Las Dunas, within the district of Lambayeque. She only has valid credit with our entity. Margarita offers custom sewing services from a workshop, which operates in her residence. She owns a manual sewing machine and an overlocker, which she acquired with the last loan granted by our entity. She is well known in her area and has a loyal customer base. Her spouse works as a guard for the UGEL (Local Education Management Unit) of Lambayeque, and he also owns a mototaxi. The loan amount requested will be 3000 nuevos soles, which will be invested in the purchase of fiber cement sheets for the roof of their home, and in maintenance and purchase of insurance for her spouse's mototaxi.

Hilda Cecilia : Peru

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:40:03 PDT

$300 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 21, 2012

Hilda is 42 years old, is in a common-law marriage, and lives with her daughter and spouse in their own house. She says that the quality of life in her community is at a subsistence level. Most residents are independent workers who work in commercial activities or raising small animals, and some of them also work in agriculture. Hilda lives in her own home in the small village of Mocape, within the district of Olmos, in the department of Lambayeque. She also doesn't have access to basic electricity service, and they get their water from a manual well. All of the families who reside there also live in these conditions. Hilda's commercial activity is raising, fattening, and selling small animals, such as fowl and goats. She raises these animals in farmyards outside her home. However, she says that she sells them both at the local market and/or to wholesale buyers. Notably, Hilda has 10 years of experience, which has allowed her to maintain an established customer base in the business. Her spouse also supports her in this type of business, where they have a good family relationship. Currently Hilda intends to expand her inventory regarding raising and selling animals (goats and fowl), due to the fact that this is a very cost-effective activity in her area. Because of these circumstances, she is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa, in the amount of 2000 nuevos soles, which she will use to purchase balanced feed to fatten her animals, vitamins, and to fix up her farmyards. This in time will allow her to gradually improve her family's living standard.

Julia : Peru

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:00:15 PDT

$375 of $1,700 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 29, 2012

Julia, 62, is married and has four children. She lives with her family in Cayalti District, Chiclayo Province. She has basic utilities: water, sewage and electricity. Julia has a station wagon that she uses to provide transportation services on the Cayalti-Zaña route; she’s been in business more than 8 years. She’s asking for a 4500 new sol loan to service the vehicle and purchase SOAT (required accident insurance policy) for her vehicle in order to obtain more income and be able to improve her quality of life.

Santos : Peru

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:40:18 PDT

$375 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on May 2, 2012

Santos, 33, is married and has 3 children. He owns his home in the village of Peña Viva in the district of Tambogrande. He lives in a rural part of the district and the only utility he has is electricity. Santos farms and raises small animals like sheep, pigs and chickens. He has 2 hectares of farmland planted with lemons that he harvests weekly and sells daily. The 2200 nuevos soles requested will be used to buy fertilizers for his lemon crop and to weed it, as well as to buy feed for his animals so that he can sell them at a better price in the market.

Vidalina : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:50:18 PDT

$450 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Vidalina is a 49-year-old woman. She is single and has two children in her care. She lives in Oyotún, district of Chiclayo, capital of the department of Lambayeque. She lives in her own home together with her children. Viviana's business activity is raising and selling livestock (cows, goats, pigs and farmyard birds). She also sells milk. When her animals have reached an appropriate size and weight, she sells them in the local market. She has been in this line of work for approximately 11 years. The business is located outside her home and she learned it from her parents which means that she knows it like the back of her hand. Vidalina's husband is a farmer. He supports her financially which provides her with additional income. Viviana has requested a loan for 2,000 soles which she will use to invest in buying nutritionally-balanced feed for her animals and to support her son who is studying his higher education in the city of Chiclayo. It will enable her to improve his quality of life.

Maximo : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:10:07 PDT

$275 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Máximo, 57, is married and has three children in his care. He lives in a house of his own with his wife and children located in Caserío San Pedrilllo in Tambogrande District; the house has electricity. The place is a small community of approximately 200 families. The activity that Maximo does is raising small farm animals to sell (sheep, goats, pigs and barnyard fowl) that he sells in the local market when they reach ideal size and weight. He’s been doing this for approximately 25 years. The business is located in his back yard. He learned this activity from his parents which means he knows the line of work to perfection. He also farms. He has a 1.75 hectare plot of farmland where he’s growing lemons, mangoes and passion fruit; he harvests weekly which allows him to earn additional income. The amount of the loan requested is 3000 new soles that he will use to buy nutritionally balanced feed for his livestock and to buy fertilizer for his mango and lemon crops to sell them at a better price which will allow him to improve his standard of living.

Jesus Joaquina : Peru

Fri, 04 May 2012 18:00:05 PDT

$275 of $1,700 raised.

Started raising funds on May 4, 2012

Jesus is a 45 year-old woman who is married and has 3 children in her care. She lives in her own house with her husband. Her house is located in the rural La Pala settlement in Tambogrande district, and does not have electricity. This is a small community that contains about 90 families. Jesus has a business raising and selling cattle and small animals (goats, pigs and poultry). She raises them until they are the right size and weight to sell in the local market. She has been doing this type of work for about 6 years. Her business is located in back of her house, and she learned this trade from her parents. In addition, her husband is a farmer who cultivates mangoes, lemons and cocoa on his own land. He is an excellent farmer, and this allows him to obtain extra income. She is requesting a loan of 4,000 Peruvian soles. This money will be used to invest in the purchase of a motorcycle with an attached truck bed that she needs to transport her products to the market, and she will also use the loan to make some improvements to her animal pens. This will allow her to improve her standard of living.

Martina : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 20:30:02 PDT

$275 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Martina is a 58-year-old who is widowed and lives in her own home with her grown son. It should be mentioned that the quality of life in her community is subsistent. Most of the residents are independent workers who engage in trade and the breeding of small animals. Some of them also engage in agriculture. Martina's home is in the village of Los Bances in the District of Túcume, Department of Lambayeque. The only basic service available in this area is electricity and the drinking water comes from an artesian well. All of the families that reside here live under these conditions.

Martina's business involves trading, raising, fattening, and selling animals. These include cattle and small animals such as poultry, pigs, goats, and sheep. The animals are kept in pens outside of her home. Martina sells her animals at the local market or to wholesale livestock traders. She has gained 20 years of experience in this business, which has enabled her to maintain an established clientele. Her son helps her by maintaining her land, which consists of one hectare of yellow corn. He is able to produce a healthy crop.

At the moment, Martina proposes to expand the inventory for her business of fattening and selling animals (including cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens) since this type of business is very profitable in her area. Under these circumstances, she is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 3,000 PEN. The money will be used to buy balanced feed for fattening the animals and fertilizers for her crops. Over time, she will able to improve her quality of life and that of her family.

Roxana Elizabeth : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:10:02 PDT

$300 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Roxana is 25 years old, married and has two children. She lives in her own home with her children and husband. It is mentioned that the quality of life in her community is that of subsistence. The majority of the inhabitants are independent workers who make a living in agriculture, livestock and raising small animals, and some also are involved in commerce. Roxana lives in the hamlet of Escute, district of Pacora, department of Lamayeque in a home that only has basic electric and water services. Nearly all of the families in the hamlet live under these conditions. Roxana makes a living raising and selling small animals and also sells beverages (soft drinks, beer and chica de jora, a traditional local drink) out of her home, where she tends to faithful customers. She has two years of experience, which has allowed her to maintain a clientele in both businesses. Her husband is a barber and also arduously supports Roxana in her activities as part of a good relationship between them. Currently, Roxana wants to expand the inventory of her small businesses since they are very lucrative ones for her area. It's for this reason she is requesting a new loan from Kiva partner Edpyme Alternativa, which she plans to use to purchase animals (goats and poultry) and to stock her beverage business a little bit more. In time, this will allow her to improve her family's quality of life.

Suli Wuilma : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:30:02 PDT

$300 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Suli’s a 61 year old, married woman with no children in her care. She lives with her spouse in her own house. It’s mentioned that the living conditions in the community are at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers who are in commerce and animal husbandry; some of them also work in agriculture. Suli lives in Salas District in Lambayeque Department. They have all basic utilities and all the families living there do so under these conditions. Suli’s commercial activity is selling fruit (oranges, soursops, cucumbers, papaya, apples and others) and also tubers (potatoes, sweet potatoes) in the local central market. It should be noted that Mercedes has 10 years’ experience which has allowed her to retain her business’ regular clientele. Her husband helps her with this activity. Suli has proposed to increase her working capital because this is a very profitable activity in the zone which is why she’s asking Edpyme Alternativa for a new loan in the amount of 2000 new soles to buy fruit and tubers to stock her business which in time will allow her to gradually improve her family’s standard of living.

Jony Alberto : Peru

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:05 PDT

$150 of $1,075 raised.

Started raising funds on May 16, 2012

Jony, 40, is married and lives with his wife and three children in the district of Tambogrande in Piura Department. They, like the rest of the families in this area, have the basic utilities of electricity, water and sewage system. Jony's main business is raising dairy cattle to produce milk that he sells at the local market. He also has a patch of land where he grows lemons and mangos which he harvests weekly. His wife raises poultry to earn additional income. The loan in the amount of 2,800 PEN will be used to buy balanced animal feed for the dairy cattle and fertilizers for the lemon crop. This will allow him to improve his family's quality of life.

Francisca : Peru

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:10:19 PDT

$50 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 23, 2012

Francisca is 55 years old, and lives with her civil partner and their children in a rural portion of the district of Tambogrande. They do not have access to electricity, but they do have access to well water. The majority of families in their community live in these same conditions. Francisca makes a living raising and selling sheep, barnyard birds, and pigs, which she fattens up and then sells in the local market. She has lots of experience in this arena, and her partner owns one hectare of land which he has planted with lemon trees that they harvest once a week to generate additional income. The current loan Francisca is requesting is in the amount of 2,000 nuevos soles, and she plans to use this support to buy a motor taxi to transport her animals, such as: sheep, pigs and barnyard birds. She also will use the motor taxi to take their lemons to market, too. This investment will help her family to improve their quality of life.

Pascuala : Peru

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:50:05 PDT

$125 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 23, 2012

Pascuala is a 33 year-old woman who is married and lives with her husband and children in a rural part of Mochumi district, in the department of Lambayeque. The only utility that she has in her house is electricity. She gets her water from hand-made wells. Most of the families in this area live in similar conditions. Pascuala's main activity is buying and selling animals such as: pigs, goats, ducks, and hens. She feeds them and raises them, and sells them to the wholesalers in the area. She has experience in this line of work. Her husband also supports her with her business. Pascuala is requesting a sum of 2,000 Peruvian soles to buy animals such as pigs, goats, ducks and hens, and to buy nutritionally balanced feed such as: corn, rice-based feed, Purina feed and vitamins. At this time she is proposing to increase her stock of animals, which will allow her to improve her family's quality of life.

Angel : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:40:02 PDT

$50 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Ángel is a 57 year-old married man who lives with his wife in the urban marginal zone of Mórrope district, some 50 minutes away from Lambayeque proper. Ángel has been raising and selling animals for 11 years, a trade which was taught to him by his mother. He uses a plot of land near his house that was given to him by his father. Ángel asks for a 3,000 soles loan to buy porcine cattle and to build corrals for his animals; he also wishes to buy an engine to irrigate his land.

Martin : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:50:04 PDT

$25 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Martin is a 42-year-old client. He lives with his younger child in the village of El Papayo in the city of Motupe, which is located an hour and a half away from the district of Lambayeque. Martin works transporting passengers in a motor-taxi. He has been doing this for the last ten years in the same area or those nearby. He learned this business from his father. The loan that he is requesting is for 1,200 soles, which will be used to increase his working capital. In this way he will be able to earn more income for his household and so be able to improve his quality of life. There is not much competition in this field in his area, so Martin has an already established customer base.

Jose Manuel : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:50:04 PDT

$0 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

José, 60, is a married man but no longer has children dependent on him. He lives in his own house with his wife located in the Amaru Inca Valle de los Incas settlement in Tambogrande District. José lives in the rural zone which is why he has no basic utilities in his house. The activity José does is agriculture. He has his own parcel planted with lemons that are harvested and sold weekly. He’s been in this line of work for more than 7 years and it’s given him many economic benefits. In addition, he also raises sheep and barnyard fowl like turkeys and chickens at home that are sold at the local market when they reach ideal size and weight. His wife helps him with complementary activities like caring for the fowl and with some of the farming chores. The amount José is asking for is 2000 new soles that he will use to care for, clear and maintain his lemon crops that he has on his own parcel. This maintenance will include weeding, harvesting, etc.

Pedro Francisco : Peru

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:00:09 PDT

$50 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 29, 2012

Pedro, age 52, is in a common-law marriage and has two children under his care. He lives in his own house in the El Porvenir settlement in the Tambogrande district. Pedro lives in the rural part of this district, and the only basic service he has at his house is electricity. Pedro has two hectares of farm land planted with lemons and mangos. It is in good phonological state. The lemon plants are in the flowering stage. He also raises small animals. He will use the requested 3,000 soles to buy fertilizer for his lemon crops. He will also use the loan to pay day workers. This will allow him to achieve a better production. He will then receive better income, which will allow him to continue growing with his small farm.

Luis : Peru

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:00:11 PDT

$75 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 28, 2012

Luis, age 64, is in a common-law marriage and has two children under his care. He lives in his own house in the Luchadores Sociales settlement in the Tambogrrande district. He lives in the rural part of this district, but he does have electricity. Luis is a farmer. He has four hectares of agricultural land where he has planted lemon crops that he harvests weekly. He also raises small animals like sheep. Luis has over 20 years of experience managing his business. He has requested a loan for 1,500 soles, which will be used in clearing the fields and fertilizing his lemon crops. He will also make improvements to the watering system for the crops (pay the day workers). This way he gives maintenance to his crops, which makes them develop. Then the crop will not have phytosanitary problems when it is time to sell it. This way he will be able to attract more consumers.

Antenor : Peru

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:30:01 PDT

$200 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 28, 2012

Antenor is a 40 year old married man, and he has two dependent children under his care. He lives in his own house with his wife and children in the Palominos settlement in the Tambogrande district. Antenor lives in the rural part of this district, but he does have electrical service at his house. Antenador raises livestock, and he farms. When his animals reach the ideal size and weight he sells them in the local market in the area. He has a well-established customer base, which is mostly comprised of meat dealers. He has 0.5 hectare of farm land where he grows rice. As a supplement, he also works as a day worker on the farms in his area. He has requested 1,500 soles, which will be used for the maintenance and fertilization of his rice crop. He will use the earnings from selling the rice to pay his loan obligations given that responsibility is characteristic of Antenor.

Marcela Del Pilar : Peru

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:10:03 PDT

$175 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 28, 2012

Marcela, 26, is a single mother but she has no children in her care. She lives in her own home in the Chiclayito settlement in the La Matanza district. She has good personal and work references from the area, which is a district containing more than 10,000 residents. Marcela has a business selling beer and snacks in the neighborhood. She sells from her house, and she has 4 years of experience with this business. The loan that she is requesting, in the sum of 2,513 Peruvian soles, will be invested in her business. Specifically, she will buy corn and will make some repairs to her business premises, which got damaged by the rains. In this way, she will be able to provide better service, and as a result have more income, which will allow her to have better living conditions. This loan that she is requesting will help her, because many of the residents in her area have the same type of business, and this is a good business to invest in and so will bring in more profits for Marcela. One of her primary goals is to attract more customers and sell her products at a good price. To do this she will exert herself to the maximum, working every day and doing the work with responsibility and a lot of respect. She already has an established customer base.

Teobaldo : Peru

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:00:08 PDT

$100 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 28, 2012

Teobaldo is 54 years old, and is married with two children. He lives with his wife and children in their own house, which is located in the Caserío Las Mónicas A Lote 140 community of the district of Tambogrande. They have access to electricity. Teobaldo works in agriculture and also raises livestock for resale in the local market. He has one and a half hectares of arable land that he has planted with Kent variety mangos, which are presently in their growth cycle. His wife works raising chickens and barnyard fowl. He is requesting a loan in the amount of 2,000 nuevos soles, which he will invest in the purchase of feed for his cattle, and in fertilizers for growing mango trees. With the support from this loan, he will be able to continue growing his business and improving his quality of life.

Cecilia Margarita : Peru

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:40:06 PDT

$50 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 2, 2012

Cecilia is 38 years old and she has 3 children economically depending on her. She lives in her own house in the hamlet Tejedores, in the Tambogrande district, and the house is equipped with electricity. Cecilia sells beauty products, clothes and accessories for women. She has been engaged in this activity for more than 2 years. She visits neighboring hamlets looking for customers, and she is well known in the area. She is requesting a loan of 2000 PEN she needs to buy more products such as beauty products, clothes (polo shirts, shorts, sandals, undershirts) and accessories (ornaments) to stock up her inventory. It must be stressed that her activity is growing: she has received some orders, thus being able to keep her activity in the market.

Benedo : Peru

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:40:13 PDT

$50 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 2, 2012

Benedo is 52 years old, he is single and has no children. He lives in his own house in the hamlet of San Martín, in the Tambogrande district. Benedo lives with his mother who supports him in his job. Benedo is a farmer and a livestock breeder (sheep and pigs). He has some experience in this field, and he also owns some land that his mother bequeathed him where has planted lemon trees that are currently bearing fruit and that he weekly harvests. He is requesting a loan of 1,000 PEN that he will use to buy animal feed for his animals and fertilizers for his lemon trees. This will allow his to keep on growing with his activity and to improve his standard of living.

Rùben : Peru

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:10:03 PDT

$150 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 28, 2012

Rubén is a 63 year old man and lives in a house with his family. He lives with his 2 older children, who help with the family needs. Their home is located in the settlement Tongorrape in the district of Motupe. Here they have basic services of electricity and water. The business that Rubén carries out is the rearing and sale of livestock. He has carried out this business since 20 years ago, so he has plenty of experience and learned this business from his father. He has established clients in the area. The total requested is 2,000 nuevo soles. Said loan will be intended to buy food for his animals. In this manner, he will be able to provide a better income for his home and improve his quality of life. For this area, there isn't greater competence in the region since the owner has clients already established.

Oscar Eduardo : Peru

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:00:06 PDT

$75 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 28, 2012

Oscar is a 44 year old man with a common-law marriage and three children under his care. He lives in his own house with his spouse and children. His home is in the small village of El Convento in the district of Tambogrande and it has basic services. Oscar works in and has experience with livestock and agriculture. When the livestock reach a certain weight and size he sells them in the local market. He also has 0.5 hectares of agricultural land where he grows rice. His current rice harvest was planted 30 days ago. The loan request is for 2,000 PEN (Peruvian Nuevos Soles), which Oscar will use to purchase fertilizers for his rice crops. He has very good references.

Josè Antonio : Peru

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:20:06 PDT

$75 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 28, 2012

José is a 26 year old single man with no family members under his care. He lives in his own house that has electricity and he is the next to get married. He lives in the outskirts of an urban zone in the district of Lambayeque, in a small community with approximately 100 families. José provides public transportation for passengers in a motorcar-taxi, an activity he has been doing for 2 years. The reach of his business is the urban zone of Lambayeque. The loan request is for 1,500 PEN (Peruvian Nuevos Soles), which José will use to purchase Eternit brand plates for the roof of his house for its renovation and also to purchase SOAT vehicle insurance.

Celia : Peru

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:40:03 PDT

$50 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 28, 2012

Celia is a thirty-eight year old woman and spouse who cares for two children. She lives in her own home, which is located in the village of Bello Horizonte in the district of Tambogrande, in Piura, with her husband and children. Additionally, they now have the basic utility services of electricity and water. Celia sells clothing and accessories, and also raises lambs and chickens. As a result, she has been working in this business for more than six years. She is well-known in the region, she has a good relationship with her customers, and she relies on the help of her husband and children. She is requesting a loan of 2200 PEN [$850] which she will use to supply her business (by purchasing t-shirts and winter shorts) and to purchase healthy feed for her animals. Celia has a great desire to get ahead and to help her business to grow.

Marìa Irma : Peru

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:40:13 PDT

$0 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 2, 2012

María is a 45 year old woman. She has two children the older of which is already independent. Her address is located in José C. Mariategui, Motupe District. It has both electricity and water. The activity that María carries out is clothing sales. She‘s been doing this for the last ten years at the market in Motupe. She learned this activity from her father. She has an established clientele in the zone. The amount requested is 3000 new soles that she’ll use to stock her business so that she can increase working capital and earn better income for her home; she has a well-established regular clientele.

Nicolàs : Peru

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:10:03 PDT

$25 of $1,700 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 29, 2012

Nicolás is a 47-year-old gentleman who is married and has two dependent children. He lives in his own home which receives electricity and running water. Nicolás currently lives in the village of Valle Nuevo, which is 15 minutes away from the District of Mochumi. This place is a small community that has approximately 200 families.

Nicolás has a business in which he sells animals. He has plenty of experience in this type of work. Nicolas also sells pork based on the weight. His business is located at his home and he learned this trade from his parents. Nicolás is known for being a perfectionist at his work. The loan amount of 4,500 PEN that he is requesting will be invested in the purchase of pigs, goats, sheep, poultry, and other livestock. This will enable him to increase his operating capital so that he can earn more household income. Nicolás already has established customers.

Olga Yojany : Peru

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:40:04 PDT

$75 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 29, 2012

Olga is a 34-year-old woman who is a single mother with two dependent children. She lives in her own home which she inherited from her parents. Her house is located in the village of Viviano Espinoza in the District of Las Lomas in Tambogrande. Olga hopes to be successful. The only basic service she receives is electricity.

Olga sells beauty products and groceries such as beverages and candy. She has also been raising small animals for more than 12 years. Every day she manages all of her businesses from her home and makes deliveries to different areas near her village. Olga has an established customer base. The amount of 3,000 PEN that she is requesting will be invested in her business and the purchase of balanced feed for her animals. This will increase her operating capital so that she can generate more household income. Olga already has established customers.

Jeny Lorena : Peru

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:40:18 PDT

$50 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 2, 2012

Jeny is a 34-year-old woman who is in a common-law relationship. She has two children under her care and lives with her husband in their own home, which is located in the District of La Matanza. Jeny has good personal and work-related references in the area and is known for being a responsible client. She has been selling vegetables, fruits, and condiments for the past three years out of her home in the District of La Matanza. Her husband is a farm laborer. The loan amount of 1,508 PEN that she is requesting will be invested in her business, specifically the purchase vegetables and wicker baskets for displaying goods in her business. This will enable her to provide better service to her customers. By generating a better income, she will have better living conditions in the area. The market is good for investing in this type of business. It should be noted that there is no marketplace in this district, so individual merchants offer their products from their homes. They are able to generate more profit since they do not pay a tax.

Cesar : Peru

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:40:02 PDT

$100 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 29, 2012

César is a 49 year old married man with two children in his care. He lives in La Matanza District and has good personal and work references. The zone has more than 10,000 inhabitants and he lives in his own house in a new town. César is a fruit merchant. He sells lemons, tamarinds, passion fruit, oranges and mangoes, among others. He’s been doing this for five years in La Matanza. The amount of the requested loan is 1508 new soles that he needs to invest in his business, specifically to acquire merchandise like lemons, mangoes and oranges that are in season now. In this way he will have better income and as a consequence better living conditions in the zone. The market is profitable to invest in this business because the population in general, especially the men, are farmers growing fruit and vegetables which means risks for customers are few and the main influence to invest thus obtaining more profits for his family’s support.

Luz Yolanda : Peru

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:50:04 PDT

$50 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 29, 2012

Luz is a married woman with no dependents in her care; her children are all off on their own. She’s well known in her neighborhood. She currently lives in the Nuevo México settlement in Cayalti District. She does not have basic utilities. She lives with her husband who helps her with the business chores and to support the family. Luz sell groceries at retail; she’s been in business more than 15 years in her settlement. The amount of the loan requested is 2000 new soles that she’ll use to buy a mototaxi and to invest in her grocery store to meet unmet demand and be able to improve her quality of life.

Miguel : Peru

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:00:12 PDT

$125 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 29, 2012

Miguel is a 43 year-old man who lives with his 3 dependent children in his own house in the village of Santa Isabel, which is located 15 minutes from the city of Mórrope. He is a client with financial experience. Miguel works raising and selling animals. He raises his animals in pens located behind his house. He feeds the animals with "polvillo" (animal feed made from rice) , corn, and by grazing. In addition, Miguel works in the fields as a day laborer and also works as a contractor, taking workers out to labor in the fields. The loan amount requested is 2000 nuevos soles. This credit will be used to buy nutrionally balanced feed for his livestock and to buy animals to sell. With this he will be able to meet an unmet demand in the area, and be able to improve his quality of life.

Manuel Alexander : Peru

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:30:04 PDT

$325 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 29, 2012

Manuel is in a common law marriage and has two children, ages 2 and 8. He lives with his family in the village of Sincape in the district of Olmos, province of Lambayeque. The country community has about 150 houses with electricity and water services. In addition, they have a church and a school. Manuel works mainly in the marketing of animals and has ten years of experience in this business. During the week, he buys cattle and sells it on Fridays in the city of Chiclayo. The animals that he usually sells are sheep, goats, poultry, guinea pigs, rabbits, and pigs. Manuel also raises animals. At the time of the evaluation, he had bought guinea pigs and pigs during the weekend. In addition, during his spare time, Manuel drives a motorcycle taxi, covering the route from Sincape-Olmos and back. He is requesting a loan in the amount of 3,000 nuevos soles and will invest it in the purchase of cattle to fatten, specifically sheep and goats. Due to the rain in Olmos, there is abundant grass so the cost of raising animals is zero. For this reason, he estimates purchasing them small and taking them to market within four months. In this way, he will improve living conditions for his family.

Lily : Peru

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:50:03 PDT

$0 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 2, 2012

Lily is a woman who is separated from her partner and has two children to care for. She is well-known for her work selling cosmetic products and school supplies in her area. She lives with her father who is retired and helps her with her family expenses. Besides this, she has good personal references. She lives in the Cayalti district and is very dedicated to business, agriculture and raising animals. Lily has worked selling cosmetics and beauty products for more than 15 years. With this loan, she will include more products in her business and thus be able to give a better quality of life to her family. The amount requested is 1,000 nuevos soles and it will be used to invest in the purchase of beauty products to stock her business, since she already has established customers.

Alicia : Peru

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:50:04 PDT

$75 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 2, 2012

Alicia, age 37, is single and has two children. She lives with her children in the Cayalti district. She is also a person who has good references in her area. Alicia has been selling groceries in her house for over three years. She sells basic needs items like rice, sugar, milk, condiments, and soft drinks, etc. The requested 2,000 soles are to buy merchandise for her store. That way she will be able to take care of her customers’ orders and get more income. She will do this in order to improve her quality of life.

Jose : Peru

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:40:03 PDT

$175 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 29, 2012

José is a 51 years old man, has 2 minor children, lives together with his children and his partner. The standard of living of his community is one of subsistence, most people are independent workers in commerce related businesses and raising of animals, also dedicated to agriculture; his home is located in the La capilla San Antonio- Sialupe Baca neighborhood in the Lambayeque province. His commercial activity is the raising of small animals and the sale of corn liquor, he has 25 years of experience doing this. The business is located in his own home and has a regular customer base, which is made up of the Chiclayo storekeepers. The loan amount requested is of 2000 nuevos soles and it will be invested in the purchase of animals and the purchase of food for the fattening of pigs; currently he has set out to broaden his inventory in what refers to animals because it is a very profitable activity in the area.

Luis Gustavo : Peru

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:00:07 PDT

$100 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 29, 2012

Gustavo is single, and lives with his parents in the Caserío Wiracocha community in the district of Tambogrande. Gustavo works raising cattle, sheep and barnyard fowl behind his house. He has 12 head of cattle and sheep, and 15 birds (chickens and turkeys), and he raises all of his animals to grow them and fatten them up for resale in the local market. He also has one hectare of arable land that is planted with lemon trees and is harvested weekly. He is requesting this loan of 2,000 nuevos soles in order to purchase healthy feed for his animals and birds, and to repair his corrals. This investment will help him to continue growing his business and improving his quality of life.

Emilio : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:40:03 PDT

$0 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Emilio is a 34-year-old man who lives with his partner. He has three minor children. He lives with his children and his spouse. The quality of life in the community is subsistence. The majority are independent workers in businesses and raising animals. Additionally they work in agriculture. Currently he lives in Caserío Arbolsol Alto S/N in the Mórrope district, a rural area 30 minutes from Lambayeque. The business Emilio works in is raising small animals. He also has a motorcycle taxi, with eight years of experience. The business is located in his own home. The amount of the requested loan is 1500 nuevos soles (PEN), and it will be invested in buying balanced feed to fatten his animals (pigs and goats) and improving the corral. For this he has the right knowledge for feeding the animals.

Mirtha Soledad : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:40:03 PDT

$0 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Mirtha is a married woman who lives with her husband in the village of Lagunas, province of Chiclayo in the department of Lambayeque. She is well-known for her work of selling and raising animals. Mirtha lives with her children (ages 15 and 6) who help her with the duties of her business. Mirtha sells groceries and has a store located in her home. The amount of 2,000 PEN that she is requesting will be used to buy more merchandise to restock her business. She will be able to address the unmet demand in this place. Her clientele is growing since she has new customers and additional income for her family.

Josè Felipe : Peru

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:00:07 PDT

$150 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 29, 2012

José is a 32-year-old man who is married and has 2 children in his charge. He lives in his own house, with his wife and children. Their house is located in the small town of San Pedrillo, in the district of Tambogrande. He lives in a rural part of the district and does not have basic services. José’s business is cattle and agriculture. When the cattle reach an ideal size and weight, he sells them in the local market. He has 0.75 hectares of agricultural land, which are planted with lime and Kent mango trees, which are producing. His wife raises domestic fowl. The amount requested for the loan will be 2,000 nuevos soles (PEN), and it will be used to buy tin roofing to improve his house and to buy fertilizers for his orchard.

Nexar : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:50:02 PDT

$0 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Nexar is 27 years old, lives with his partner, and has 2 children. He lives in her own house, which is located in the small town of San Pablo, in the district of Tambogrande. Nexar lives in a rural part of this district. The only basic service he has is electricity. Nexar raises small livestock and domestic fowl, which he raises and fattens in his back yard. He also has 1 hectare of agricultural land, which his father left him as an inheritance, and which is planted with limes that he harvests weekly. The requested amount of the loan is 1,500 nuevos soles (PEN) and it will be for buying fertilizers for his limes and to make improvements to his livestock corral. This will allow him to continue growing in his business.

Luz Maria : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:50:03 PDT

$0 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Luz, 58, is married and has one son in her care. They live in the home that they own in the village Cruce de Vega in the district of Tambogrande. It's in a rural part of the district, but has electricity. Luz sells beer, sodas and cosmetics from her home. She has an established customer base in the area. Her husband has a stable job on a farm in the village of Cruceta and comes home on the weekends. The requested 2000 nuevos soles will be used to purchase merchandise so that she can stock her store, which will allow her to keep growing her business.

Percy Roberto : Peru

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:20:03 PDT

$50 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Percy is 34 and has a common-law wife and two school-aged children. They live in their own house in a rural area with running water and electricity. Percy has a motor-taxi business and also has another vehicle which he rents out. For over five years he has been in business. He is requesting a loan in the amount of 1,500 PEN to pay for maintenance for his vehicles, and to renovate his house. Little by little, Percy has been able to grow his business thanks to the loans provided by our entity.

Mariela : Peru

Tue, 01 May 2012 14:40:04 PDT

$225 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 1, 2012

Mariela is 34 years old, she is single and she has 2 children depending on her. She lives in her parents’ house, she is very responsible and she can count on good references on a personal as well as professional level in her area. She lives in a urban area with more that 10 thousand inhabitants. references Mariela sells basic necessities, such as rice, sugar and vegetable stews among others. She has been engaged in this activity for 3 years and her shop is set in her house. She is requesting a loan of 2000 PEN to invest it in her activity, in particular to stock it up by purchasing some scaffolds and some basic necessities such as toilet paper, milk, tuna and other products specifically requested by her customers.

Rafael : Peru

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:10:01 PDT

$75 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Rafael is 25, single and has no children. He lives with his parents in the hamlet of Bajo Cruceta in the Tambogrande district. Rafael has always worked in animal husbandry and agriculture. He breeds small animals and also transports passengers in his mototaxi, activities which he carries out every day. He is experienced at running his own business and also receives help from his mother. Rafael has applied for a loan of 2500 PEN so that he can buy food to fatten up his animals and carry out maintenance work on his mototaxi. He also wants to buy tires. This will allow him to keep growing his business and improve his quality of life.

Giovana : Peru

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:00:06 PDT

$0 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Giovanna is 35, married and has two children. She lives in her own home with her husband and two small children in the Tambogrande district. Since she lives in an urban zone, she has basic water and electricity services. Giovanna works from home, where she sells groceries. She has a steady stream of customers from the surrounding area. She also sells beauty products as a secondary activity. She has been running both of these businesses for three years. Her husband is a chauffeur but he also helps his wife with her businesses. Giovanna is applying for a loan of 2500 PEN. She plans to use it to buy basic staples such as rice, sugar, oil, drinks etc. and beauty products, since she has a loyal customer base in the local area. This will allow her to improve her family’s quality of life.

Jacinto : Peru

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:30:03 PDT

$175 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

52-year old Jacinto is married and supports three children. He lives in his own simple house in a rural area called Rama Cotona located in the village of Chacupe Bajo in La Victoria district. Recently his house was hooked up to electricity; he gets water from a well. The local people earn their living from agriculture, raising livestock, or crafts. Jacinto works in construction and also in agriculture, jobs he has had for more than thirteen years. He works mostly on contract for builders, but he also takes on independent work building houses, schools, and other kinds of construction. His wife makes hats from palm leaves and contributes to the household budget in this way. Jacinto is seeking a loan of 2,500 soles to buy building materials for the roof of his house. He also wants to buy supplies for 0.5 hectares of sweet potatoes and alfalfa. The loan will help him increase his income and improve his standard of living.

Simona : Peru

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:00:13 PDT

$50 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Simona is a 29-year-old woman who is married and has 3 dependent children. She lives in her own home in the Huaca de Morrope settlement, located 20 minutes from the loan office. Simona dedicates herself to selling groceries from her home, including rice, sugar, cooking oil, beans, etc. She can count on dependable customers. In addition, she raises and sells farm fowl, feeding them chicken feed and corn. Her husband is a laborer and farm worker. Simona also has 1 hectare of her parents' land planted in cotton. Simona is requesting a loan of 2,000 new sols, to invest in grocery merchandise, and to maintain her cotton field. This should help increase her income and improve her quality of life.

Omar : Peru

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:30:02 PDT

$50 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Omar is a 27 year old man living with his wife in his own house in Caserío Los Bances in Túcume District; he has both electricity and water. It is a small community with approximately 80 families. Omar’s activity is selling animals and grains in the Túcume area and he also farms. He has about 3 years’ experience in the business. The amount of the requested loan is 2500 new soles that he will use to buy animals like goats and sheep and to buy animal feed and also to increase his capital a little for the grain sales.

Waldir : Peru

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:30:02 PDT

$100 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Waldir is a 25 year old single man with no children in his care. He lives in his parents’ house located in Pedregal Bajo. He works raising animals and providing transportation service. The activity Waldir does is raising small farm animals and transporting passengers in his mototaxi. He also relates that he has experience running his business; his mother helps him with his activities. The amount of the loan requested is 3000 new soles that will be used to buy feed to fatten up his animals, to service his mototaxi and to buy tires for it that will make it possible for him to continue growing and to improve his quality of life.

Leonor Isabel : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:50:12 PDT

$100 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Leonor is a 51-year-old woman. She is married and lives in her own home together with her 5-year-old, dependent son. She lives in a poor urban area of Lambayeque district which has piped water and electricity. There are approximately 500 families in this area. Leonor's business is selling groceries. She has been in this business for four years and it is located inside her home. She is requesting a loan for 3,000 soles to invest in buying a larger quantity of groceries and to make some repairs to the inside of her home. She has experience in her business and a loyal customer base. Her husband works as a technician, maintaining heavy machinery. He helps her with their basic family expenses.

María Zoila : Peru

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:20:03 PDT

$25 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Maria, 34 years old, was a single woman until she wed Sassape Viejo from the district of Túcume. The way Maria makes a living is to offer haircutting services, which she has ten years of experience doing, and she also sells beauty products. This business is located in her own home, and she has regular customers (market traders). The amount of the loan she has requested is 2000 nuevos soles and the loan will be set aside to invest in the purchase of tools for cutting hair in her hair salon. At the moment she has proposed to increase her inventory in regard to cutting hair because it is a very profitable activity in the area.

Ruperto : Peru

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:30:01 PDT

$50 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Ruperto is 30 years old and is in a common-law marriage with one minor child. He lives with his son and spouse. Quality of life in their community is at a subsistence level. Most people are independent workers who have commercial businesses or raise animals. They also work in agriculture and labor as salaried farmworkers. He is located in Caserío Las Pampas, within Mórrope, which is a rural area 30 minutes from Lambayeque. Ruperto's commercial activity is raising and selling animals. Also, he has six years of experience in this business. His business is located in his own home. He has a permanent customer base. The merchants who buy animals from him are from the area of Chiclayo. The loan amount requested is 2000 nuevos soles, which will be invested in the purchase of animals, such as swine, goats, sheep, fowl, etc. and in the purchase of feed to fatten them.

Jose Roberto : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:40:03 PDT

$0 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

José is a 69 year old man, married without dependent children. He lives in his own house with his wife. The house is located in the village of Santa Rosa de Curvan in the district of Tambogrande. He lives in a rural part of the district, but he has electricity. The activity that José works in is farming and agriculture; selling the cattle when they reach the proper size and weight in the local market. He has 0.50 hectares of agricultural land which are planted with lemons and are in cultivation. His wife works raising poultry. The money from the loan will be used to buy animal feed and also for fertilizer for the cultivation of the lemons. He has many good references.

Margarita : Peru

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:40:02 PDT

$150 of $1,325 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Margarita is a 41 year-old woman, married and without children in her care. She lives in her own home with her husband, and the house is located in the Cruce de Vega neighborhood of the District of Tambogrande. She lives in the rural part of the district, but her area does have electricity. The activity that Margarita participates in is the raising of small livestock (sheep, pigs, and caged birds). When the animals gain weight and reach an exact weight she sells them in the local market. At the same time she works in agriculture along with her husband, since they have 2.0 hectares of agricultural land where they plant rotating crops. Currently they have planted corn. The loan amount requested is 3500 nuevos soles (Peruvian currency) and it will be used for purchasing balanced nutrition for the livestock, as well as for the purchase of fertilizers for the raising of corn.

Juana : Peru

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:40:03 PDT

$175 of $1,525 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Juana is a 36 year-old married woman with three dependent children. She lives in her own home in the Punto 9 neighborhood of El Gañan, located about 15 minutes from the city of Lambayeque. Juana works in the selling of groceries out of her house, selling things like sacrificed chickens by the kilo, and other ítems. In addition, she can count on a faithful clientele. She also works selling caged birds. She also works in the salt factory in the District of José Leonardo Ortiz. Her husband has worked for several years as a master baker in Lambayeque which allows them to have good additional income. She requests a loan of 4000 nuevos soles (Peruvian currency) and it will be used to supply her store and purchase balanced feed for her animals.

Mariano : Peru

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:50:02 PDT

$75 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Mariano is a 38 year old man. He lives with his partner and has 2 dependent children. He lives with his wife in the rural part of Olmos, a small rural community. Mariano and his wife have good references, are well-known and are responsible. Mariano makes his living offering a transportation service for passengers. He has more than 3 years experience in the streets of the Cascajal community and its environs. The granted loan amount of 2000 nuevos soles (USD $775) will be used for maintainance on his mototaxi (motor bike taxi) and to purchase supplies for his lemon crop. Maintaining his mototaxi will allow him to be more efficient in transporting his passengers. Investing in his lemon crop will improve his quality of life, as the lemon demand has increased, and his earnings will as well. Mariano's goal is to purchase a "moto carguera" (cargo motorbike) to be able to move his lemons more efficiently to the Cascajal beach, where he sells his lemons.

Laureana : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:50:20 PDT

$25 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Laureana is a woman who is separated from her spouse. Her children are scattered in various places. Laureana is known for her work of selling groceries and vegetables. She lives with her daughter in the District of Zaña, which is a 45-minute drive from Chiclayo. Laureana has been a grocery retailer in Zaña for more than 15 years. The loan amount of 3,000 PEN that she requested will be invested in the purchase of grocery products to restock her business. This will enable her to satisfy the unmet demand in this place and expand her customer base.

Jose Alberto : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:00:07 PDT

$25 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

José is a 41 year old married man with two children in his care. He lives in his own house located in Caserío Pedregal Alto, in Tambogrande District. José lives in the rural part of the settlement and does not have basic utilities. The activity José carries out is farming. He has his own one-hectare parcel of farmland where he’s growing lemons that he harvests and sells weekly. He’s been in this activity for more than five years. He also raises sheep and barnyard fowl like turkeys and chickens that he sells in the local market. His wife helps him with his activities. The amount of the requested loan is 1000 new soles that he will use to buy fertilizer to provide maintenance to his lemon crops.

Hansel : Peru

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:00:52 PDT

$50 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Hansel is a 27 year old man; he has a spouse and a son in his care. He lives with his spouse and son in his parents’ house. The house is located in Caserío La Pala, Tambogrande District; it does not have electricity. The place is a small community of approximately 150 families. The activity Hansel carries out is raising small livestock (sheep, pigs and goats) to sell. When they reach ideal size and weight he sells them in the local market. He’s been in this business for about 6 years and the business is located at home. He learned this occupation from his parents, that is to say he knows the line of work to perfection. In addition, he’s also a regular employee on a large agricultural estate where he also works as a caretaker living on the premises thus earning additional income. The amount of the requested loan is 3000 new soles that he will use to buy nutritionally balanced feed for his livestock and to buy sheets of plywood for the roof on his house.

Olga : Peru

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:30:11 PDT

$175 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Olga is a 37 year old woman, married and has 4 children under her care. She lives in her own home. It is located in the San Pedro San Pablo Hamlet about 26 Km. from the Sullana district. She has electricity and the area is a small neighborhood of about 250 families.

Olga works raising and selling small livestock (sheep, goats, pigs, and chickens), that when they reach a certain size and weight are sold in her local market. She has worked in this field for about 8 years, Olga works in her home and learned her trade from her parents and she has learned it to perfection.

Her partner is in agriculture and has 1 hectare of farmland where he grows lemons that are harvested weekly and allows them to have extra income.

The amount of the loan is 2000 nuevos soles, they will be used to buy nutritious feed for her small livestock and calamine for the roof of her farmyard, this investment will help Olga keep her business growing.

Heberardo : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:50:13 PDT

$150 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Heberardo is 22 years old. He lives with his partner and one son. His home is located in the Caserío Platillos, Tambogrande district. His house has electricity and is located in a small community of approximately 150 families. Heberardo makes a living raising and selling of small livestock (sheep, goats, pigs, goats and poultry), which after they have achieved exact size and weight, he sells in the local market. He has been doing this activity from 6 years ago approximately, the business is located in his home. He learned this activity from his parents, that is to say, that he knows it to the perfection. In addition he makes a living farming. He has one hectare of agricultural land that has been an inheritance of his parents, there he cultivates corn and rice which allows him to have additional income. The amount of the requested loan is 1000 new soles, which will be used to invest in the purchase of balanced food to feed his livestock and the purchase of zinc sheets for the roof of his barnyard, this investment will allow him to continue to grow.

César : Peru

Fri, 04 May 2012 10:30:01 PDT

$25 of $1,525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 4, 2012

César is 34 years old, married, and has one child in his care. He lives in his own home together with his wife and son. His home is located in the small village of Wiracocha, Valley of the Incas, Tambogrande district and it receives electricity. His is a small community of approximately 200 families. César's business is agriculture. He has been in this line of work for approximately eight years which means that he knows it like the back of his hand. He has 2.20 hectares of farmland where he currently has mangoes and lemons growing. In addition, he also raises livestock (goats, pigs and farmyard birds). When they reach an appropriate weight and size, he sells them in the local market. This makes him additional income. César is requesting a loan for 4,000 soles to invest in buying nutritionally-balanced feed for his livestock and also fertilizers for his mango crop. This investment will enable him to continue growing his business.

Fredesman : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:10:02 PDT

$50 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Fredesman is a 33-year-old man who lives with his common-law wife and has two children in his care. He lives with his wife and children in his own home which is located in the small village of 8-4 Cruceta, in Tambogrande district. The house has electricity. This is a small community of approximately 100 families. Fredesman's business is raising and selling livestock (sheep, goats, pigs and farmyard birds). When they reach an appropriate size and weight he sells them in the local market. He has been in this business for approximately five years. His business is located at home and he learned it from his parents. As a result, he knows the business inside out. In addition, Fredesman also farms crops. He has 0.8 hectares of farmland where he grows lemons which he harvests weekly. This makes him additional income. Fredesman has requested a loan for 2,500 soles which he will invest in buying nutritionally-balanced feed for his livestock and fertilizers for his lemon crop. This investment will allow him to continue growing in his business.

Marilin : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:10:04 PDT

$25 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Marilin, 25, has a spouse and a child in her care. She lives in her own house with her spouse and son located in Caserío Guaraguaos Alto, in Tambogrande District; she has electricity. The place is a small community of approximately 100 families. The activity Marilin carries out is selling ‘salchipollos’ [fried chicken with fried potatoes] and ‘salchipapas’ [fried sausage with fried potatoes] from home on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. He has an established clientele in the zone. She’s been in this activity for about four years. The business is located at her home and she learned it from her parents which means she knows it to perfection. Her spouse works in a large agricultural estate in the zone which allows her to have additional income. The amount of the requested loan is 1500 new soles that she’ll use to buy ingredients (butchered chickens, potatoes, oil and other ingredients) and she is going to upgrade a room at home. This investment will allow her to continue growing.

Viviana Fenes : Peru

Fri, 04 May 2012 10:50:03 PDT

$225 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 4, 2012

Viviana is 27 years old, lives with her common-law husband, and has three children in her care. She lives in her own home together with her husband and children. The house is located in the small village of Jesús del Valle, in Tambogrande district, and has electricity. This is a small community of approximately 100 families. Viviana's business is raising and selling livestock (sheep, goats, pigs and farmyard birds). When they have reached an appropriate size and weight she sells them at the local market. Viviana has been in this business for approximately five years. The business is located outside her home and she learned it from her parents which is to say she knows it like the back of her hand. Viviana's husband works as a farmer. He has 1.0 hectares of farmland where he grows lemons which he harvests weekly. This provides additional income. Viviana is requesting a loan for 3,000 soles which she will use to buy nutritionally-balanced feed for her livestock. She will also build a room for her children which will allow them to improve their standard of living.

Jorge Ernesto : Peru

Fri, 04 May 2012 12:00:12 PDT

$25 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 4, 2012

Jorge Ernesto is 34 years old. He has a common-law partner and 3 children under his charge. He lives in his own house with hi swife and children. The house is located in the Jesús del Valle hamlet in Tambopata Disctrict and is hooked up to light. There are approximately 100 families in this small community. Ernesto is a livestock farmer who raises and sells small animals (sheep, goats, pigs and fowl). When the animals reach exact weight, he sells them in the local market. He’s been a farmer for approximately 6 years. His farm is on the outide of his house and he learned farming from his parents; in other words, he knows his job very well. To complement his animals, he also farms 1.5 hectares of agricultural land where he grows lemons and sows his crop every week, which allows him to have additional income. He is requesting 3000 soles, which he will invest in buying balanced food for livestock, fertilizer and to carry out maintenance on the crops (to pay day laborers), which will help him improve his quality of life.

Santos Remigio : Peru

Fri, 04 May 2012 12:10:02 PDT

$25 of $1,700 raised.

Started raising funds on May 4, 2012

Santos is a 32 year old man. He has a spouse and three children in his care. He lives in his own house with his wife and children located in Caserío Ayar uchu, Tambogrande District. It has electricity. The place is a small community of approximately 150 families. The activity Santos does is raising and selling small farm animals (sheep, goats, pigs and barnyard fowl); when they reach exact size and weight he sells them in the local market. He’s been in this business for approximately 8 years. The business is located in his back yard. He learned it from his parents which means he knows it perfectly. He also farms. He has a two hectare parcel of farmland where he’s growing lemons that he harvests weekly producing additional income for him. The amount of the requested loan is 4500 new soles that he will use to buy nutritionally balanced feed for his livestock and to buy a mototaxi to transport his products so that he can sell them at a better price thus improving his living standard.

Ramòn : Peru

Fri, 04 May 2012 14:50:02 PDT

$50 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 4, 2012

Ramón is a 56-year-old man. He is unmarried and has no children under his care. He lives in his own home, which has electricity, in the hamlet of CP – 2 Cólera, in the district of Tambogrande. This is a small community with approximately 150 families. Jorge raises and sells small animals (sheep, goats, pigs, and barnyard birds). When the animals reach the perfect size and weight, he sells them in the local market. Jorge has been doing this for approximately 15 years. He runs the business on his property outside of his home. This is a job that he learned from his parents, so he knows the work like the back of his hand. Jorge also works in agriculture, which complements his work with livestock. He has two hectares of agricultural land where he has planted lemon trees. He harvests weekly, which provides him with an additional income. He has requested 1,200 Nuevos Soles, which he will invest in the purchase of balanced food for his animals, in the purchase of fertilizers for his crops, and to provide maintenance for his crops (to pay the day labourers). This will allow him to improve his quality of life.

Marìa Vanessa : Peru

Fri, 04 May 2012 22:30:01 PDT

$0 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 4, 2012

María is a 29-year-old woman who is in a common-law relationship and has three dependent children. She lives with her husband and children in their own home, which is located in the village of La Ladrillera in the District of Cayalti. They receive electricity services. This place is a city with approximately 800 families.

María has a business of selling beauty products. She also offers gelatin, popsicles, and frozen milk treats for sale in a section of her home that she manages every day of the week. María has been in business for approximately three years. She learned this trade from her parents and is known for being a perfectionist in her work. To complement her business, her husband generates income as a farmer by growing his crops. They help one another with the family expenses.

The loan amount of 1,500 PEN that she is requesting will be invested in the purchase of beauty products. This will enable her to serve her customers in the area so that she can improve her standard of living.

Braulio : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:04 PDT

$0 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Braulio is 65 years old, married, and has one son still in his care. He lives in his own house with his wife and son. The house is located in the hamlet of Guaraguaos Bajo , Tambogrande district, and has electricity. The community has approximately 300 families. Braulio's work is raising young animals (sheep, goats, pigs, and poultry), which he sells in the local market. He also works in agriculture and has a plot of land where he has established a mango and lemon plantation. He has been doing this work since he was approximately 18 years old and learned it from his parents. In other words, he knows this work perfectly. His wife has her own business, a food stall, in their home, where she contributes her economic support. The amount of the requested loan is 2,000 nuevos soles, which Braulio will use to invest in crop maintenance and to purchase fertilizers for his crops. This will allow him to improve his quality of life.

Elesvan : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:58 PDT

$0 of $700 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Elesvan is a 45 year old married man with four minor children in his care. He lives in his own house with his spouse and children. The house is located in Caserío Cruz del Médano in Mórrope District and it has electricity. The place is a community of approximately 400 families. The activity Elesvan does is raising small farm animals (sheep, goats, pigs and barnyard fowl) to sell in the local market. He also farms; he has a field planted with corn. He’s been in this activity for approximately six years and learned it from his parents which means he knows the line of work to perfection. The amount of the loan requested is 1800 new soles that will be used for crop maintenance and to buy feed and vitamins for his animals which will allow him to improve his quality of life.

Josè Manuel : Peru

Sat, 05 May 2012 12:30:02 PDT

$0 of $1,525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 5, 2012

José, 39, has a spouse and one son in his care. He lives in his own house which is located in Cayalti District in Chiclayo Province with his spouse and son; it has the basic utilities of water, sewage and electricity. The place has approximately 600 families. The activity José does is selling basic staple items like rice, oil, sugar, noodles, milk, etc. He sells them in part of his house where he takes care of customers every day of the week. He also works transporting passengers in his mototaxi. He’s been in this activity for approximately six years having learned it from his parents which means he knows the line of work to perfection. Hi spouse helps him with the business. The amount of the requested loan is 4000 new soles that will be used to buy basic staple items for his store and also to buy two PlayStations which are games to be able to tend to his customers in this zone which will allow him to improve his standard of living.

Nemecio : Peru

Sat, 05 May 2012 16:00:06 PDT

$0 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 5, 2012

Nemesio is a 56 year-old man who is married and has 2 minor children in his care. He lives in his own home with his wife and children. His house is located in the Ex Aterrizaje Hualtaco settlement in Tambogrande district, and it has electricity. He lives in a community that includes about 80 families. Nemesio has a business raising small animals (sheep, goats, pigs and poultry) and selling them in the local market. He is also a farmer who cultivates lemons on some land that he has. He has been doing this work for about 12 years. In addition to this, in his spare time he also provides passenger transportation services and he does this work very well. His wife supports him with his businesses. He is requesting a loan of 2,000 Peruvian soles that he will use to invest in the maintenance of his crops and to purchase feed and vitamins for his animals. He will also buy tires for his mototaxi (a light, 3-wheeled passenger vehicle). This will allow him to improve his standard of living.

Lorenzo : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:01:05 PDT

$125 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Lorenzo, 49, has a common-law wife and 2 young children and all live in their own house. It is located in the Palominos community of about 100 families, Tambogrande district, and it has electricity. Lorenzo raises small animals (sheep, pigs, goats and poultry) which he sells at the local market. He also has a regular job at a large farm in the area. He has done this work since he was about 12, and in his free time he gives people rides since he knows the area perfectly. His partner makes and sells chicha de jora (a traditional Peruvian drink made from corn ). He is requesting 1000 new sols to buy food and vitamins for his animals. This will help him improve his quality of life.

Manuel : Peru

Sat, 05 May 2012 18:50:03 PDT

$25 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 5, 2012

Manuel is 27 years old, married and two sons. He lives in his own house with his wife and two sons. The house is located in Caserio Pedregal Alto in Tambogrande´s district. His house has electricity and is located in a small community of approximately 100 families. Manuel makes makes a living raising and selling small livestock (sheep, goats, pigs, goats and poultry), which he sells in the local market. He also makes a living farming. He has his own land, where he has a lemon plantation. He has been doing this for the last 10 years approximately, that is to say, that he knows it to the perfection. His wife helps him with these activities. The amount of the requested loan is 2000 new soles, which will be used to purchase fertilizers, maintain the plantation and purchase food and vitamins for his animals, which will allow him to improve his living standard.

Francisco : Peru

Sat, 05 May 2012 19:10:02 PDT

$75 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 5, 2012

Francisco is a 41-year-old man and is in a common law marriage with 2 children. He lives in his own home with his wife and children. His home is located in the town of Monte Azul in the district of La Matanza. It doesn't have basic services and has about 60 families. He has a motorcycle taxi service and transports passengers. He also raises and sells small animals like goats, pigs, and poultry to sell at the local market. He has done this work for approximately 5 years. He learned it from his parents, which is to say he knows it to perfection. His wife also helps him raise the animals. The requested loan is for 1,208 PEN, which he will use to provide maintance for his motorcycle taxi and to buy SOAT (vehicle insurance), which will let him improve his quality of life.

Gregoria : Peru

Sat, 05 May 2012 19:40:02 PDT

$200 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 5, 2012

Gregoria is a 57-year-old married woman with one dependent child. She lives in her own house with her husband and children. The house is located in a rural area of the Santa Rosa de Curvan village in the Tambogrande district and has electricity. It is a community of about 90 families. Gregoria works breeding small animals (sheep, goats, pigs, and poultry) which she sells in the local market. She has worked in this for 12 years and thus knows the system perfectly. Her husband is a farmer with his own piece of land where he grows money. She sends him money to buy the fruit and he helps support the family’s expenses. The loan amount she is requesting is 2000 nuevos soles which will be used to buy high energy feed and vitamins for her animals which will allow her to improve her quality of life.

Susana : Peru

Sun, 06 May 2012 08:00:14 PDT

$25 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Susana is a woman 42 years of age, married with three children. She lives in a house with her spouse. The house is located in the Luis Sanchez Cerro farm in the Tambogrande district and has light service. The place is a city of approximately 100 families. The activity that Susana is developing is selling natural products. She is also dedicated to selling "salchipollos" from her house. She's been doing this activity for approximately two years and learn it from her parents, who know this type of business. The amount of the loan requested is 3000 new "soles" which will be used to invest in the purchase of natural products and to buy ingredients to prepare food and to be able to attend to her customers in the area which will allow here to improve her quality of life.

Luis Hernan : Peru

Sun, 06 May 2012 08:00:14 PDT

$50 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Luis is a man of 43 years of age, married with two children. He lives in a house with his spouse. The house is located in the Santa Rosa farm, district of Morropon and has light service. The place is a city of approximately 120 families. The activity that Luis develops is to provide electrician service in the area. He has performed this activity for approximately six years and learned it from his parents who know this type of work. The amount of the requested loan is 1,500 new "soles", which will be used to invest in the purchase of tools for work (ladder, rope, cables, helmet) and other supplements that provide good service and to be able to attend to his customers in the area which will allow him to improve his quality of life.

Maria Deysi : Peru

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:20:01 PDT

$50 of $425 raised.

Started raising funds on May 22, 2012

María is a 37-year-old single woman without children. She lives in her own house with her parents and siblings. The house, which has electricity, is located in the village of Peñarol, a community of approximately 90 families in the Tambogrande district of the department of Piura. The work María carries out is raising small farm animals (sheep, goats, pigs, and fowl), which she sells in the local market. She has done this work for approximately three years. That is, she knows the field very well. The amount of the loan requested is 1100 nuevos soles (PEN), which will be used to invest in buying the feed and vitamins for her animals. This will allow her to improve her standard of living.

Gilberto : Peru

Sun, 06 May 2012 09:10:03 PDT

$75 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Gilberto is 40 years old, single, and has no children. He lives in his own house with his parents whom he cares for as they are elderly. The house is located in the small community of Caserío Sialupe Huamantanga in the district of Lambayeque and has electricity. The community consists of approximately 190 families. Gilberto raises animals such as sheep, goats, pigs, and poultry which he sells in the local market. He’s been doing this for about ten years so knows the job well. He is seeking a loan of S/. 1,5000 to buy feed and vitamins for his animals. He is hoping to improve his standard of living.

Luz Marina : Peru

Sun, 06 May 2012 09:20:03 PDT

$75 of $700 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Luz is a 51 year old woman with a spouse and two children. She lives in her own house with her spouse and her children. The house is located in Caserío Huaca Blanca in Tambogrande District and it has electricity; the place is a community of approximately 200 families. The activity Luz carries out is raising small farm animals (sheep, goats, pigs and barnyard fowl) that she sells in the local market. She’s been in this activity for about 13 years; that is to say she knows the line of work to perfection. The amount of the requested loan is 1800 new soles that she’ll use to buy feed and vitamins for her animals which will allow her to improve her standard of living.

Sergio : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:40:02 PDT

$0 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Sergio is 36 years old; and is in a common law marriage. He lives in his own house with his partner and their children. Their house is located in La Matanza, a hamlet of the Morropòn district, and it is equipped with electricity: about 500 families live in this community. Sergio is a livestock farmer, breeding sheep, goats, pigs and poultry; he then sells the animals in the local market. He has been engaging in this activity for approximately 4 years, so he knows the trade to perfection. On top of this, he also offers moto- taxi* services in his free time. He is asking for a loan of 1008 PEN, and he will use it to buy an engine for his vehicle: this will help him improve his standard of living. *A “moto taxi” is a motorcycle with a tricycle-like attachment.

Charito : Peru

Sun, 06 May 2012 10:20:05 PDT

$150 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Charito is a 35 year old woman with a spouse and two children. She lives in her own house with her spouse and children. The house is located in Caserío Jesús María in Tambogrande District and it has electricity. The place is a community of approximately 120 families. The activity Charito does is raising small farm animals (sheep, goats, pigs and barnyard fowl) to sell in the local market. She’s been in this occupation for approximately 3 years; that is to say she knows the line of work to perfection. She also sells food at home and has regular customers. The amount of the requested loan is 2000 new soles to buy ingredients for meal preparation and to buy animal feed and vitamins for her animals which will allow her to improve her standard of living.

Santos : Peru

Sun, 06 May 2012 13:40:04 PDT

$0 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Santos is a 53 year old man who has a common-law wife and 2 children. He lives in his own house with his children. The house is located in Caserío Tierras Duras in the district of La Matanza and has electrical service and town water. The place is a community of approximately 80 families. Santos works selling fish and transporting passengers in a motorcycle-taxi. He sells the fish in the local market. He also works as a farmer and has 1 hectare of land where he grows the zarandaja variety of bean, which grow well. He has been doing this for about 20 years and he learned farming from his parents. It could be said that he knows this work perfectly. The amount of the requested loan is $575, which he will use to buy pesticides, fertilizer, and to pay the laborers for their work. This will enable him to improve his standard of living.

Segundo Lorenzo : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:01:06 PDT

$50 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Segundo is a 44 year old man who is separated and has 3 children who live with him. He lives in his own house with his children. The house is located in Caserío San Martín in the district of Tambogrande and has electrical service and town water. The place is a community of about 90 families. Segundo works raising small animals and selling them in the local market. He also works as a farmer and has 1.75 hectares where he grows lemon and mango, which grow well. He has been doing this for about 10 years and learned this work from his parents. It could be said that he knows this work perfectly. The farm also supports his children. The amount of the requested loan is $400. He will use it to buy fertilizers and pesticides and to pay the laborers for their work and to improve a mobile unit. All this will enable him to improve his standard of living.

Marilu : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 16:50:03 PDT

$25 of $700 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Marilu is a 46-year-old woman who is in a common-law relationship and has three dependent children under her care. She lives in her own home with her husband and children. They reside in the village of Palmo II in the District of Cayalti in Chiclayo Province. The services they receive include running water and electricity. This place is a community that has approximately 90 families.

Marilu sells basic necessities such as rice, sugar, noodles, oil, milk, condiments, and other products. In addition, she offers musical services. Marilu has been in business for approximately 10 years and learned this trade from parents. She is known for being a perfectionist in her work. Her children and her husband help her with her business.

The loan of amount of 1,800 PEN that she is requesting will be invested in the purchase of musical accessories so that she can provide better music services to her customers. This will allow her to improve her standard of living.

Maria Shirley : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 21:40:03 PDT

$125 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

María is a 34-year-old woman who is in a common-law relationship and has a young child under her care. She lives with her husband and child in her own home. It should be mentioned that the quality of life in her community is subsistent. Most of the residents are independent workers who engage in trade and the breeding of small animals. Some of them are also farmers. María lives in her own home in the village of CP-2 Cólera, which is in the District of Tambogrande in the Department of Piura. The only basic service she receives is electricity. In this village, there are approximately 150 families who live under these conditions.

María raises, fattens, and sells small animals, such as chickens and pigs. The animals are kept in pens outside of her home. Her sales are made at the local market and to wholesale livestock traders. María has six years of experience, which has enabled her to maintain an established clientele. Her husband is a farmer who has a half hectare of lemons that is in production. He harvests each week, so María also helps him with his activities.

María currently plans to expand her inventory for raising, fattening, and selling small animals. This business is one of the most profitable in the area. Because of these circumstances, she is requesting a new loan in the amount of 1,000 PEN and will invest it in the purchase of balanced feed, vitamins, vaccines, and improvements to the animal pens. Over time, she will be able to improve her family's standard of living.

Rosa Indiana : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:40:02 PDT

$25 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Rosa is a 22 year old woman with a domestic partner and one daughter for whom she is the caregiver. She lives with her partner and her daughter in their own house. The quality of life in the community is that of basic subsistence. The majority of the inhabitants are independent workers who work in the selling and care of small animals and some also work in agriculture. Rosa lives in her own house in the farm area Chica Alta of the Tambogrande district in the department of Piura. She only has basic electricity. It is also worth mentioning that in this farm area approximately 120 families live under these conditions. Rosa devotes herself to the commercial activity of selling primary necessity products such as: rice, sugar, vegetable stew, eggs, milk, oil, noodles, detergent, sweets, etc. She has a small store installed in her own house, where she attends to her loyal customers. She is also devoted to the raising, fattening, and selling of small animals such as: fowl, pig livestock, goats. These animals are raised in external corrals outside her house. However, she sells them in the local market and/or to wholesale animal buyers. It is worth mentioning that Rosa has 4 years of experience with this activity, which has allowed her to maintain an established clientele in both businesses. Her domestic partner arduously supports her in the activities he does, and there is a good family relationship between the two of them. Currently, Rosa has proposed the expansion of her inventory in her commercial establishment (store) and the raising, fattening, and selling of small animals. The reason for this is that it is a very profitable activity in this area. Thus, she is asking for a new loan for a total of S/.1,500 nuevos soles, which will be used to invest in the purchase of merchandise (groceries) and 2 shelves for this business. Also she will buy nutritionally balanced food, vitamins, and vaccinations and better the corrals where her animals live. In time this will allow her to better her quality of life and that of her family.

Juana Rosa : Peru

Sun, 06 May 2012 19:50:03 PDT

$25 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Juana is 37 years old. She lives with her partner. She also has 2 young children who are in her charge. She lives with her husband and children in their own house. She explains that the quality of life in her community is that of subsistence. The majority of the inhabitants are independent workers who work in commerce and raise small and large animals, and some also work in agriculture. Juana lives in her own house in the small town of Wiracocha, in the district of Tambogrande, in the department of Piura. She only has the basic service of electricity. She gets water from a well. She also mentions that in this small town there are approximately 90 families that live in these conditions. Juana’s business is raising, fattening, and selling small animals such as: domestic fowl, pigs, and guinea pigs. She raises these animals in corrals outside her house. She explains that she sells her animals either in the local market or to wholesale buyers. Rosa has 5 years of experience in this business, which has allowed her to maintain her established clientele. Her husband supports her whole-heartedly in her work because they have a very good relationship. Juana has proposed increasing the number of animals that she raises, fattens, and sells. This is because it is a very profitable business in the area. Because of these circumstances, she is requesting a new loan for 1,000.00 nuevos soles (PEN), which she will use to buy feed, vitamins, vaccines, and to make improvements to her animals’ corrals. Over time, this will allow her to improve her family’s quality of life.

Ida Ismelda : Peru

Sun, 06 May 2012 20:30:03 PDT

$25 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Ida, 49, is married and has one dependent child. She lives with her partner and son in the home they own. In her community, people live a subsistence lifestyle. The majority are self-employed, working as merchants or in small animal husbandry. Some are also farmers. Ida lives in a home in the village of Tres Puentes in the district of Tambogrande, department of Piura. She has basic electricity. About 80 families live in this village. Ida sells basic goods like rice, sugar, lentils, eggs, milk, oil, noodles, detergent, snacks, etc. She has a small store in her home where she attends to her loyal customers. She also raises dairy cows in corrals outside her home and sells the milk daily in the local market. Ida has 8 years of experience with this work, which has allowed her to maintain her established customers in both business. Her husband arduously supports her in her businesses, and they have a good relationship. Currently Ida has proposed to increase her inventory in relation to both her store and the dairy cows, because it's a profitable activity in her area. She is asking for a new loan of 2000 nuevos soles to buy merchandise (groceries) and also to buy balanced feed, vitamins, vaccinations and improve the pastures for her cattle. In time, this will allow her to improve her family's quality of life.

Cruz Esperanza : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 05:30:02 PDT

$0 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Cruz is a 36-year-old woman. She is single and has three children in her care. She lives with her husband and children in her own home. Cruz mentions that the quality of life in her community is one of subsistence. Most of the residents are self-employed people who farm, raise livestock, make handicrafts and raise small animals. Some of them also work in commerce. Cruz lives in her own home in the small village of San Martín, in Tambogrande province, in Piura department. The only basic service she receives is electricity. She says that approximately 120 families live in this community in these conditions. Cruz' business activity is selling natural products. Her small business is located in her home and this is where she serves her loyal customers. She also raises farmyard birds in pens outside her home. She sells the animals in the local market in her village. However, she mentions that she is also a tenured teacher in her area which makes her additional income. We should point out that Cruz has seven years experience. This has allowed her to gain an established customer base in both of her businesses. Her husband supports her a lot in her business activities. They have a good family relationship. Cruz currently plans to expand the inventory of her small sales business and also her business raising, fattening and selling farmyard birds because this is a very profitable activity in her area. She is requesting this new loan for 3,000 soles to invest in buying merchandise (natural products) and two counters. She will also make some improvements to her home. This will allow her to continue improving her family's standard of living.

Manuel : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 06:40:01 PDT

$25 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Manuel is a 39-year-old man. He lives with his partner and has three children in his care. He lives with his partner and children in his own home. He tells us that the quality of life in his community is one of subsistence. Most of the residents are self-employed people who work in commerce and raise livestock. Some also work in agriculture. Manuel lives in his own home in the small village of Cerro Teodoro, in Olmos district, in Lambayeque department. The only basic service he receives is electricity. He gets his drinking water from an artesian well. He says that there are approximately 100 families who live in the same conditions in his village. Manuel's business activity is raising, fattening and selling animals such as farmyard birds, pigs, goats and sheep. He raises these animals in pens outside his home. He tells us that he sells the animals either in the local market or to animal wholesalers. We should point out that Manuel has three years experience in this business. This means that he already has an established customer base. His partner supports him in his activities. They have a good family relationship. Manuel currently plans to expand the inventory of his livestock business because this is a very profitable business in his area. He is requesting a new loan for 2,000 soles to buy more animals (pigs, sheep, goats and farmyard birds) and nutritionally-balanced feed. He will also make improvements to his animal pens. Over time, this will allow him to continue improving his family's standard of living.

Isrrael : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 09:00:06 PDT

$50 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Isrrael, age 45, is married and has three minor children under his care. His lives with his wife and children in his own house. He tells us that the quality of life in his community is one of subsistence. Most of the residents are self-employed people who work in commerce and agriculture. Some also raise livestock. Isrrael lives in his own house in the Zaña district in the Lambayeque department. His house has the basic electrical, water, and sewage services. He also says that approximately 800 families live in this district under these conditions. Isrrael uses a “mototaxi” (three wheeled motorized vehicle) to provide public transportation. He travels between the Zaña – Cayalti zones and vice versa. His wife raises, fattens, and sells small animals like poultry, pigs, goats, sheep, and guinea pigs. She raises these animals in pens outside of her house. He says that she makes her sales at the local market and or to wholesale animal buyers. This helps him with the family’s living expenses. It is worth mentioning that Isrrael has six years of experience in his business activity of public transportation. This has allowed him to keep his established clientele in this business. Isrrael is currently requesting a new loan for 2,000 soles for maintenance of his vehicle and to to purchase SOAT Compulsory Automobile Accident Insurance. This is a very profitable business activity in the area. In time it will allow him to improve his family’s standard of living.

Pedro Miguel : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 09:30:02 PDT

$75 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Pedro is a 44-year-old man. He is separated and has one dependent child in his care. He lives with his son in his parents' home. Pedro tells us that the quality of life in his community is one of subsistence. Most of the residents are self-employed people who work in commerce, agriculture and livestock raising. Pedro lives in the small village of Malingas, in Tambogrande district, in Piura department. His home lacks basic services. He tells us that approximately 80 families live in these conditions in his village. Pedro's business activity is making and selling bricks. He carries out this business on a plot of land near his home. He also raises, fattens and sells livestock such as farmyard birds, pigs and goats. He raises these animals in pens outside his parents' home. He has his parents' support. He tells us that he sells his animals either in the local market or to people who buy animals wholesale. We should mention that Pedro has 10 years experience which has allowed him to build up a customer base for his businesses. In addition, during the mango harvest season (the months of December, January, February and March each year) Pedro works as a security guard in a factory. Pedro is currently requesting a new loan for 3,000 soles to buy fields from which he will get firewood that he needs for making his bricks. This is a very profitable business in his area. Over time, it will allow him to improve his family's standard of living.

María Teodora : Peru

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:40:03 PDT

$50 of $1,525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 21, 2012

María is a 37-year-old married woman with four minor children in her care. She lives with her spouse and children in her own house. She says that the quality of life in the community is subsistence. The majority of the residents are independent workers in commerce and raising small animals. Some of them also work in agriculture. María lives in the village of Barrio Libre in the district of Tambogrande in the department of Piura. She has only basic electric services. She also says that in the village approximately 100 families live in these conditions. María's business is selling basic necessities such as rice, sugar, mixed vegetables, eggs, milk, oil, noodles, detergent, sweets, beverages, etc. She has her small store installed in her own home, where she attends to her loyal customers. She also raises sheep and fowl in corrals outside her house. It is worth emphasizing that María has five years of experience in this business, which has allowed her to keep her established customers in both businesses. Her spouse supports her wholeheartedly in the work he does, there being a good family relationship between them. Currently María has set out to expand the inventory regarding her commercial establishment (store) and her small animals. This is because it is a very profitable business in the area. This is why she is requesting a new loan for the amount of 4000 nuevos soles (PEN), which will be used to invest in buying merchandise (groceries) as well as in making improvements to the front of her house. She will buy corrugated metal because of the rainy season that is approaching in the area. This will allow her to continue improving her family's living conditions.

Marìa Haydee : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 10:30:02 PDT

$50 of $1,525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

María, 35, has a spouse and two minor children in her care. She lives with her spouse and son in her own house. It’s stated that the community’s quality of life is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers in commerce and raising small farm animals; some of them also farm. María lives in the San Pablo settlement in Tambogrande District, Piura Department. The only basic utility she has is electricity. It’s also noted that approximately 120 families live under these conditions in this community. María’s commercial activity is raising small animals like barnyard fowl, pigs, goats and sheep to sell. She does so in corrals outside her home. It’s worth pointing out that María has four years’ experience which has led to a well-established regular clientele for her business. Her spouse works his parcel of farmland where he’s installed 0.5 hectares of lemons that are in production and are harvested weekly producing additional income. He also helps her very much with the activities she does; there is a good family relationship between them. María has currently set a goal for herself of expanding her inventory with respect to raising and selling animals because this is a very profitable activity in the zone. Because of this, she’s asking for a new, 400 new sol, loan to buy a mototaxi that will make it possible for her to transport her merchandise (lemons and small farm animals) which in time will permit her to gradually improve her family’s standard of living.

Hernan : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 10:50:02 PDT

$0 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Hernán is a 42-year-old man who lives with his partner and has three dependent children in his care. He lives with his partner and children in his own home. He tells us that the quality of life in his community is one of subsistence. Most of the residents are self-employed people who work in commerce and livestock raising. Some of them also farm. Hernán lives in the small village of La Mariposa, in Saltur district, in Lambayeque department. The only basic service his home receives is electricity. He says that there are approximately 150 families living in the same conditions in his village. Hernán's business is selling prepared meals and renting out locations for social events and leisure activities. He also provides computer maintenance services. We should point out that Hernán has eight years experience which has enabled him to gain a customer base for his businesses. His partner works as a tenured teacher and supports him financially in providing for their family. She also supports him in his business activities. They have a good family relationship. Hernán is currently planning to increase the inventory of his business preparing meals and renting locations for social events. This is a very profitable business in his area. He is requesting a new loan for 3,000 soles which he will invest in buying supplies for preparing set meals and in renting locations for social events. Over time, this will enable him to improve his family's standard of living.

Asunciòn : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:20:04 PDT

$0 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Asunción, 44, is in a common-law relationship and has 6 children, all dependents under his care. He lives with his partner and son in his own house. It is mentioned that the quality of life is that of subsistence as most of the inhabitants are independent workers in the commerce and farming of small animals and some of them are agricultural farmers Asunción lives in the hamlet of Francisco Bolognesi of the Las Lomas district in the department of Piura; this area has only one basic service: electricity. There are approximately 100 families who live under these conditions. Asunción raises and sells sheep, pigs, goats and fowl. He raises the animals in corrals outside his home. He has 6 years of experience in this line of work, and as such, has been able to maintain a loyal clientele. He also works in the field where he has 1.0 hectare of lemons in production and that he sows every week, which allows him some extra income; his partner supports him and helps him in his work, as they have a very good relationship between them. Currently, Asunción wants to expand his inventory of animals because this line of work is very lucrative in this area. He is requesting a loan for 2000 soles to invest in balanced animal feed and corral maintenance, which in time, will help him improve his family’s quality of life.

Rosa Lila : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:40:02 PDT

$50 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Rosa, 40, is married and has two school age children who are minors and in her care. She lives with her husband and children in her own house. It’s noted that the community’s quality of life is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents work independently in commerce and animal husbandry and some of them also farm. Rosa lives in the settlement of Punto Cuatro in Mochumi District in Lambayeque Department; she only has electricity. It’s also mentioned that approximately 200 families live in this settlement under these conditions. Rosa’s commercial activity is raising sheep, pigs, goats and barnyard fowl to sell. She raises them in corrals outside her house. It’s worth mentioning that Rosa has 8 years’ experience in this line of work which has allowed her to retain her well-established clientele. She sells her animals to wholesalers in the city of Chiclayo. Her spouse works in his field where he has 1.5 hectares planted with rice which is developing properly. He supports her in all the activities she carries out there being a good family relationship between them. Rosa has decided to increase her inventory with respect to the animal husbandry because it’s a very profitable activity in the zone which is why she’s asking for anew, 2500 new sol, loan to buy nutritionally balanced animal feed and to buy fertilizer and pesticides and to pay day laborers for her crops which in time will allow her to improve her family’s standard of living.

Imelda : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 14:30:03 PDT

$50 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Imelda is a 41-year-old woman. She lives with her partner and has two dependent children in her care. She lives with her partner and children in her own home. Imelda tells us that the quality of life of the people in her community is one of subsistence. The majority of the village's residents are self employed. They work in commerce and raise livestock. Some of them also farm. Imelda lives in the small village of La Ladrillera, in Cayalti district, in Lambayeque department. The only basic service her home receives is electricity. She tells us that approximately 90 families in her village live in the same conditions. Imelda's business activity is selling basic household products such as rice, sugar, mixed veg, eggs, milk, oil, noodles, detergents, candies, drinks, etc. Her small grocery store is located in her home and this is where she serves her loyal customers. In addition, she also raises farmyard birds in pens outside her home. She has 20 years experience in this business which has allowed her to build up a solid customer base. Her partner supports her in her business activities and they have a good family relationship. Imelda currently plans to expand her inventory both in her grocery store and her livestock raising business. These are very profitable businesses in her area. She is requesting a new loan for 1,500 soles to invest in buying merchandise for her store (groceries). She will also make some improvements to her home, buying corrugated metal sheets for the approaching rainy season. Over time, this will allow her to improve her family's standard of living.

Nèstor : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:30:02 PDT

$0 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Néstor is a 42-year-old man. He is married and has two dependent children in his care. He lives with his wife and children in his own home. Néstor tells us that the quality of life of the people in his community is one of subsistence. Most of the residents of his village are self employed and work in commerce, agriculture and livestock raising. Néstor lives in his own home in the small village of San Eduardo, in Tambogrande district, in Piura department. His home receives the basic service of electricity. He says that there are approximately 800 families who live in these conditions in his district. Néstor's business activity is providing a motorcycle taxi service. He picks up customers between San Eduardo and Tambogrande. Néstor's wife raises, fattens and sells livestock such as farmyard birds, cattle, pigs and goats. She raises these animals in pens outside their home. Néstor tells us that she sells these animals either in the local market or to people who buy animals wholesale. In this way she supports him in providing for the family. We must point out that Néstor has nine years experience in the public transportation business. He has gained and maintained a customer base for this business. Néstor is currently requesting a new loan for 1,500 soles which he will use to have maintenance work carried out on his vehicle. He will also buy nutritionally-balanced feed for his animals. This is a very profitable business in his area. Over time, this will allow him to continue improving his family's standard of living.

Hector : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 16:40:03 PDT

$0 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Héctor, 49, is married and has three minor children in his care. He lives with his wife and children in his own house. It’s mentioned that the quality of life in his community is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers in commerce and animal husbandry; some of them also farm. Héctor lives in the Los Peches settlement in Mochumí District in Lambayeque Department; he only has electricity. It’s also mentioned that in this settlement approximately 150 families live under these conditions. Héctor’s commercial activity is raising sheep, pigs, goats and barnyard fowl to sell. He raises the animals in corrals away from his house. It should be noted that Héctor has 10 years’ experience which has led to the establishment of a regular clientele for his business. He sells his animals to wholesalers in the zone. He also has a 1.5 hectare parcel of farmland planted with rice which is developing properly. His spouse helps him with all the activities he carries out for there is a good family relationship between the two of them. Currently Héctor has decided to increase inventory with respect to the animals he raises and sells because this is a very profitable activity in the zone. Because of this he’s asked for a new 3000 new sol loan to buy nutritionally balanced feed, fertilizer, leaf fertilizer, bio-stimulants and pesticide and to pay day laborers for the crops which in time will allow him to gradually improve his family’s standard of living.

Flor Marìa : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 16:50:04 PDT

$175 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Flor, 47, has a spouse and two minor children in her care. She lives with her spouse and children in her own house. It’s mentioned that the quality of life in her community is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers in commerce and animal husbandry; some of them also farm. Flor lives in the Nueva Esperanza settlement in Tambogrande District in Piura Department. The only basic utility she has is electricity. It’s also mentioned that in this settlement about 100 families live under the same conditions. Flor’s commercial activity is raising sheep, goats and barnyard fowl to sell. She raises these animals in corrals outside her house. It should be pointed out that Flor has 8 years’ experience in this line of work which has allowed her to secure a regular clientele for her business. She sells her animals to wholesalers in the zone. She also has a 0.5 hectare plot of farmland planted with lemons that are developing properly. Her spouse is a teacher and also helps her very much with all the activities she undertakes there being a good family relationship between the two of them. Flor is currently thinking about expanding her animal inventory because this is a very profitable activity in the zone and this is why she’s asking for a new loan in the amount of 1500 new soles which will be used to buy nutritionally balanced animal feed and fertilizer for her crops which will in time lead to gradual improvement of her and her family’s standard of living.

Maricely Del Rosario : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:20:02 PDT

$0 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Maricely, 28, has a spouse and a minor son in her care. She lives with her spouse and son in her parents’ house. It’s mentioned that the quality of life in her community is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers in commerce and animal husbandry; some of them also farm. Maricely lives in the La Matanza District in Piura Department. The basic utilities she has are electricity, water and drainage. It’s also mentioned that in this settlement approximately 500 families live under these conditions. The commercial activity Maricely carries out is selling basic staple items like rice, sugar, vegetables, eggs, milk, oil, noodles, detergent, snacks, soft-drinks, etc. This small store is located in her parents’ house where she tends to her regular customers. She also raises barnyard fowl in corrals away from her house. It’s worth mentioning that Maricely has four years’ experience in this line of work which has allowed her to retain her regular clientele in this business. Her spouse is a farmer and he grows legumes and bananas. He supports her in all the activities she undertakes for there is a good family relationship between the two of them. Maricely has proposed to expand her inventory with reference to her store and with the animals she raises because this is a very profitable activity in her zone. Because of this she’s asking for a new loan in the amount of 2000 new soles to buy merchandise (groceries) that will allow her to gradually improve her family’s standard of living.

Maria Consuelo : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:30:02 PDT

$25 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

María, 41, has a spouse and two minor children in her care. She lives with her spouse and children in her own house. It’s mentioned that the quality of life in her community is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers in commerce and animal husbandry and some of them also work in agriculture. María lives in the José Ayala settlement in Tambogrande District in Piura Department. The only utility she has is electricity. It’s also mentioned that in this settlement approximately 150 families live under these conditions. The commercial activity that María carries out is raising and selling sheep (she has 100 animals) and barnyard fowl. She raises these animals in corrals away from her house. It’s worth noting that María has 7 years’ experience in this line of work which has led to her retaining her established regular clientele in this business. She sells her animals to wholesalers in the area. Her spouse works in his fields where he has 1 hectare of lemons in production that are developing well. He support her very much in all the activities she carries out for there is a good family relationship between the two of them. María plans to increase her inventory of animals because this is a very profitable activity in her zone. Because of this she’s asking for a new loan in the amount of 3000 new soles to buy nutritionally balanced animal feed and to repair the corrals for her animals which in time will allow her to gradually improve her standard of living with her family.

Santos Cristina : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 20:00:05 PDT

$25 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Santos is a 59 year old woman, who is married, but no longer has children at home. She lives with her husband in their home. The quality of life in her community is based on subsistance. The majority of its inhabitants are independent workers who work in business and raising small animals and some of them work in agriculture as well. Santos lives in the village CP - 11 in the Tambogrande district in the department of Piura. She only has access to basic electric service and mentions that in this village, approximately 90 families live in these conditions. Santos works selling food on Saturdays and Sundays at a food stall in the local market. She also raises small animals such as sheep and poultry (she has 45 animals). She raises these animals in pens outside of her home. She emphasizes that she has 20 years of experience, which has allowed her to maintain the customers she has already established in this business. She sells her animals to the local wholesale merchants. Her husband also works his fields where he has 2.0 hectars of mango and rice, which presents itself in a good phenological state. He also arduously supports her in the tasks she carries out and a good relationship exists between them. Currently, Santos has proposed to expand her inventory for her food sales business, since this is a very profitable business in this area. It is for these circumstances that she is requesting a new loan for the amount of 2000 nuevos soles, which will be used for the investment in the purchase of a new place in another village and metal roofing sheets. This will, in time, allow her to continue growing her business and improving the quality of life with her family.

Elidia : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:40:18 PDT

$50 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Elidía, 68, is married and lives with her spouse in their own home, without any dependent children. She tells us that in her community, life is based on subsistence. Most residents are self-employed, engaging in trade and small animal husbandry. Some are also involved in agriculture. Elidía lives in the small village of Palos, Corral Cayalti, in the administrative district of Lambayeque. She only has basic electricity services, and says that in the village approximately 50 families live in these conditions. Elidía raises cattle and sells milk and poultry, which she breeds in pens outside her home. She has 12 years of experience, which has helped her to keep her established clientele. She sells her milk in the market of Cayalti. Her spouse works on his farm where he has sown 1 hectare of maize, which has good phenological development. He also supports her in her activities and they have a good family relationship. Elidía is seeking to increase her inventory in relation to her breeding and milk sales, because this is a very profitable activity in her area. Therefore, she is requesting a new loan in the amount of 2,000 soles which she will invest in the purchase of feed for the animals, and to maintain their pens. In time this will help her to continue to improve the standard of living for her family.

Lorenzo : Peru

Mon, 07 May 2012 21:20:02 PDT

$25 of $1,350 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

38-year-old Lorenzo lives with his partner and their young son in their own home. He tells us that life in his community is based on subsistence. Most residents are self-employed, engaging in trade and small animal husbandry. Some are also involved in agriculture. Lorenzo lives in his own house in the village of Bodegones, San Jose, in the administrative division of Lambayeque. He has basic electricity services and receives consumable water via an artesian well. In this village, approximately 150 families live in these conditions. Lorenzo is a trader. He breeds, fattens and sells small animals such as poultry, cattle, pigs, goats, sheep and guinea pigs. He raises the animals in pens outside his home, and markets them either in the local market and / or at animal wholesalers. Lorenzo has 8 years of experience in his business, which has helped him keep his established clientele. His partner supports him a lot in his activities, and they have a good family relationship. Lorenzo is now seeking to increase his inventory with regard to marketing, fattening and selling small animals. This is a very profitable activity in his area, and therefore he is requesting a new loan in the amount of 3,500 soles. The loan will be used to purchase a dairy cow, sow the pasture and improve the breeding pens for his animals. In time, this will help him to continue to improve the standard of living for his family.

Josè Benigno : Peru

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:00:07 PDT

$75 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

José is a 42-year-old single man who lives with his parents in his own home. He mentions that the quality of life in his community is subsistence living. The majority of residents work for themselves selling things or raising small animals, and some of them also work in agriculture. José lives in his own home in the village of Sonolipe in Motupe district in the department of Lambayeque; he only has basic electrical service, and water is provided through an artesanal well. He also mentions that about 80 families live in this village under these conditions. The retailing activity that José works in is selling cattle. He also raises, fattens and sells small animals such as farmyard poultry. He raises these animals in the pens outside his home, however he sells them in the local market which has wholesaler animal purchasers. It is worth noting that José has five years of experience in this field, which has allowed him to keep the customer base he has established with his business. Currently José has proposed to expand his inventory for his business of fattening and selling animals (cattle and small animals). This is a very profitable activity in his neighborhood, which is why he is requesting a new loan for the sum of 1,000 new soles. This will be allocated for the purchase of cattle for fattening, as he has planted pasture land, and will also be used to improve his animals' pens. In time, this will allow him to improve his standard of living. Furthermore, there isn't any major competition in this field in his neighborhood, and he has an already established customer base.

Rosa Lucila : Peru

Tue, 08 May 2012 18:00:05 PDT

$25 of $700 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Rosa, 37, lives with her common-law husband and their three children in their own house. She tells us that the standard of living in her community is subsistence level, the majority of the inhabitants work on their own and raise and sell small animals as well as farm. Rosa’s house is in Pedregal Alto village in Tambogrande district, Piura department. This village only has basic electrical service and water drawn from a well and all the families in the village live this way. Rosa’s business is raising, fattening and selling small animals such as: poultry and pigs and she keeps them in small corrals outside her house. She also tells us that she sells them in local markets or to wholesale animal buyers. It's worth noting that Rosa has been in the business for 4 years and this has allowed her to develop an established customer base. Now Rosa would like to increase her inventory for sale, by fattening and marketing the animals (pigs and poultry) since this is a good business for her area. Thus she is requesting a new loan of 1800 new sols to buy balanced food for fattening, and to improve the corrals. These activities will help her raise the standard of living for her family.

Rosario : Peru

Tue, 08 May 2012 18:40:02 PDT

$75 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Rosario is a 49 year old woman. She is married and lives with her spouse and four children in her own home. She remarks that the quality of life in the community is that of subsistence. Most of the residents are independent workers who are merchants and who raise small animals. Some of them also are farmers. Rosario ives in her own home in the community of Los Bances in the district of Túcume in the department of Lambayeque. It has basic electricity and they get water from an artesian well. All of the families who reside there live under these conditions. The commercial activity Rosario does is raising and selling small animals such as poultry, goats and pigs. She raises these animals in pens outside her house, but remarks that she sells them in the local market or to wholesale animal buyers. Its worth noting that Rosario has 3 years of experience in this activity, which has allowed her to keep her established clientele in this business. Right now, Rosario has decided to increase her inventory for raising and selling animals (pigs, goats and poultry). This activity is very profitable in her area. This is why she is asking for a new loan for the amount of S/. 2000 nuevos soles to buy balanced feed to raise her animals and improve their pens.Over time this will allow her to improve her family's quality of life.

Marìa Aurora : Peru

Tue, 08 May 2012 21:00:06 PDT

$200 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

María is a 52 year old married woman who lives with her son and spouse in their own home. The quality of life in the community is one of subsistence. The majority of the inhabitants are independent workers who work in the trade and care of small animals and some also work in agriculture. Maria lives in the farm town Las Adelinas in the Cayaltì district in the department of Piura. She only has basic electricity. It is also worth mentioning that in this farm area, approximately 120 families live under these conditions. Maria works in the commercial activity of raising and vaccinating livestock, selling milk and raising fowl. These animals are raised outside of her house in external corrals. Additionally, Maria has 18 years of experience in this line of work, which has allowed her to maintain an established clientele in her business. She sells her milk at Cayalti market. Her spouse also works his small farm where he has cultivated 1.5 [has] of corn which is phenologically healthy. Her domestic partner arduously supports her in the activities he does, and there is a good familial relationship between them. Currently, Maria has set the goal of expanding her inventory in the raising [of livestock] and the selling of milk. The reason for this is that it is a very profitable activity in this area. Thus, she is asking for a new loan for a total of S/.3000 nuevos soles, which will be used to invest in the purchase of a motorcycle-taxi to transport products (milk) and to repair the corrals for her animals. In time this will allow her to better her quality of life and that of her family.

Erica Esmeralda : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 19:00:05 PDT

$0 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Erica is a 42-year-old woman who is single and lives with her parents in their home so that she can take care of them. It should be mentioned that the quality of life in her community is subsistent. Most of the residents are independent workers who engage in trade and the breeding of small animals. Some of them also engage in agriculture. Erica's home is in the village of Sipan in the District of Zaña, Department of Lambayeque. The only basic service available in this area is electricity and the drinking water comes from an artesian well. All of the families that reside here live under these conditions.

Erica's business involves selling "salchipollos" (chicken and sausages) and sweets from the doorstep of her house. She has six years of experience in this business. Erica has been able to maintain her customer base and have stability in her business. She also works as a teacher, a job that provides her with additional income.

At the moment, Erica plans to expand her inventory for selling "salchipollos" and sweets since this type of business is very profitable in the area. Under these circumstances, she is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 1,500 PEN. The money will be used to buy supplies (chicken, oil, potatoes, napkins, lettuce, and mayonnaise) and sweets to restock her business. Over time, this will allow her to improve her standard of living.

Josè Adriano : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 21:40:02 PDT

$125 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

José is a 24-year-old gentleman who is single and lives with his parents in their home so that he can take care of them. It should be mentioned that the quality of life in his community is subsistent. Most of the residents are independent workers who engage in trade and the breeding of small animals. Some of them also engage in agriculture. José's home is located in the village of Santa Elena in the District of Tambogrande, Department of Piura. This area does not receive electricity and the drinking water comes from an artesian well. All of the families that reside here must live under these conditions.

José is a farmer who has one hectare of land that he inherited from his father. He has planted lemons and this crop has developed well. José is able to harvest fruit on a weekly basis and sells his produce at the local market. He has been in this business for three years and it has enabled him to gain experience. José has maintained his customer base now that his business is established. His father also acts as the guarantor of the loans he has received from Edpyme Alternativa.

At the moment, José proposes to expand his inventory for selling his harvested crops since this type of business is very profitable in his area. Under these circumstances, he is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 1,500 PEN. The money will be used to buy fertilizers and to pay his workers. Over time, this will help him improve his standard of living.

Nery : Peru

Tue, 08 May 2012 22:10:02 PDT

$0 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Nery is a 32 year old man in a common-law marriage. He also has two younger children; he lives with his spouse and son in their own house. He says that the quality of life in his community is one of subsistence. The majority of residents are independent workers who work in business, agriculture, and raising livestock. Nery lives in his own house in the small village of La Estancia in the district of Olmos, Department of Lambayeque. As it is, he relies on basic electrical services; he also says that approximately 90 families in this district live under these conditions. Nery’s business activity is public transportation by moto-taxi. His route runs between the areas of La Estancia-Olmos and vice-versa. His wife is a nurse technician who works at the region’s health center, where she receives additional income that supports the family’s basic needs. Nery points out that he has 4 years of experience in public transportation, which has allowed him to maintain an established clientele in this business. Additionally, Nery works in agriculture, where he has planted corn and legumes. Currently, Nery is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa for the amount of 2500 nuevos soles (PEN) to be put toward the maintenance of his vehicle and the purchase of fertilizer for growing corn. This a very profitable activity in the area, and in time, it will allow him to continue improving his standard of living with his family.

Pedro Julio : Peru

Tue, 08 May 2012 22:50:03 PDT

$25 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Pedro is a 30-year-old man, single with no children and lives in a house he owns. The quality of life in his community is at a subsistence level, where majority of the inhabitants are independent workers that work in commerce and farming of livestock as well as agriculture. Pedro lives in the Tupac Inca Yupanqui neighborhood of the district of Tambogrande in the department of Piura, he only has basic electricity service, the rest of the families that live there have the same services. His commercial activity is the farming of cattle and poultry as well as milk sales. He performs his farming activities in exterior barns different from his home address; it's important to point out that Pedro has four years of experience doing this activity, which has allowed him to maintain an established client base; he sells the milk at the Tambogrande market; he also works in agriculture where he has half a hectare of lime trees, which represents their good crops and where he picks limes weekly and is able to obtain other income. At the moment Pedro has proposed himself expand his inventory of livestock and milk, because it's a profitable activity in the area. This is why he requests a new loan from Edpyme Alternative for 2,000 new soles which will be invested in buying feed and fertilizer, which with time will improve his quality of life.

Josefa : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:30:02 PDT

$50 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Josefa, 31, lives with her boyfriend and their three children their own house. It is stated that the quality of life in the community is one of survival. Most of the people here are independent workers who raise and sell small animals, and some are also farmers. Josefa lives in the Santa Rosa rural community in the district of Las Lomas in the department of Piura. The only utility they have is electricity. Approximately 100 families live in this community under these conditions. Josefa earns a living selling food and chicha (corn-based drink) at her stall in the wholesale market, which she opens on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. She also raises small animals such as sheep (she has 20) and chickens. She has outdoor corrals at home. Josefa has five years' experience which has allowed her to maintain her established customer base. She sell animals to the wholesale merchants in the area. Also, her boyfriend grows lemons on a patch of land he has and he also helps her in her business, so there is a good family relationship between them. Currently, Josefa wants to increase the inventory at her food stall, since it is a profitable business in the area. Therefore, she is requesting a loan in the amount of 1,500 PEN to buy food for the business, as well as balanced feed for her animals. Over time this will allow her to expand her business and improve her family's lifestyle.

Oswaldo : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 07:40:02 PDT

$125 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Oswaldo is 44 years old, single, without dependent children and lives in his own house. It is mentioned that the quality of life in the community is for subsistence, the majority of inhabitants are self-employed workers who are engaged in the commerce, agriculture and livestock. Oswaldo lives in his own house, which is located in the small town of Somate Alto in Tambogrande´s district, department of Piura. His house has electricity. It is also mentioned that in the district approximately 120 families live under the similar conditions. Oswaldo makes a living driving his moto taxi between Zonas de Somate Alto y Tambogrande. Moreover, he provides internet services (owns three internet cubicles), which are open during the afternoons. These generate revenues to cover his own expenses. It is important to mention that in the transportation field, Oswaldo has five years of experience, which has allowed him to maintain an already established clientele. In addition, Oswaldo also makes a living farming. He has a Lemon crop. Currently, Oswaldo is requesting to EDPYME Alternativa a new loan for 1,500 New Soles for the maintenance of his vehicle and for the purchase of fertilizer for his lemon crop because it is a very profitable activity in the area, which in time will allow him to improve his family´s standard of living.

Rocio Del Pilar : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 07:30:02 PDT

$125 of $700 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Rocío is a 23-year-old woman. She is single with no children, and lives with her parents in their own home. She mentions that the quality of life in her community is subsistence living. The majority of residents work for themselves in agriculture, livestock, handicrafts, and raising small animals, and some of them also work in retail. Rocío lives in her own home in the village of Froilan Alama in Tambogrande district in the department of Piura; she only has basic electrical service [no running water]. She also mentions that about 150 families live in this village under these conditions. The commercial activity in which Rocío works is selling beauty products. She has this small business set up in her own home, where she serves her customers who are already loyal. She also provides cosmetology services, and has two years of experience which has allowed her to keep her already established customer base in both businesses. Her parents support her heavily in the work that she does, and there's a good family relationship between them. Rocío has currently proposed to expand her inventory in regards to her commercial establishment (her small business), owing to the fact that it is a very profitable activity in her neighborhood. For these reasons she is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa for the sum of 1,800 new soles, which will be allocated to investing in the purchase of merchandise (beauty products) and the acquisition of chairs, mirrors, hair-dressing machines, a dryer, and two counters. She will also make improvements to her premises. In time, this will allow her to improve her standard of living along with her family's.

Marìa Elsa : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:40:02 PDT

$0 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

María is a woman who is 64 years old, married, with three independent children; she lives with her children in her own house. It’s mentioned that the quality of life of the community is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers in farming, animal husbandry, crafts and raising small animals; some of them also work in commerce. María lives in her own house in Cayalti District in Lambayeque Department and it has all basic utilities. The commercial activity María does is selling newspapers. She has this small business installed in a kiosk she rents from the city; she has regular customers she tends to there and she has ten years’ experience which has allowed her to retain her already established clientele. At present, María has decided to expand her inventory with respect to her small business because it’s quite profitable in the zone and because of this has requested a new, 1000 new sol, loan from Edpyme Alternativa to buy merchandise (newspapers and magazines) and to do some home improvements which in time will allow her to improve her standard of living with her family.

Gladys Ruby : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:30:02 PDT

$0 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Gladys is a 34 year old woman who lives with her common law husband and who has two children in her care. She lives in her own house with her children and her husband. She mentions that the quality of life in her community is one of subsistence. The majority of people are independent workers that work in agriculture, livestock, and raising small animals, and some of them are also dedicated to business. Gladys lives in her own home in the neighborhood La Matanza of the district of Morropón in the state of Piura; the area counts on basic electrical service, water and sewage. She also mentions that in this neighborhood there are approximately 500 families in those conditions. Gladys's business activity is the sale of "harina de jora" or a type of flour made from dried fermented corn that is used for traditional drinks. This small business is installed in her own home, where she serves her faithful clients. She also is dedicated to the raising of caged birds and has three years of experience, which has permitted her to maintain an established clientele in both businesses. Her husband supports her passionately in the work that she accomplishes, since they have a good family relationship between them. Currently Gladys has proposed increasing her inventory in reference to her small business, since it is a very profitable activity in the zone For that reason she is asking for a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 1000 Nuevos Soles (Peruvian currency), which will be invested in the purchase of food products (yellow dry corn, bags and measurers). In this way she will improve her store, which in the long run will permit her to improve the quality of life of her family.

Vitalia Margara : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 18:50:04 PDT

$25 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Vitalia is a 44 year old woman. She is married and has two children. She lives in her own home with her children and her partner. She says that the quality of life in her community is subsistence living. The majority of the residents are self-employed and make their living in agriculture, ranching and raising small animals. Some of them also makes livings running stores. Vitalia lives in her own home in the Olmos District of Lambayeque Department. She herself has basic electricity, water and sewer services. She says that in her village about 800 families live under these conditions. Vitalia's business is selling clothing and groceries. Her small store is located in her home, where she serves customers whose loyalty she has already earned. She also makes a living raising poultry and has 6 years of experience, which has allowed her to keep an established clientele in both businesses. Her husband is a mechanic and she strongly supports him in his business. The two have a good family relationship. Currently, Vitalia has decided to expand the inventory of her commercial establishment (her small store), which is very profitable in her area. So she is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 1500 nuevos soles ($575 USD) to be invested in the purchase of merchandise (clothing and groceries). Vitalia's goal is to purchase a space in the market in the near future, which, in time, will allow her to continue improving her own and her family's quality of life.

Margarita : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:50:03 PDT

$200 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Margarita is thirty-four years old and married. She lives with her spouse and two children in a house that they own. Quality of life in the community is at subsistence level and the majority of the inhabitants are independent workers who make their livings breeding and selling smaller animals. Some also make a living through agriculture. Margarita lives in her own house in Tranca Fanupe, a small town in the Mórrope district of the "departamento" of Lambayaque. They have basic services such as electricity and get their water from a handmade well. All the local families live under these conditions. Margarita makes her living breeding, fattening, trading, and selling smaller animals such as poultry and goats. She raises these animals in corrals outside her house. However, she mentions that the sale of these animals takes place in a local market and that she has wholesale buyers of the animals. It is worth noting that Margarita has twelve years of experience in this business, which has permitted her to maintain an established clientele. Her husband supports her in the business, and they work well together in this area. At this point, Margarita has proposed to expand her inventory in regard to breeding and selling animals (pigs, goats, and poultry), since it is a very profitable business in the area. It is because of these circumstances that she is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 2000 PEN which she will use to buy balanced feed and vitamins to fatten the animals and to pay for repairs to their corrals. In time, this will permit her to improve her family's quality of life.

Purificaciòn : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 19:40:03 PDT

$25 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Purificación is a single, 22-year-old-man. He lives in his own home with his parents. He says that the quality of life in his community is based on subsistence. The majority of inhabitants are independent workers who make a living by raising and selling smaller animals and some of them also work in agriculture. Purificación lives in his own home in the small village of Punto Nuevo in the Mochumi district, which is in the department of Lambayeque. He also depends on basic electric service and water which comes from an artesian well. All of the families settled here live under these conditions. Purificación makes a living through the business of trading, raising, fattening, and selling smaller animals such as birds for poultry, sheep, and goats. He raises these animals in outdoor pens by his home. However, he mentions that he sells these animals at the local market and/or to wholesale buyers of animals. Purificación notes that he has two years experience with this work, which has allowed him to maintain customers and establish himself in the business. His parents also support him in this business, and they have a good family relationship. Currently, Purificación is attempting to increase his inventory for the trade, fattening and sale of animals such as pigs, sheep and goats, and birds for poultry. He is doing this because it is a profitable business in the area. For this reason, he is requesting a new loan of 1000 nuevo soles from Edpyme Alternativa. This loan will be used to buy animal feed, vitamins, and to repair his animal pens. In time, this will allow him to improve his family's living standards.

Victoria : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 20:30:03 PDT

$150 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Victoria is a woman who is 58 years old. She is married and lives with her son and her husband in their own house. It is said that the quality of life in the community is subsistence level. The majority of the residents are independent workers who work in selling and raising small animals, and some of them also work in agriculture. Victoria lives in her own house in the village of San Martín in the district of Tambogrande in the department of Piura. She has basic electrical service and water is provided by an artesian well. All the families who live in this area also live in these conditions. Victoria's work is the business of raising, fattening, and selling small animals such as barnyard fowl and sheep. She raises the animals in pens outside her home. Nevertheless, she sells them in the local market and/or to wholesale buyers of animals. It should be emphasized that Victoria has 10 years of experience, which has allowed her to maintain her customers since she is already established in this business. In addition, her husband has planted four hectares with mangoes and lemons which he harvests, and he also supports her financially, where they have a good family relationship. Now Victoria has proposed increasing her inventory with regard to commercializing, fattening, and selling animals (sheep and barnyard fowl), since this is a very profitable business in this area. It is because of these circumstances that she is applying to Edpyme Alternativa for a new loan in the amount of 1500 PEN, which will be destined for the purchase of balanced feed to fatten her animals and for the purchase of fertilizer for their crops, which in time will allow her to improve the standard of living of her family.

Nicanor : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:40:03 PDT

$25 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Nicanor is a 21 year old man who has a spouse and a son in his care. He lives with his spouse and his son in his own house. It’s mentioned that the quality of life in the community is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents work independently in commerce, agriculture and animal husbandry. Nicanor lives in the Santa Rosa settlement in Morropón District, Piura Department. He has electricity. It’s also mentioned that about 100 families live in this community under the same conditions. The commercial activity that Nicanor does is public mototaxi transportation on the Santa Rosa-Tambogrande route and vice versa. He also works in construction generating additional income to cover his personal expenses. It’s worth mentioning that Nicanor has three years’ experience providing public transportation which has allowed him to retain his regular clientele. Nicanor is currently asking Edpyme Alternativa for a new loan in the amount of 1500 new soles to service his vehicle (replace the motor) because this is a very profitable activity in the zone which in time will allow him to improve his family’s standard of living.

Jaime : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:40:03 PDT

$0 of $500 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Jaime is 40 years old. He is married and has two children in his care. He lives with his wife and children in his own home. He comments that the quality of life in his community is one of subsistence. Most of the people in his community are self employed and work in commerce, farming and livestock raising. Jaima lives in the small village of Nueva Esperanza, in Tambogrande district, in Piura department. His home is connected to the electricity supply. He tells us that all the families in his district live in the same conditions. Jaime's business activity is providing a motorcycle taxi service. He provides a service between Nueva Esperanza and Tambogrande. He also raises and fattens farmyard birds and has 0.5 hectares of farmland where he grows lemons and mangos. This makes him additional income with which to cover his personal expenses. We should point out that Jaime has eight years experience in the public transport business. This has allowed him to gain a steady customer base for his business. Jaime is currently requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa for 1,300 soles. He will use this sum to have maintenance work carried out on his vehicle (changing his tires and hubcaps). He will also buy fertilizers for his crops and feed for his animals. This is a very profitable business activity in his area and, over time, he hopes that it will allow him to continue improving his family's standard of living.

Telmo : Peru

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:40:03 PDT

$0 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Telmo is a 42-year-old married man. He lives with his three children and his spouse in a house he owns. Living conditions in his community are at subsistence levels and most of the people who live there are independent workers. They work in retail, raise small animals and in addition some of them also work in farming. Telmo lives in the settlement of Palominos, district of Tambogrande, department of Piura. They get basic electricity services, and they get water from an artesian well. All the families who live there are under these conditions. His business is raising, fattening and selling small animals such as corral poultry and sheep. He raises these animals in corrals outside of his home, but he sells them at the local market or to wholesale animal buyers. Telmo has 4 years of experience in this business, which has allowed him to maintain his well-established clientele. He also works in passenger transportation with his own motorcycle taxi, which provides him with a daily income in order to meet his credit and family obligations. His spouse also supports him in this type of business and they share a good family relationship. Telmo currently intends to stock up his animal (corral poultry and sheep) fattening and sales business, since it's a very profitable activity in the area. For those reasons he requests a new loan to Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 1.500 nuevos soles. He will use the loan to purchase animal feed and vitamins and to purchase tires for his motorcycle taxi. In time, this will allow him to improve his family's living conditions.

Marcos Leoncio : Peru

Sun, 13 May 2012 19:30:02 PDT

$75 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 13, 2012

Marcos is a 45 year old man, single without children, and lives in his own home. It is noted that the quality of life in the community is subsistence level. Most of the residents are self-employed people who work in trades or breeding small animals and some of them also work in agriculture. Marcos lives in the village of Nueva Esperanza in the district of Tambogrande, of the department of Piura, and they have only basic services of electric power, but all the families who settle there live under these conditions. The activity that Marcos is dedicated to is the breeding and selling of pigs and poultry, raising these animals in pens outside his home. It is noteworthy that Marcos has 10 years experience, which has permitted him to maintain an established customer base in this business. He sells his animals to the wholesalers in the area. At the same time he works on his farm where he has planted 0.5 hectares of lemons which has a good phenological state which he can harvest weekly, which gives him other earnings. Currently Marcos is planning to expand his inventory in regards to breeding and selling animals because this activity is very profitable in the area. It is because of this that he is asking for a new loan from Edpyme Alternative in the amount of 1,000 soles which will be used to buy animal feed and fertilizers for his lemon trees which over time will permit him to go on improving his standard of life.

Dora Aracelì : Peru

Sat, 12 May 2012 04:30:02 PDT

$125 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 12, 2012

Dora is 43 and the single mother of two children. She lives in her own house with her children and her parents. She says her community's standard of living is one of mere subsistence. Most of the inhabitants are independent laborers who practice farming, ranching, and raising small animals; some of them are also traders. Dora lives in the Carrasquillo village in the district of Morropón, Piura department. She only has basic electricity and water services, and she says that almost all the families in her area live under the same conditions. Dora sells drinks (beer, soda, chicha--a corn-based drink--etc.). Her small business is located within her home, where she serves her clients and loyal patrons. At her house, she also raises poultry, which she has been doing for four years and which allows her to keep the clientele she has built for both businesses. Her parents wholeheartedly help her in her activities; they are a close family. At the moment, Dora wants to increase the inventory for her commercial establishment (her drinks business), which is a good earner in this area. For this reason, she is seeking a new loan from Kiva partner Edpyme Alternativa for a sum of S/. 2010 new soles ($775). She will invest this money in buying drinks (beer, soda, chicha) and in buying corrugated iron for her home. Her goal is to buy a stall in the local market soon so that over time she can keep improving her family's standard of living.

Isabel : Peru

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:20:02 PDT

$0 of $1,350 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Isabel is a 45 year old, married woman with two children living in her own house with her husband and children. It’s mentioned that the quality of life in her community is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers who are merchants or raise small farm animals; some of them work in agriculture. Isabel lives in the San Martín settlement in Tambogrande District in Piura Department; she only has electricity. All families living there do so under these conditions. The commercial activity Isabel carries out is selling fresh fish at retail and wholesale. She works Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday in a stand in the local wholesale food market. She also raises small farm animals like barnyard fowl in corrals outside her house. It’s worth pointing out that Isabel has 15 years’ experience in this activity which has allowed her to retain her business’ regular clientele; she sells her animals to wholesalers in the zone. In addition, her spouse has a plot of farmland where he’s planted 1.0 hectare of rice which is developing properly; he also helps her with the activities she does there being a good family relationship between the two of them. Isabel has proposed to expand her inventory with reference to the wholesale fish sales because it’s a very profitable activity in the zone which is why she’s asking for a new loan in the amount of 3500 new soles to buy fresh fish and supplies for her business (buckets, ice, knives and others) which in time will cause her business to grow improving her family’s standard of living.

Jose Fidel : Peru

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:00:06 PDT

$0 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

José is a 47 year old man with a spouse and four children in his care; he lives in his own house. It’s mentioned that the quality of life in the community is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers in commerce and animal husbandry; some of them also work in agriculture. José lives in the Jesús del Valle settlement in Tambogrande District of Piura Department. He does not have basic utilities like all the other families living there under the same conditions. José’s commercial activity is raising sheep and barnyard fowl to sell. He raises these animals in corrals outside his house. It’s worth mentioning that José has 5 years’ experience which has led to his retaining his regular business clientele. He sells his animals to local wholesalers. He also has a piece of farmland where he’s growing one hectare of lemons which are developing properly and from which he sells weekly harvests thus earning additional income. Currently, José has proposed to expand his inventory with respect to the animal sales because it’s a very profitable activity in the zone which is why he’s asking Edpyme Alternativa for a new loan in the amount of 1200 new soles to buy animal feed and fertilizer for his lemon crops which in time will lead to improved standard of living for him.

Clara : Peru

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:10:02 PDT

$50 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Clara, 55, is a married woman with two children; she lives in her own house with her spouse and children. It’s mentioned that the standard of living in the community is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers who work in commerce and in animal husbandry and some of them also work in agriculture. Clara lives in the Huaca De Barro settlement in Mórrope District in Lambayeque Department. She only has electricity and water like all the other families living there under the same conditions. Clara’s economic activity is raising pigs, sheep and barnyard fowl in corrals outside her house. It should be noted that Clara has 9 years’ experience which has allowed her to retain her business’ established regular clientele. She sells her animals to local wholesalers. In addition, her spouse works in his field where he has 1.5 hectares planted with legumes and corn which are developing properly and which produce additional income. Currently, Clara has proposed to increase her inventory with respect to the animal sales because it’s a very profitable activity in the zone which is why she’s asking Edpyme Alternativa for a new loan in the amount of 3000 new soles aimed at purchasing animal feed and fertilizer for the corn crops which in time will lead to an improved standard of living.

Lucio Felix : Peru

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:10:02 PDT

$0 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Lucio is a 39 year old man living with his common-law wife and caring for 3 children. They all live in their own home. It should be mentioned that the quality of life in this community is that of just getting by. The majority of people are indigenous and work independently in commerce, agriculture, and with livestock. Lucio lives in Las Monicas in the district of Tambogrande, in Piura. He has basic electricity in his home, and in his district every family lives with those conditions Lucio works in public transportation with a mototaxi driving the routes between Las Monicas and Tambogrande. He also works raising and fattening poultry and also has 1 hectare of land where he grows limes and legumes to earn additional money for his expenses. He has 6 years of experience in public transportation, and has maintained regular clients and established himself in the business.

Lucio is asking for a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 1,000 nuevos soles that will be used for vehicle maintenance (tire change, awning, and oil change) and to buy animal food, since this activity is very profitable in his area. In time, this will allow him to improve his family's quality of life.

Oscar Manuel : Peru

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:10:02 PDT

$0 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Oscar is 31 years old and is in a common-law marriage with one child. He lives with his spouse and son in his own house. It is mentioned that quality of life in his community is at a subsistence level. Most residents are independent workers who work in commercial activities, agriculture, and stockbreeding. Oscar lives in the small village of San Carranco, within the district of Jayanca, in the department of Lambayeque. Also, he has access to basic electricity service. It is said as well that all families in this district live in these conditions. Oscar's commercial activity is public transportation by mototaxi. He drives his route between the areas of San Carranco to Jayanca and back. He also works raising and fattening fowl, and sells his animals to wholesalers in the area. Notably, Oscar has eight years of experience in public transportation, which have allowed him to maintain an established customer base in this business. Currently Oscar is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in an amount of 2000 nuevos soles, which he will use to maintain his vehicle (tire change, canvas, and oil change), and to purchase feed for his animals, since this is a very profitable activity in his area. This in time will allow him to gradually improve his family's living standards.

Anìbal : Peru

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:40:01 PDT

$0 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Aníbal, 33, has a spouse and three children in his care. He lives with his spouse and children in his own house. It’s mentioned that the quality of life in the community is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers who are in commerce, agriculture and animal husbandry. Aníbal lives in the Insculas settlement in Olmos District, Lambayeque Department. He has electricity and it’s mentioned also that all the families in this district live under these conditions. Aníbal’s commercial activity is public mototaxi transportation on the Insculas-Olmos route and vice versa. He also raises goats generating additional income to cover his own expenses. It’s worth mentioning that Aníbal has four years’ experience providing public transportation which has allowed him to retain his regular business clientele. At present, Aníbal is asking for a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 2000 new soles to service his vehicle (replace tires, gears and chains and oil change) and to buy animal feed because this is a very profitable activity in the zone which in time will allow him to improve his family’s standard of living.

Julia : Peru

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:50:01 PDT

$50 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Julia, 58, has a spouse and one son in her care. She lives with her spouse and child in her own house. It’s mentioned that the quality of life in the community is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers who are in commerce, agriculture and animal husbandry. Julia lives in the Las Pampas settlement in Olmos District, Lambayeque Department. She has electricity and it’s also mentioned that all the families in this district live under the same conditions. Julia’s commercial activity is selling lemons and passion fruit in the city of Lima. She does so three times a week. Her son in Lima receives the shipment and sells it. She also raises goats to sell which generates extra income to cover her own expenses. It’s worth noting that Julia has 10 years’ experience in this line of commerce which has allowed her to retain her business’ established regular clientele. At present, Julia is asking Edpyme Alternativa for a new loan in the amount of 2500 new soles which will be used as working capital to buy lemons, passion fruit and animals and to buy animal feed because this is a very profitable activity in the zone which in time will allow her to improve her family’s standard of living.

Benito : Peru

Thu, 10 May 2012 17:40:04 PDT

$0 of $700 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Benito is a 42-year-old man. He's in a common law marriage and has two children. He lives with his wife and children in a house he owns. Living conditions in the community are at subsistence levels and most of the people who live there are independent workers. They work in retail, raise small animals and in addition some of them also work in farming. Benito lives in the settlement of Somate Alto, district of Tambogrande, department of Piura. They only get basic electricity services, and water consumption is made through an artesian well. All the families who live there are under these conditions. Benito's business is raising and selling pigs, sheep and corral poultry. He raises these animals in corrals outside of his home. Benito has 5 years of experience in this business, which has allowed him to maintain his already well-established clientele. He sells his animals to local wholesalers. He also works on his farm, where he has a 1.0-hectare lemon crop, which is in a good phenological state and provides him with more profits. Benito currently intends to stock up his animal raising and sales business, because it's a very profitable activity in the area. For those reasons he requests a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 1.800 nuevos soles. He will use the loan to purchase animal feed and fertilizer for his lemon crop. In time, this will allow him to improve his living conditions.

Carmen : Peru

Thu, 10 May 2012 18:10:09 PDT

$25 of $1,525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Carmen is a 65-year-old man. He's married and has 5 children who are independent. He lives with his spouse in a house he owns. Living conditions in the community are at subsistence levels and most of the people who live there are independent workers. They work in retail, farming and livestock. Carmen lives in the settlement of Indo América, in the district of Cayalti, department of Lambayeque. They get basic electricity services, and water consumption is made through an artesian well. All the families in this district live under these conditions. Carmen's business is selling fruit such as lemons, apples, papayas, plantains, custard apples, grapes and passion fruit. He does business by driving his 3-wheeler truck on a route through neighboring settlements. He does very well in this business. He also works in raising and fattening goats, which provides him with more profits in order to cover personal expenses. Carmen has 10 years of experience in his sales business, which has allowed him to maintain his already well-established clientele. He also gets support from his wife in this business. Carmen is currently requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 4.000 nuevos soles. He will use the loan to get working capital (for purchasing fruit) and to do maintenance on his vehicle, since it's a very profitable activity in the area. In time, this will allow him to improve his and his family's living conditions.

Anibal Gerardo : Peru

Thu, 10 May 2012 20:10:02 PDT

$50 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Anibal is a 22 year old man who is married and has 2 children. He lives in his own home with his wife and children. He says that in his community people live at a subsistence standard of living. Most of the residents are self-employed and work in retail trade and raising small animals. Also, some of them are farmers. Anibal lives in the Sinchi Roca settlement in the Tambogrande district, in the department of Piura. Here the only utility is electricity; he gets his water from a communal tank. In this place, all of the families live under these conditions. Anibal has a business raising and selling pigs, sheep and poultry (10 sheep, 10 pigs and 20 chickens). He raises these animals in corrals that are outside his home. It should be noted that Anibal has 2 years of experience in this line of work, and this has enabled him to maintain a well-established customer base. He sells his animals to the wholesale traders in the area. Also, his wife has a farm where she has half a hectare planted with lemons. These are growing well and so will generate some extra income. Now Anibal has proposed to expand his inventory of animals, because this is a very profitable business in this area. For this reason he is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa for a sum of 1,500 Peruvian soles, which will allow him to invest in the purchase of balanced animal feed and fertilizers for his lemon crop. Over time, this will allow him to improve his standard of living.

Sebastián : Peru

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:40:08 PDT

$0 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 21, 2012

Sebastián is a 24-year-old single man without children. He lives in his own house with his parents. He mentions that the quality of life in the community is subsistence. The majority of the residents are independent workers in trade and raising small animals, and some also work in agriculture. Sebastián lives in the hamlet of La Capilla Santa Rosa in the district of Mochumi in the department of Lambayeque, and has only basic electric service. He gets his water from a communal tap. All the families there live under these conditions. The business Sebastián works in is raising and selling livestock (goats, pigs, sheep, and poultry). He raises these animals in corrals outside his home. It is worth emphasizing that Sebastián has two years of experience in this work, which has allowed him to keep his established clientele. He sells his animals to the wholesale vendors of the area. He also works as a day laborer in a rice mill, which allows him to have additional income. Currently Sebastián has decided to expand his inventory for raising and selling animals because it is a very profitable business in the area. This is why he is requesting another loan from Edpyme Alternative for the sum of 1000 nuevos soles (PEN), which will be invested in buying balanced feed and repairing the corrals for his animals. In time this will allow him to continue improving his standard of living.

Luis Alberto : Peru

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:30:02 PDT

$0 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Luis is a forty-three-year-old man who has a common law wife and three kids in his care. He lives with his partner and kids in their own house. He says that the standard of living in his community is subsistence, and most people work independently in business, farming, and livestock. Luis lives in the hamlet of Los Laureles, Cayalti District in the department of Lambayeque. He also has basic electrical service, and says that all the families in the district live under these conditions. Luis's works in motor taxi public transportation; his routes go back and forth among zones in Los Laureles and other zones in Cayalti. In his free time, he also offers agrochemical services to make more money to cover expenses. He notes that he has five years of experience in public transportation, which have allowed him to maintain an established clientele. Luis is currently seeking a loan from Edpyme Alternativa of 1000 soles, which he plans to use to maintain his vehicle (change the oil, tires, and suspension system); it's a very profitable business in his area and in time it's going to allow him to improve his and his family's quality of life.

Marìa Vilma : Peru

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:00:09 PDT

$0 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

María is a 27-year-old single woman with one dependent child and lives with her partner in her own house. She mentions that the quality of life in the community is of subsistence; the majority of the inhabitants are independent workers that make a living through commerce, agriculture, and livestock. María lives in the hamlet of Annape in the district of Mórrope, department of Lambayeque; it has basic electricity service and gets water through an artesian well. She says that all the families in this district live under these conditions. The work through which María makes a living is the purchase and sale of vegetables, which she sells in a stall in the market of Mórrope, where she is doing well with the business. She also makes a living raising and fattening up goats and poultry, generating more income to cover her own costs. It is worth noting that María has had two years of experience in this work, which has allowed her to keep her already established customers in this business. Likewise, her partner also supports her in this work. Now, María is asking for a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa for an amount of 2000 nuevos soles that will be used for working capital (to buy vegetables) and to arrange her pens. This is because it is a very profitable activity in the area, and which in time will allow her to go on improving her standard of living with her family.

Esteban : Peru

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:30:04 PDT

$0 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Esteban, 31, is married with no children. He lives with his spouse in his own house. It’s mentioned that the quality of life in the community is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers who are in commerce and animal husbandry; some of them also work in agriculture. Esteban lives in the Yencala Boggiano settlement in Lambayeque District and Department. He only has electricity and water comes from an artisanal well. All the families living there do so under these conditions. Esteban’s commercial activity is buying and selling pigs, sheep and barnyard fowl that he raises in corrals outside his house. It should be pointed out that Esteban has 3 years’ experience which has allowed him to retain his business’ regular clientele. He sells his animals to local wholesalers. In addition, his spouse works selling “chicha de jora” [drink made from fermented corn] which produces additional income. Esteban has proposed to increase inventory with respect to his animals because it’s a very profitable activity in the zone which is why he’s asking Edpyme Alternativa for a new loan in the amount of 1500 new soles to buy nutritionally balanced feed and to repair the corrals which in time will make it possible for him to improve his standard of living.

Emanuel : Peru

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:40:02 PDT

$175 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Emmanuel, 23, is a married man with a son in his care living in his own house with his spouse. It’s mentioned that the quality of life in the community is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers in commerce and animal husbandry and some of them also work in agriculture. Emmanuel lives in the San Isidro settlement in Mórrope District, Lambayeque Department. He has electricity and water comes from an artisanal well; all families living there do so under the same conditions. Emmanuel’s commercial activity is raising pigs, sheep and barnyard fowl in corrals outside his house. It’s worth mentioning that Emmanuel has two years’ experience which has allowed him to retain his business’ regular clientele. He sells his animals to local wholesalers and his wife also works making “chicha de jora” [beverage made from fermented corn] which generates additional income. Emmanuel has proposed at present to increase his inventory with respect to the animal sales because it’s a very profitable activity in the zone which is why he’s asking Edpyme Alternativa for a new loan in the amount of 1500 new soles to buy nutritionally balanced animal feed and to repair the corrals which in time will allow him to improve his standard of living.

Pedro Julio : Peru

Fri, 11 May 2012 13:20:03 PDT

$25 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Pedro is 32 years old, and is in a civil union. He has one son, who depends on him. He lives in a rural, subsistence community, where the majority of the residents are independent workers who work in various trades, raising animals, and working in agriculture. Pedro lives in the Morropón District in the Department of Piura, which has access to electricity, water and drainage. Their community consists of 800 families. Pedro makes a living selling basic staple goods, such as: rice, sugar, beans, eggs, milk, oil, pasta, detergent, candies, drinks, etc. He runs his business out of his home, and he attends clients there. His partner works raising barnyard birds in corrals outside their home. Pedro has three years of experience in his business, which has allowed him to build and maintain his customer base. Presently, Pedro wants to increase his inventory for his business, as well as expand their operation raising animals, since it is a very profitable activity in the area. He is requesting a loan in the amount of 1,508 nuevos soles, which he will invest in purchasing merchandise for their businesses. In time, he hopes this investment will allow him to improve the quality of life for his family.

Carlos : Peru

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:50:03 PDT

$75 of $1,525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Carlos is a 43 year old man who is married with 3 dependent children. He lives with his wife in his own home. It is mentioned that the quality of life in the community is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers in commerce and animal husbandry and some of them also work in agriculture. Carlos lives in Lagunas settlement in Mórrope District in Lambayeque Department. He has only electricity and gets water from an artesian well, as do all the families in the area who live under the same conditions. Carlos’ commercial activity is raising and selling pigs, goats and poultry. He raises the animals in corrals outside of his house and has had 17 years of experience in the business. This has enabled him to maintain an established customer base. He sells his livestock to wholesale traders in the area. In addition, his wife sells “chicha de jora” [a beverage made from fermented corn] which generates additional income. Currently Carlos has proposed expanding his inventory with respect to raising and selling animals because this is a very profitable activity in the area, which is why he is applying to Edpyme Alternativa for a new loan in the amount of S/. 4,000 to buy nutritionally balanced feed, repair his corrals and purchase “arroz en verde” [a specific variety of rice], taking advantage of the end of the rice campaign, which in time will allow him to continue improving his standard of living.

Diana Dolores : Peru

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:40:08 PDT

$50 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 21, 2012

Diana is a 23-year-old woman who is married and has two dependent children. She and her husband live in their own home. It should be mentioned that the quality of life in her community is subsistent. Most of the residents are independent workers who engage in trade and the breeding of small animals. Some of them also engage in agriculture. Diana lives in the village of Pueblo Viejo in the District of Pacora, Department of Lambayeque. The only service available is electricity and the drinking water comes from an artesian well. All of the families that reside here must live under these conditions. Diana's business involves raising and selling pigs, goats, and poultry. The animals are kept in pens just outside of her home. It should be noted that Diana has two years of experience in this business. She has been able to maintain an established customer base. The animals are sold to wholesale traders in the area. Meanwhile, her husband works as a caretaker on a large farm in the district as a way of generating additional income. At the moment, Diana plans to expand her inventory in terms of raising and selling animals since this type of business is very profitable in this area. Under these circumstances, she is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 1,200 PEN. The money will be invested in the purchase of animal feed and repairs to the animal pens. Over time, this will help improve her standard of living.

Hermes : Peru

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:30:03 PDT

$0 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Hermes is 42 years old, is in a civil union, and has three children who depend on him. Their family lives in their own home. Their community is a rural, subsistence community, and the majority of people are independent workers who make a living raising animals and working in agriculture. Hermes lives in the José Olava community in the district of Tambogrande, Department of Piura. Their community has access to basic services like electricity and water from a well. All the families in the area live in the same conditions. Hermes makes a living raising pigs, goats and birds in corrals outside his home, and has been raising animals for twelve years. He has built and maintained his client base for his business, and he sells animals to wholesalers in the area. He also is a farmer, and has planted one hectare of lemon trees to generate additional income. Presently, Hermes wants to increase his inventory in his animal business, as it is a very profitable trade in the region. He is requesting a loan from Edpyma Alternativa in the amount of 1,000 nuevos soles, which he will invest in purchasing fertilizers and maintaining his crops. In time, he hopes this support will help him to improve his quality of life.

Manuel : Peru

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:20:02 PDT

$0 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Manuel is 42 years old, he is married by common law, and he has two children that are minors and live with him and his spouse in their home. His community is considered one of subsistence living, as the majority of the residents are independent workers that breed and sell livestock, while others are involved in agriculture. Manuel lives in the district of Cayalti in the department of Lambayeque where his home has only basic electricity, water and plumbing. Over 850 families live in this area in similarly poor living conditions. Manuel is well-known in his region because of his business of selling boxes of tuna. He runs his small business from his home where he attends to his customers. At the same time, his spouse also works from home by raising poultry in pens in the yard. It is important to note that Manuel has over 4 years of experience in this activity as well, which has helped him to maintain his customer base and establish himself in his business. Manuel has proposed to expand his inventory in both his business and in the breeding of small animals, because this is a very profitable activity in his region. To accomplish this, he is seeking a loan of 2,000 Nuevos Soles which will be used to invest in merchandise (boxes of tuna), which in time will enable him to improve his family's standard of living.

Roger Aureliano : Peru

Fri, 11 May 2012 19:00:06 PDT

$75 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Roger is 35 years old, single and living at home with his parents. The quality of life in his community is based on subsistance. The majority of its inhabitants are independent workers who work in commerce and raising small animals. Some of them work in agriculture additionally. Roger lives in the Cayalti district in the department of Lambayeque, which only has basic electricity and water services; it is also mentioned that in this village, approximately 850 families live under these conditions. Roger's business is selling food and beer and he is very well-known in the area. This small business is located in his home, where he attends to his faithful customers. His parents also support him in this business and it's worth emphasizing that Roger has 4 years of experience, which has allowed him to maintain the customers he's already established in this business. Currently, Roger has proposed expanding his inventory in reference to his commercial establishment, since this business is very profitable in this area. It is for these circumstances that he is requesting a new loan for an amount of 1500 nuevos soles which will be used to purchase a freezer, beer, and soda, that will in time allow him to continue improving the quality of life with his family.

Vicky Yolanda : Peru

Fri, 11 May 2012 19:20:02 PDT

$125 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Vicky is a 28 year old woman. She is in a common law marriage and is raising 2 children. She lives in her own house with her spouse. She remarks that the quality of life in the community where she lives is of subsistence. Most of the residents are independent workers who are merchants and who raise small animals. Some of them also farm. Vicky lives in the community of San Pablo in the district of Tambogrande and department of Piura. There is only basic electricity there and water is drawn from an artisanal well. All of the families who live there live under these conditions. Vicki's commercial activity is raising and selling pigs, goats and poultry. She raises the animals in pens outside her house. It's worth noting that Vicki has 2 years of experience, which has allowed her to maintain the clientele she has established in the business. She sells her animals to wholesale merchants in the area. Her husband also farms and has .5 hectares of lemon trees, which brings in more income. Right now, Vicky has decided to increase her inventory for raising and selling animals, because it is a very profitable activity in the area. That is why she is asking Edpyme Alternativa for a new loan of S/.1000 nuevos soles. She will use it to buy fertililzer and to pay workers for the crop. This will allow her to improve her quallity of life.

Guiancarlo : Peru

Sat, 12 May 2012 12:10:13 PDT

$50 of $325 raised.

Started raising funds on May 12, 2012

Giancarlo is a 20 year old man who is single and does not have children. He lives in his own house with his parents. He lives in a substance-level community where the majority of residents are independent workers who work in commerce or raising small animals and some also work in agriculture. Giancarlo lives in the village of Peña Viva in the district of Tambogrande and the department of Piura. Here he has only basic electrical supply and they get their water from an artesian well. All the families from here live under these conditions. Giancarlo works raising and selling sheep, goats, and poultry. He raises his animals in corrals outside his house. It is noteworthy that Giancarlo has 2 years of experience in this work and, as a result, he has loyal customers. He sells his animals to the wholesalers in the area. Currently, Giancarlo is proposing to grow his inventory, or, in other words, to raise and sell more animals. This is because it is a very profitable activity in this area. It is for these reasons that he is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa for the sum of $325, which will be used to buy balanced animal feed and fix the corrals. In time, this will enable him to improve his quality of life.

Rogelio : Peru

Sat, 12 May 2012 12:20:01 PDT

$50 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 12, 2012

Rogelio is a 54 year old man who is not married and has a son in his care. He lives in his own house with his partner. He lives in a subsistence-level community. The majority of residents are independent workers who work in commerce or raising small animals and some also work in agriculture. Rogelio lives in the village of Cólera in the district of Tambogrande and the department of Piura. Here he has only basic electrical service and water from an artesian well. All the families from here live under the same conditions. Rogelio is a farmer and he has 2 hectares of agricultural land in which he grows lemons, which grow well. He harvests weekly and later sells the goods in the local market. He has been doing this for 7 years, which has given him plenty of experience and enabled him to maintain loyal customers for his business. His partner works raising small animals and selling fresh chickens from home and he helps her with her work. That is to say, they have a good family relationship. Currently, Rogelio is proposing to grow his inventory, that is, increasing the harvested fruit that he sells. This is because this is a very profitable product in the area. For these reasons he is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa for $575 which he will use to buy fertilizers and food for his animals. In time, this will enable him to improve his quality of life.

Lazaro : Peru

Sat, 12 May 2012 12:30:04 PDT

$0 of $1,525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 12, 2012

Lazaro is a 59-year-old man whose status is married, with three dependent children, and who lives in his own home with his spouse. The quality of life in the community where he lives is subsistence. The majority of inhabitants are independent workers who devote themselves to commerce and small animal husbandry. Some of them also cultivate crops. Lazaro lives in the Manco Inca hamlet in the district of Tambogrande and department of Piura. He has only basic services including electricity, and obtains water by means of a traditional well. All the families who are based there likewise live under these same circumstances. Lazaro devotes himself to agriculture as he has 6.0 hectares of farmland where he has planted lime and mango crops which are showing good vegetative development. He harvests his crops weekly and then sells them in the area's local market. He has been developing his farming activities for 15 years which has granted him experience. Likewise his spouse devotes herself to raising small animals (sheep and poultry) and supports him in his farming activities. Thus there are good family relations. Currently Lazaro has determined to expand his inventory with respect to the sale of his harvested products, since it is a very profitable activity in the area. Therefore he is seeking a new loan from Edpyme Alternative in the amount of 4,000 Peruvian soles which is to be used for purchasing fertilizers, pesticides and feed for his animals. In time this will allow him to improve his standard of living.

Josè Fausto : Peru

Sun, 13 May 2012 12:10:03 PDT

$25 of $1,525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 13, 2012

José is a gentleman who is 35 years old, single, and has no dependent children. He lives in his own home with his parents. It should be mentioned that the quality of life in his community is subsistent. Most of the residents are independent workers who engage in trade and the breeding of small animals. Some of them also engage in agriculture. José lives in the village of Tranca Sasape in the District of Túcume, Department of Lambayeque. The only basic service available in this area is electricity and the drinking water comes from an artesian well. All of the families that reside here must live under these conditions.

José has a business that involves raising and selling sheep, goats, and poultry. The animals are kept in pens just outside of his home. José has four years of experience in this business and has been able to maintain an established customer base. He sells the animals to wholesale traders in the area. José also engages in agriculture. He has one hectare of land on which he grows corn so that he can generate additional income.

At the moment, José proposes to expand his inventory in terms of raising and selling animals since this type of business is very profitable in this area. Under these circumstances, he is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 4,000 PEN so that he can invest in the purchase of balanced feed and the payment of workers who manage his crop. Over time, this will help him to improve his standard of living.

Narciso : Peru

Sun, 13 May 2012 22:30:02 PDT

$25 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 13, 2012

Narciso is a 55-year-old gentleman who is married and has two dependent children. He and his wife live in their own home. It should be mentioned that the quality of life in his community is subsistent. Most of the residents are independent workers who engage in trade and the breeding of small animals. Some of them also engage in agriculture. Narciso lives in the village of Fanupe Barrio Nuevo in the District of Mòrrope, Department of Lambayeque. The only basic service available in this area is electricity and the drinking water comes from an artesian well. All of the families that reside here must live under these conditions.

Narciso's business involves raising selling cattle, sheep, goats, and poultry. The animals are kept in pens just outside of his home. Narciso has eight years of experience in this business and has been able to maintain an established customer base. He sells the animals to wholesale traders in the area. Narciso is also a farmer and has 1.5 hectares of rice that he is cultivating in order to generate additional income. His wife also helps him with these business activities and they maintain a good family relationship.

At the moment, Narciso plans to expand his inventory in terms of raising and selling animals since this type of business is very profitable in this area. Under these circumstances, he is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 3,000 PEN so that he can invest in the purchase of balanced feed and vitamins for his animals. Over time, this will help to improve his standard of living.

Marìa Lucia : Peru

Sat, 12 May 2012 16:10:03 PDT

$25 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 12, 2012

María is thirty-two years old and married with two children in her care. She lives with her husband in a house that she owns. Quality of life in her community is at subsistence level. The majority of the town's inhabitants are independent workers who make their livings raising and selling smaller animals. Some also make their livings through agriculture. María lives in the small town of Rinconazo in the Túman district of the "departamento" of Lambayeque. They have only the basic service of electricity—they get their water from a handmade well. All the local families live under the same conditions. María makes her living breeding and selling pigs and poultry. She raises these animals in the corrals outside her house. It should be noted that María has four years of experience in this business, which has enabled her to maintain the clientele that she has already established. She sells her animals to the major shopkeepers and traders in the area. Her husband makes his living transporting passengers. He is also a plumber, which gives them a little extra income. At present, María has proposed to expand her inventory with regard to the raising and selling of animals, since it has proven to be a very profitable activity in the area. It is because of these circumstances that she is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 1500 PEN. She will use this loan to buy balanced feed for the animals and make repairs to their corrals. This in time will allow her to improve her quality of life.

Oscar Bonifacio : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:06 PDT

$0 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Oscar is a 45-year-old gentleman who is single and has no dependent children. He lives in his own home along with his partner. It should be mentioned that the quality of life in his community is subsistent. Most of the residents are independent workers who engage in trade and the breeding of small animals. Some of them also engage in agriculture. Oscar lives in the village of Valle San Juan in the District of Tambogrande, Department of Piura. The only basic service available in this area is electricity and the drinking water comes from an artesian well. All of the families that reside here must live under these conditions.

Oscar's business involves raising and selling pigs and poultry. The animals are kept in pens just outside of his home. Oscar has 10 years of experience in this business and has been able to maintain an established customer base. He sells the animals to wholesale traders in the area. In addition, Oscar is a farmer and has 0.6 hectares of land that produces limes so that he can earn additional income.

At the moment, Oscar proposes to expand his inventory in terms of raising and selling animals since this type of business is very profitable in this area. Under these circumstance he is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 2,500 PEN to invest in the purchase of another 0.5 hectares of farmland. He already has 50% of the land's purchase value. This will enable him to expand the boundary of his farm so that he can improve his standard of living over time.

Pedro : Peru

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:30:02 PDT

$50 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 22, 2012

Pedro is 50 years old, lives with his partner, and does not have any children. He has lived in his own home for 5 years, in the hamlet of Froilán Alma in the district of Las Lomas in Tambogrande. Pedro lives in the rural part of this district and only has basic services. Pedro’s business is selling basic needs products like groceries, beverages, and cookies. He has this small store set up in his own home, where he tends to his loyal customers. He has engaged in this activity for five years. He also raises goats and chickens in pens outside of his house, which he sells at the local market. Pedro would like to purchase a motorcycle for personal transport since the neighborhood in which he lives is far from the town, and this makes it hard to develop his activities. These circumstances are why he is requesting a new loan for the amount of 2,500 soles.

Viviana Elena : Peru

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:00:09 PDT

$25 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 22, 2012

Viviana is a woman of 29 years in a civil marriage and with two children in her care. She lives in her own house with her spouse and children. Viviana lives in the district of Tambogrande, a district that is primarily dedicated to growing fruit which are then processed for exportation to other countries. It belongs to the department of Piura, in the region of the same name, which is three hours from the city of Chiclayo. The commercial activity practiced by Viviana is the growth and sale of sheep and poultry which she then offers for sale in the local market, when they are fully formed. She also has one acre of land upon which she grows lemons which she harvests weekly. Viviana wants to acquire a half acre of land for lemon crops, which will allow her to continue growing and help her. This is why she has asked Edpyme for a credit of 3000 new soles. Viviana is known in the area, and her neighbors consider her to be a hard working and responsible person. Her biggest goal is to be successful in her current crop and in future crops to get her family ahead.

Miriam Aguedita : Peru

Sun, 13 May 2012 20:00:06 PDT

$150 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 13, 2012

Miriam is 43 years old. She lives with her partner and has two children in her charge. She lives in her own house with her husband and her children. She says that the quality of life in her community is that of subsistence. The majority of the residents are independent workers that sell and raise small animals and some of them also work in agriculture. Miriam lives in the district of Cayaltí, in the department of Lambayeque. She has all of the basic utility services. All of the families in the area live with these conditions. The commercial activity that Miriam works in is raising and selling domestic fowl. She raises them in corrals outside her house. Miriam has had 11 years of experience, which has allowed her to maintain her established clients in this business. She sells her animals to the wholesalers in the area. Her husband helps her in her business. Miriam is currently proposing to increase the number of animals she raises and sells because this is a very profitable business in the area. This is why she is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of 1,500 nuevos soles (PEN), which will be used to buy feed and fix her corrals. Over time, this will allow her to improve her family’s quality of life.

Salomòn : Peru

Sun, 13 May 2012 20:30:02 PDT

$75 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 13, 2012

Salomón, 31, lives with his partner and their three dependent children in their own house. The economy in their community is based on subsistence agriculture. Most residents are self-employed, as traders or working with small animal husbandry. Some are also involved in agriculture. Salomón lives in the village of San Miguel Alto, Tambogrande district, in the administrative division of Piura. He has basic electricity services, and collects consumable water from a communal well. All of the families who live there live in these conditions. Salomón breeds and sells sheep, pigs and poultry. He breeds these animals in pens outside his home. He has 6 years experience in this trade, which has allowed him to keep his established clientele. He sells his animals to wholesalers in the area. His partner also supports him in his business. Salomón is currently proposing to expand his inventory, as raising and selling animals is a very profitable activity in the area. Therefore, he is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount 1,500 soles which will be used to buy animals and feed, and to fix up the pens. In time this will allow him to continue to improve the standard of living for his family.

Zacarias : Peru

Sun, 13 May 2012 21:00:07 PDT

$0 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 13, 2012

Zacarias is a 37 year old man. He is married with three dependent children. He lives in a house that he owns with his wife and children. The people in his community live at a subsistence level. The majority of the residents are independent workers who raise and sell young animals or work in agriculture. Zacarias lives in the Caracucho neighborhood, in the Morrope District, in the Lambayeque Department. He has electric lights. He gets his water from a community well. All the families in his community live under these conditions. Zacarias works raising and selling sheep, pigs and poultry. He raises them in pens outside of his house. He has been doing this for the past four years. He has been able to maintain his customer base. He sells his animals to commercial wholesalers in the area. His wife helps him with his work. Actually, Zacarias would like to increase the number of animals that he raises and sells. His business is very profitable in his area. This is why he is requesting this new loan from Edpyme Alternativa for 3000 new soles. He will use this loan to buy agricultural chemicals. This will help his business, which will permit him to raise the standard of life for his family.

Valentìn : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:01:43 PDT

$50 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Valentín is a 25 year old man with a spouse and son in his care; he lives in his own house with his spouse and son. It’s mentioned that the quality of life in this community is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers in commerce and animal husbandry; some also work in agriculture. Valentín lives in the settlement of Pedregal Alto in Tambogrande District, Piura Department. They have electricity and water is provided by a communal well; all families that live there do so under these conditions. The commercial activity Valentín does is raising sheep, pigs and barnyard fowl in corrals outside his house. It’s worth mentioning that Valentín has two years’ experience that has allowed him to retain his business’ regular clientele; he sells his animals to local wholesalers. He also mentions that he has one hectare of farmland planted with lemons that allows him to earn additional income; his spouse helps him with this activity. At present, Valentín has proposed to increase his inventory with respect to the animals because this is a very profitable activity in the zone which is why he’s asking Edpyme Alternativa for a new loan in the amount of 2000 new soles to buy fertilizer and to pay day laborers to help clear the fields which in time will allow him to gradually improve his standard of living.

Yuli Maribel : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:30:03 PDT

$150 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Yuli, 25, has a spouse and son in her care. She lives in her own house with her spouse and son. It’s mentioned that the quality of life in the community is at the subsistence level. Most of its residents are independent workers in commerce and animal husbandry; some of them also work in agriculture too. Yuli lives in Tambogrande District’s Peña Viva settlement, Piura Department. They have all basic utilities and all families living there do so under the same conditions. Yuli’s commercial activity is raising pigs and barnyard fowl to sell; she raises them in corrals away from her house. It’s worth mentioning that Yuli has 6 years’ experience in this experience which has allowed her to retain her business’ regular clientele. She sells her animals to local wholesalers. Her spouse helps her with her activity. Yuli has proposed to increase her inventory with respect to the animals because this is a very profitable activity in the zone which is why she’s asking Edpyme Alternativa for a new loan in the amount of 2500 new soles to buy nutritionally balanced animal feed and to do some home improvements which in time will allow her to gradually improve her family’s standard of living.

Francisco Placido : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:30:03 PDT

$0 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Francisco, 44, has a spouse and son in his care; he lives in his own house with his spouse and son. It’s mentioned that the quality of life in the community is at the subsistence level. Most of the residents are independent workers in commerce and animal husbandry; some of them also work in agriculture. Francisco lives in Tambogrande District’s Tupac Amaru settlement, Piura Department; they have all basic utilities and all the families that live there do so under these conditions. Francisco’s commercial activity is raising barnyard fowl to sell; he does so in corrals outside his house. It’s worth mentioning that Francisco has 8 years’ experience which has allowed him to retain his business’ regular clientele. He sells his animals to local wholesalers and also works in agriculture as an additional activity. He has a hectare of land growing lemons that he harvests weekly thus earning extra income; his spouse helps him with this activity. Currently, Francisco has proposed to expand his inventory with respect to the animal sales because this is a very profitable activity in the zone which is why he’s asking Edpyme Alternativa for a new loan in the amount of 2000 new soles to buy nutritionally balanced feed and to maintain his active crops which in time will help him improve his family’s standard of living.

Mercedes : Peru

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:30:03 PDT

$50 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Mercedes is a 62 year old married woman with no children. She lives in a home of her own with her husband. Most of the community residents are independent workers who sell and raise small animals and a few of them also farm. Mercedes lives in the Santa Isabel settlement, within the Mòrrope zone and the Lambayeque department. They have all of the basic services. All of the families living there live under the same conditions. Mercedes raises and sells pigs, goats, and corral birds. She raises the animals in the area outside her home and has been doing this for five years, allowing her to keep her established customers in this business. She sells her animals to large businesses in the zone. Her husband supports her activities. Currently Mercedes has proposed expanding her inventory for buying and selling animals, since this is a very profitable business in her zone. For this reason she requested a new loan of 2,000 PEN through Edpyme Alternativa, which she will use to buy balanced feed and better animal pens. This will eventually allow her to improve her family’s quality of life.

Maria Josefa : Peru

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:20:02 PDT

$50 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 16, 2012

Maria is a 66 year old woman. She lives in her own home with her partner and she has three children under her care. She mentions that the quality of life in the community is at the subsistence level. Most of the inhabitants are independent workers dedicated to trade and breeding small animals. Some of them also work in agriculture. Maria lives in the village of Esperanza, district of Tambogrande, department of Piura. The village has electricity services and water is consumed by means of an artesian well. All of the families here live under these conditions. Maria is in the business of breeding and selling sheep and poultry. The breeding of these animals takes place in corals outside of her home. It is worth noting that Maria’s six years of experience in this business has allowed her to keep her already existing customers. She sells her animals to wholesalers in the area. In addition, she owns 1.0 hectares of farm land where she has planted lemon trees. This provides additional income and her husband helps her with this activity. Currently, Maria is proposing to expand the inventory in her animal breeding/selling business because it is a very profitable business in the area. For these reasons, she is requesting a new loan from Edpyme Alternativa in the amount of S/ 1000 nuevos soles which will be designated for the purchase of fertilizers and to clean her crops. In time, this will allow her to continue improving her family’s standard of living.

Maria Olinda : Peru

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:40:03 PDT

$0 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 15, 2012

María is a 24 year old woman who lives in a common law relationship and has two minor children who are dependent on her. She lives with her partner and children in their own home in the San Isidro neighborhood in Mórrope District, in Lambayeque Department. The quality of life in the community is at the subsistence level. Most are independent workers engaged in trade, animal husbandry and also agriculture. Their only basic service is electricity and they consume water from artesian wells. All the families live under these conditions. María’s primary activity is raising and selling animals such as sheep, goats, pigs and chickens. She feeds them nutritious feed in corrals that are outside the house. She has had sufficient experience in this type of business where she markets the animals to wholesale traders in the area. Her partner is a farmer, which enables him to help with basic necessities. María is applying for a loan of S/. 2,500 and will use it to purchase nutritional feed, chickens, pigs and goats to raise, and to repair her corrals. Currently she has proposed expanding her inventory in order to improve her standard of living.

Santos Adan : Peru

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:10:02 PDT

$0 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 16, 2012

Santos is a gentleman who is 55 years of age and married. He lives with his wife and children in their own home, which is located in the District of Cayalti, Department of Lambayeque. Most of the residents engage in agriculture and breeding animals, but some are also involved in trade. Everyone in this area receives basic services such as electricity, running water, and drainage systems.

Santos raises and sells small animals such as ducks, turkeys, pigs, and goats as his main business activity. The animals are kept in an area behind his house and are given a diet of balanced feed and natural grasses. Santos has 11 years of experience in this business. The animals are sold to wholesale traders in the area. In addition, he is a seasonal worker for a company in the area. This allows him to earn additional income. His wife also helps him with these activities.

The loan amount Santos is requesting is 3,000 PEN, which will be used to buy balanced feed and to repair the animal pens. This will enable him to capitalize his business and improve his quality of life.

Marìa Haydee : Peru

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:30:02 PDT

$0 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 16, 2012

Maria is a 27-year-old woman with a live-in partner and two children. She lives with her partner and her children in the rural part of the Tambogrande district, in the Piura province. They only have basic electrical service and they receive their water from a communal fountain. All of the families in this area live under these conditions. Maria's main activity is raising and selling sheep and poultry, which she keeps on a farm behind her house. She feeds them from concentrate and when they are the exact size and weight, she sells them to wholesalers in the area. She has experience in this kind of business and her partner also supports her with these activities. The the amount of the loan provided is 1,500 Peruvian nuevos soles and will be used to buy balanced feed to fatten up her animals so that she can sell them at a better price at the local market. This investment will allow her to continue growing in her business and improve her quality of life.

Samuel : Peru

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:04 PDT

$25 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 16, 2012

Samuel, 57, is married and lives with his wife and son in the district of Morropón in the department of Piura. The main business activities in this area are agriculture, livestock farming and commerce and the basic utilities are electricity, water and a sewage system, with a population of 15,000. Samuel's business is selling fruit, such as oranges, lemons, and bananas, among others. He has been in this occupation for seven years which has allowed him to establish a loyal clientele in the Morropón Market. Samuel also grows bananas, with his wife's help, which gives him additional income. The loan being granted is for 2,500 PEN, which Samuel will invest in his business, buying fruit to add variety so he can improve his family's quality of life.

Henrry : Peru

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:10:02 PDT

$50 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 16, 2012

Henrry is a 27-year-old man who is married and has one child in his care. He lives with his wife and son in the province of Lambayeque. The main economic activity in this zone is agriculture, trade and raising animals. It also has the basic services of electricity, water and sewer connections. The chief activity to which Henrry dedicates himself is providing tire mounting and tire removal services for heavy and light vehicles (cars, moto-taxis, motorbikes, and others). He has set up this business in his own home, and he has an established customer base and the required experience. His wife also works raising small animals, which provides additional income. The amount of the loan requested by Henrry is 2000 Peruvian new soles, which will be used to buy a compressor machine. He is currently planning to expand his shop where he provides this tire mounting and removal service, and thus improve the quality of life for his family.

Olger Isabel : Peru

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:50:03 PDT

$50 of $325 raised.

Started raising funds on May 16, 2012

Olger is a 25-year-old single man without any children in his care. He lives in his brother's house in the district of Tambogrande, department of Piura. He has basic services such as electricity, water, and drainage. All the families in this place live under these conditions. Olger's work is raising and selling small animals such as ducks, turkeys, chickens, goats, and pigs. He also works in farming growing lemons and rice, which he does with average technology, allowing him to have other income. It was mentioned that Olger has a lot of experience in this type of business (selling animals and farming). Also, he sells his animals and his products to the merchants in the region. The amount requested by Olger is 800 nuevos soles (PEN), which will be to buy feed to fatten his animals and fertilizer for his lemon and rice crops. This investment will allow him to continue growing in his business and so improve his quality of life.

Luis Alberto : Peru

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:50:02 PDT

$50 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 16, 2012

Luis is a 35 year old man who is married and has two children. He lives in his own house with his wife and children in the district of Tambogrande in the region of Piura. They have basic services such as electricity, water, and sewer. The main activities of the region are agriculture, the raising of livestock, and business. Luis principally focuses on agriculture and he has seeded plantations of lemons. He harvests weekly and sells his product to the major businesses of the region. He has been developing this activity for more than 10 years and has a lot of experience in this field. His wife raises poultry and supports him in everything he does. Luis is requesting this loan for 1,000 Peruvian Nuevos Soles in order to purchase fertilizers for his crops and balanced food for the birds. With this he will be able to continue growing his business and thus improve his quality of life.

Josè Faustino : Peru

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:30:03 PDT

$0 of $325 raised.

Started raising funds on May 17, 2012

José is 23 years of age, lives with his partner and has no children. He lives with his partner in his father’s house in the small area of Sialupe Baca, located in the district of Lambayeque. The quality of life in this community is subsistence level. Most people who live here are self-employed and work selling goods, raising animals and also in agriculture. They only have electricity services, and water is obtained through traditional watermills. José mainly works in raising and selling animals such as goats, pigs and free-range poultry. He feeds them on concentrated feed and, when they have reached the right size and weight, sells them to wholesalers in the area. José has three years’ experience in this kind of business, and his live-in partner also supports him in this business. José has requested a loan of 800 nuevos soles, which he will use to buy animals and balanced feed for fattening. He plans to increase his stock as his business is profitable in this area, and this will allow him to improve the quality of life of his family.

Sandra Evy : Peru

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:40:02 PDT

$0 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 17, 2012

Sandra is a 27-year-old woman. She is single, and lives in her parents’ house in the rural part of the Tambogrande district, located in the region of Piura. This area only has basic electricity services, and water is obtained through traditional watermills. All the families in this area live under these conditions. Sandra works selling beauty products. Her business is located in her home, and she has loyal customers. She has had this business for approximately two years. She also works as a secretary in the town of Tambogrande, which allows her to earn additional income. Sandra has requested a loan of 1,000 nuevos soles. She plans to use this money to buy beauty products, as her customers have already placed orders. This will allow her to improve her quality of life.

Jonny : Peru

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:30:02 PDT

$50 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 17, 2012

Jonny is 39 years of age and lives with his partner. He has one child under his care, and lives with his son and spouse in his own house in the Santa Elena area of the Tambogrande administrative division, located in the province of Piura. This area only has electricity services, and water is obtained through communal fountains. The families in the area live under these conditions. Jonny raises and sells sheep and pigs, which he feeds on concentrated feed. When they have reached the right size and weight he sells them to wholesalers in the area. He also has one hectare of farmland planted with lime trees. He harvests this land every week, which gives him additional income. His spouse raises free-range poultry, and helps him with his business. Jonny has requested a loan of 1,000 nuevos soles. He plans to use the loan to improve his animals' pens and buy fertilizers to grow lemons, allowing him to expand his business and improve his family’s quality of life.

Maria Etelvina : Peru

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:00:07 PDT

$75 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 17, 2012

María is a 47 year old woman with a spouse and four children in her care; she lives with her spouse and children in Oyotún District in Chiclayo Province, Lambayeque Department. This zone has the basic utilities: electricity, water and sewage. The main economic activity is agriculture and commerce. María has sold groceries for more than 10 years at home where she has regular, loyal customers. She also raises small farm animals producing extra income. Her spouse supports her in what she does there being a good relationship between the two of them. María is requesting a loan in the amount of 1000 new soles to buy groceries to stock her store in order to improve her family’s quality of life by this means.

Marìa Luisa : Peru

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:20:03 PDT

$50 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 17, 2012

María, 48, is a married woman with two children in her care. She lives in her own house with her spouse and children in the rural part of Tambogrande District, Piura Department. This sector only has electricity; water is gotten from artisanal wells. María’s main activity is raising sheep, goats and barnyard fowl in corrals; she feeds them feed concentrate so that when they reach exact size and weight she sells them to local wholesalers. María has 10 years’ experience in this activity. Her spouse is in agriculture; he has lemons growing that he harvests weekly allowing them to earn extra income; that is to say, there is a good family relationship between them. The amount of the loan María is requesting is 1000 new soles and it will be used to buy nutritionally balanced animal feed and to upgrade their corrals. In time, this will allow her to improve her family’s quality of life.

Andrès : Peru

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:20:04 PDT

$50 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 17, 2012

Andrés is a 42 year old man with a son in his care. He lives with his spouse and son in his own house in Cayalti District, Chiclayo Province and Lambayeque Department. This zone has basic utilities: electricity, water and sewage. Andrés’ main activity is repairing and welding vehicles. The business is located at home and he has 12 years’ experience. He also has an established regular clientele. His spouse raises small farm animals. The granted loan is for 3000 new soles that will be used to buy spare parts for motor vehicles in order to have better service available to offer his customers and this way be able to meet unmet local need and in time lead to improved family quality of life.

Felipe : Peru

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:10:04 PDT

$25 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Felipe is a 69-year-old gentleman who is married and has no dependent children. He lives in his own home with his wife, age 65, and a grown daughter who cares for them. They reside in the village of Hualtaco in the District of Tambogrande, Department of Piura. This area has no basic services and the drinking water must travel through artesian wells. Most of the families that reside here must live under these conditions.

Felipe's main business is selling fresh cheese at the central market in the area, where he has loyal customers. He has been in this business for more than four years. He also has 1.5 hectares of farmland on which he grows limes, which are harvested weekly and sold to local wholesalers. His wife also raises sheep and poultry as a way of generating additional income.

The loan amount of 1,200 PEN will be used to maintain his crop of limes and to purchase balanced feed for his dairy cows. This will allow him to improve his quality of life.

Ramon : Peru

Fri, 18 May 2012 02:30:06 PDT

$50 of $400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Ramón is 35 years of age and married, with three children under his care. He lives with his wife and children in the village of Nueva Esperanza, located in the Tambogrande district in the department of Piura. He only has basic electricity services, and water is obtained from a communal water fountain. Ramón’s main activity is the raising and sale of sheep and free-range poultry. He raises these animals on concentrated feed and, when they have reached the right size and weight, he sells them to wholesalers in the area. He has been carrying out this activity for more than 12 years. He also has one hectare of farmland planted with lemons. He inherited this land from his father, and it gives him additional income. Ramón’s wife also supports him in all his business activity. Ramón has requested a total of 1,000 nuevos soles. He plans to use this money to buy fertilizers for his crops and balanced feed to fatten his animals. This will allow him to sell the animals at a better price, and therefore continue to expand his business, improving his quality of life.

Lila Estani : Peru

Sat, 19 May 2012 01:50:02 PDT

$0 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Lila is a 56 years old. She has three children, all of whom are grown up and no longer live with her. She lives in her own house with her spouse, in the rural part of the Motupe district. They only have a basic electricity service and they have to fetch water from a bore-hole (ground water). The majority of the population lives in these conditions. Lila's main business activity is selling beauty products (cosmetics). She runs this business from her home and has a well established clientele. She started this business 10 years ago, so she is now very experienced. The amount of credit granted will be 2000 PEN and will be used to increase her working capital (purchase of beauty products). Lila wants to take advantage of the Mother's Day holiday, to increase the income for her household and thus improve their quality of life. As far as beauty products are concerned, there is no real competition in the area.

Jaime : Peru

Sat, 19 May 2012 09:00:11 PDT

$50 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Jaime is a 45 year old man. He is married and has two daughters to support. He lives in his own house which is equipped with the basic services of water and electricity with his wife in the rural area of the Mórrope district in the department of Lambayeque. The place where he lives is a small community with around 100 families. Jaime's main economic activity is rearing and selling animals such as ducks, turkeys, goats and pigs. He feeds them with concentrate and when they reach the exact size and weight he markets them to wholesale merchants in the region. He also sells animal feed and construction materials (fine sand, stones, coarse sand) which provides him with additional income. He has been working in this area for 15 years and learnt this activity from his parents, so he knows the area perfectly. The business is located in his home. The amount of the loan requested is 1500 nuevos soles and it will be used to invest in buying small birds to fatten up, and to buy a greater quantity of animal feed. This business has competition but it also has a large market for its commercialisation. This will allow it to grow along with Jaime's family.

Dora : Peru

Sat, 19 May 2012 13:10:03 PDT

$25 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Dora, 49, has two minor children in her care. She lives in her own house with her spouse and children in Motupe District, Lambayeque Department. They have electricity and they get their water from artesian wells. Dora’s main activity is raising turkeys, ducks, chickens, sheep and goats to sell. She feeds them nutritionally balanced feed (corn, ‘polvillo’ [made from rice], etc.) and when they reach exact size and weight she sells them to local wholesalers. She’s been in this line of work for ten years and she has well-established customers in the zone. The amount of the loan granted will be 1500 new soles to buy turnkeys, ducks and chickens to have better income for her home and thus be able to improve her quality of life. She doesn’t have much competition in this line of work in the area because she already has a well-established clientele.

Gloria : Peru

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:10:03 PDT

$50 of $625 raised.

Started raising funds on May 22, 2012

Gloria, 64, is married with two children in her care. She lives with her husband and her children in the rural part of the district of Tambogrande in the department of Piura. She only has basic electricity service and water is obtained through artesian mills. The majority of families live under these conditions. The main activity that Gloria works on is raising and selling sheep, barnyard fowl, and pigs. She gives them concentrated feed and when they grow to the exact size and weight, she sells them to wholesalers in the area. Gloria has considerable experience in managing her business. Gloria is requesting a loan in the amount of 1600 Peruvian Nuevo Sol (PEN) to purchase feed such as polvillo (animal feed made from rice), corn, chicken feed, vitamins and vaccines in order to fatten up the animals (i.e. sheep, pigs, and barnyard fowl); this will allow her to keep growing her business and improve the quality of life for her family.

Rosa Adelinda : Peru

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:50:07 PDT

$50 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 22, 2012

Rosa is 30 years old, and is single with no children. She lives with her parents in their own home in the community of Muy Finca, which is located in the district of Lambayeque. Their community does have access to electricity and running water through a series of wells, and the majority of families in the area live in these same conditions. Rosa makes a living buying and selling animals, such as: ducks, chickens, turkeys, pigs and goats. She fattens them up by giving them balanced, good feed, and when they reach a certain size, she sells them to buyers in the region. She has a fair amount of experience in this area. She also sells chicha, a traditional Peruvian drink, from her home, which allows her to generate a bit more income. She is requesting a loan in the amount of 1,500 nuevos soles, which she will put towards the purchase of animals for her business, such as: ducks, chickens, goats and pigs. She also plans to purchase feed for those animals, which consists of corn, meal, vitamins, etc. She intends to increase her business, since it is a profitable trade in the region, and this will hopefully help her to improve her quality of life.

Martha Elena : Peru

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:20:02 PDT

$50 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 22, 2012

Martha, 37, is married with children in her care; she lives in her own house with her spouse and children in the rural part of Mochumí District in Lambayeque Province. They only have electricity and water is obtained from artesian wells; most of the families live under these conditions. Martha’s main activity is buying and selling animals like pigs, goats, chickens and turkeys that she fattens up with feed concentrate and when they reach exact size and weight she sells them to local wholesale merchants; she has experience in this type of business. She also sells clothes like t-shirts, pants, briefs, etc. She has this business at home and it allows her to earn extra income. The amount of the loan María is requesting is 3,000 new soles to buy animals (turkeys, ducks, goats and pigs) and nutritionally balanced feed (corn, polvillo [made from rice], Purina and vitamins). She’s set the goal for herself of increasing her business because it’s quite profitable in the zone; this will allow her to improve her family’s quality of life.