Kiva Loans for FINCA Peru

Gregoria : Peru

Sun, 27 May 2012 03:20:04 PDT

$1,500 of $1,500 raised.

Started raising funds on May 27, 2012

Gregoria is a member of the Amauta Huamanga Communal Bank. She is 33 years old, she has one son and she owns a restaurant. She has been a member of FINCA Perù for 3 years, and here she has learnt to save money, to be responsible and punctual. She is deeply grateful for the support granted from the institution to those women who start and economic activity, and thanks to this she can now live in better economic conditions. The loan she is requesting will be used to buy bags of rice and bags of sugar for her restaurant.

Emperatriz Andromeda : Peru

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:50:04 PDT

$425 of $1,125 raised.

Started raising funds on May 26, 2012

Emperatriz is a member of the Communal Bank "Tulipanes" (Tulips). She is 21 years old, single, and lives with her parents. Emperatriz is a university student, but she also has a photography studio that she co-owns with her parents. As a result of the effort she always puts into her business, she now owns a 70% share of the photography studio. She is very pleased with everything she has accomplished. Emperatriz likes being part of FINCA Peru because the members are concerned for one another and support each other. Her goal is to open a secondhand clothing store.

The loan she is requesting will be used to buy supplies for her photography studio and to acquire clothes for all ages so that she can start her clothing business.

María Magdalena : Peru

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:00:14 PDT

$500 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 21, 2012

María is a member of the Communal Bank "Sarita". She is 47 years old, widowed, and the mother of four children. María has been with FINCA Peru for 10 years. She is grateful to FINCA for all of the support that it has provided this entire time, especially in those moments when she needed it the most, such as when her husband died and also when she needed to pay for her children's education. María sells dishware such as glasses, plates, pitchers, and spoons at different markets and fairs as a traveling vendor. She enjoys attending the Communal Bank meetings because she learns about motivational topics that apply to her personal life and to her work. Her goal is to finish the construction of her home. The loan she is requesting will be invested in the purchase of dishware so that she can restock her business.

Marcelina : Peru

Fri, 18 May 2012 02:40:02 PDT

$450 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Marcelina is a member of the Alondras communal bank. She is 31 years of age and a mother of two children, and has been a member of FINCA Peru for three years. Marcelina makes and sells bread. She is thankful to the institution for the loan facilities offered, as well as the training she receives from her communal bank, as this motivates to be more enterprising every day. Her goal is to build her own traditional oven to bake bread. She plans to invest her loan in the purchase of ingredients to bake bread, namely sugar, yeast, flour and lard.

Lucia : Peru

Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:06 PDT

$475 of $1,325 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Lucía is a member of the Alondras communal bank. She is 32 years old, married, and has 4 children. She has been a member of FINCA Peru for 5 years. She buys and sells cattle and pigs. She is proud of what she has been done with her savings. She really likes the trainings she gets in her communal bank since thanks to them she learned to invest her money adequately and value herself. Her goal is to buy some land to build her house. The new loan will be invested in buying cattle and pigs.

Zonia Blanca : Peru

Sat, 19 May 2012 08:40:13 PDT

$400 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Zonia is a 63 year old widow and mother of 7 children. She is a member of the communal bank called Buena Suerte and has worked with FINCA Peru for 15 years. Zonia works selling clothing and cosmetics by catalog. She feels proud that through her earnings she was able to provide an education for her children. She likes the training and support she has received from the communal bank as she's learned how to invest her money and manage it. She appreciates the loans as they've enabled her to reach her goals. This loan will be used to invest in more merchandise, clothing and beauty products, to sell.

Cesarea : Peru

Sat, 19 May 2012 09:40:03 PDT

$300 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Cesárea is a member of the community bank Buena Suerte (Good Luck), and is 54 years old. She is married and has three children, and has been a member of FINCA Perú for ten years. She makes a living selling staple products, such as lima beans, peas, and white beans. She is happy to be a member of the community bank, because she has made good friends there with whom she can share life experiences and participate in bank activities. With the support from this loan, Cesárea hopes to gain more economic stability in her home and business. She plans to invest the funds from the loan in the purchase of merchandise to stock her business.

María : Peru

Sat, 19 May 2012 10:10:04 PDT

$400 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

María is a member of the Buena Suerte (Good Luck) Community Bank. She is 34 years old, married, and the mother of two children. She has been a member of FINCA Peru for eight years. María grows root crops which she then sells either wholesale or retail in various markets. She also sells potatoes in the Nery García market in Ayacucho. She really enjoys attending the Community Bank meetings as she learns a lot about being responsible, about spending her money appropriately, and about bringing up her children well. Her goal is to buy some land and build a house. This loan money will be used to buy fertilizer and seeds for her farm.

Gloria : Peru

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:00:06 PDT

$325 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Gloria is a member of the “Fuerza” (Strength) communal bank. She’s 42 years old and has two children. She is a cochineal merchant and also knits by hand. Gloria has been a member of FINCA Perú for 10 years; she learned punctuality and responsibility in the training she got in her communal bank. She’s very happy because her savings are growing and she’s passed on everything she’s learned to her family. She’s happy because of everything she’s accomplished since she set many goals for herself. The loan she’s requesting will be used to buy cochineal.

Guilda Georgina : Peru

Sun, 13 May 2012 03:10:02 PDT

$300 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 13, 2012

Guilda is a member of the Communal Bank "Muyurina". She is 31 years old and has been with FINCA Peru for six months. Guilda sells vegetables at the market. She is proud of everything she has accomplished during the time she has been a member of FINCA Peru. Guilda learned how to save because she had not done so previously. She enjoys the training classes offered by her Communal Bank because they have taught her a great deal in terms of personal issues and her business. Her goal is to open a clothing store.

The loan she is requesting will be invested in the cultivation of vegetables that she can later sell at the market.

Victoria : Peru

Sun, 13 May 2012 01:10:02 PDT

$275 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 13, 2012

Victoria is a member of the Communal Bank "Lucero" (Bright Star). She is 30 years old and has two children. Victoria sells "ceviche" (marinated seafood) and "raspadillas" (shaved ice). She is very happy because the training she received from her Communal Bank helped her to improve as a person. It also taught her the correct way to raise her children.

The loan she is requesting will be invested in the purchase of sacks of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn that will be used in the preparation of dishes that she will sell in her business.

Juana Yolanda : Peru

Sun, 13 May 2012 02:20:03 PDT

$275 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 13, 2012

Juana is a member of the communal bank "Lucero". She is 62 years old and the mother of six children. She sells cosmetics by catalogue, and women's clothing and shoes. With the training received at her communal bank, she learned how to save her money. She is grateful for the confidence shown in her by giving her such a quick, easy-term loan. She is now earning quite a profit and setting goals. The loan she is requesting will be used to buy clothing and shoes for her business.

Haydee Berta : Peru

Fri, 18 May 2012 06:20:10 PDT

$125 of $1,525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Haydee is a member of Alondras Communal Bank. She is 41 years old and has three children. She sells tara tree products. She has been a member of FINCA Perú for eight years and in all this time she was able to make good friends in her communal bank. She is grateful for the help they gave her. She says that FINCA Perú is an institution that not only gives loans, it also helps women to improve themselves and to learn to save. Also, the training they receive in her communal bank teaches them to treat their customers better and to be punctual and responsible. She will invest the loan she is requesting in buying tara tree products for her business.

Tello : Peru

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:10:03 PDT

$175 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Elizabeth is a member of the “Sol Radiante” (Radiant Sun) communal bank. She is 42 years old, married, and has three children. She has been a member of Finca Perú for 16 years. She sells clothes and cosmetics by catalog. She is proud of all that she has achieved with her savings. She really likes the trainings that she gets in her communal bank because they taught her to value herself. She is very grateful to the institution. She will use the new requested loan to buy clothes and cosmetics for her business.

Valeriana : Peru

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:20:02 PDT

$125 of $675 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Valeriana is a member of the community bank Sol Radiante. She is 50 years old, is a single mother of 4 children and has been a member of FINCA Peru for the last 5 years. She is proud of all that she has achieved with her saving. The qualifications that she gets from her community bank have been very helpful to her as she has learned to value herself and more so as she achieved her wishes of providing a good education for her children. She is the owner of a restaurant where she puts in practice all that she has learned such as giving good service for her customers. The loan that she is requesting she will invest in the purchase of groceries such as sugar, rice, milk and others.

Marcela Marleni : Peru

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:50:03 PDT

$250 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Marcela is a member of Sol Radiante Communal Bank. She is 47 years old and a single mother of three children. She has been a member of FINCA Perú for three years. She is a teacher but she also sells dairy products and derivatives, such as milk and cheese. She says that the training she receives in her communal bank is very good because it motivates them to continue being enterprising despite the difficulties that might present themselves. She will invest the loan she is requesting in buying dairy products such as milk, cheese, yogurt, and butter.

Martha : Peru

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:10:02 PDT

$25 of $1,325 raised.

Started raising funds on May 26, 2012

Martha is a member of the Communal Bank "Tulipanes" (Tulips). She is 41 years old and the mother of four children who are her greatest priority. Martha buys and sells auto parts. She has been a member of FINCA Peru for four years. During this entire time as a member, Martha has learned how to save and how to be responsible and punctual. She enjoys the training classes offered by her Communal Bank and the meetings because she is able to learn and still have a good time relaxing with her friends. Martha was able to follow through with the goals she had for her business because her store is established in her home. In addition, she was able to provide a quality education for her children.

The loan she is requesting will be invested in the purchase of auto parts for her business.

Ana María : Peru

Sun, 13 May 2012 06:40:02 PDT

$150 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 13, 2012

Ana María is a member of the Communal Bank "Fuerza" (Strength). She is 28 years old and has two children. Ana María has been with FINCA Peru for three years. She buys and sells meats and grains in bulk. She thoroughly enjoys attending the Communal Bank meetings and has a great amount of respect for her loan officer.

The loan she is requesting will be invested in the purchase of meats and grains in bulk.

Maricruz : Peru

Fri, 18 May 2012 03:50:02 PDT

$75 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Maricruz is a member of the Alondras communal bank. She is 20 years old, and she has been a member of FINCA Peru for 2 years. She works selling beauty products by catalog. She feels proud of all she has achieved with her savings. At the meetings of her communal bank she has met many friends who share their diverse experiences. She really likes the training she receives in her communal bank, because thanks to these sessions she learned to invest her money effectively. The new loan she is requesting will be invested in buying cosmetics for her business.

Carmen Rosa : Peru

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:08 PDT

$75 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Carmen is a member of the “Sol Radiante” (Radiant Sun) communal bank. She is 39 years old, married, and has three children. She has been a member of Finca Perú for nine years. She sells spices and condiments at the market. She is grateful to the institution for the good terms of the loan they offered her. She really likes the trainings that she gets in her communal bank because they help a lot with her moral foundation, and they help her run her business. She will use the loan she is requesting to buy vegetables to prepare spices like spinach, cilantro, and parsley.

Teodora : Peru

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:20:03 PDT

$0 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Teodora is a member of the communal bank "Sol Radiante" (Radiant Sun). She is 51 years old, the mother of 3 children and has been a member of FINCA Perú for 1 year. She makes her living selling sweets at the cafe of an educational institution. She is very grateful to FINCA Perú for the re-payment terms she has been offered. Teodora really likes the training that she receives as a part of the communal bank. She has learned to invest her money appropriately and especially to value herself. The loan she is requesting will be invested in the purchase of sweets for her business.

Olga : Peru

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:00:46 PDT

$50 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 21, 2012

Olga is a member of the Communal Bank "Sarita". She is 28 years old, in a common-law relationship, and has a young son. Olga has been with FINCA Peru for six months. She sells vegetables wholesale at the market. Olga is pleased to be part of her Communal Bank, where she knows many of her friends and gets to talk about their situations in life. She greatly enjoys the training classes offered by her Communal Bank because they have taught her how to be responsible and to avoid pessimism when faced with any adversity in life. Her goal is to acquire her own vending post at the market. The loan she is requesting will be invested in the purchase of vegetables in bulk so that she can sell them at the market.

Ana María : Peru

Fri, 18 May 2012 22:10:02 PDT

$50 of $1,325 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Ana is a member of the communal bank Sarita. She is 29 years old, is in a defacto relationship and has a son. She has been a member of FINCA Peru for 5 years. She earns her living selling vegetables both wholesale and retail in the Nery Garcia Market in Ayacucho. She likes going to the meetings of her communal bank since the training she has received has taught her to be responsible and not to be a pessimist. She has felt proud and much more enterprising since the institution taught her to save, and in this way she can change her financial situation and that of her family. Her goal is to buy a plot of land and to build her own house. She is asking for a loan to buy vegetables wholesale so that she can then sell them in the market.

Ana : Peru

Sat, 19 May 2012 09:00:14 PDT

$25 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Ana is a member of the communal bank called Buena Suerte, and has worked with FINCA Peru for 15 years. She is 50 years old and a single mother of 5 children. Ana sells spices and she feels proud of what she has been able to achieve through her earnings and savings. She likes the training and support she's received from the communal bank as they've taught her a lot about work, investing and saving. She appreciates the loans she's received, and she will use the new loan to purchase spices from a wholesaler.

Sandra Alina : Peru

Sat, 19 May 2012 18:10:04 PDT

$50 of $1,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Sandra is a member of the communal bank Buena Suerte. She is 46 years old, married and the mother of two children. She has been a member of FINCA Perú for 10 years. She works in the sale of cosmetics and clothing by catalogue and also works in a nursery school. She is happy and proud of everything she has learned in the Institution and thankful for the ease that the loans offer. She likes the trainings she receives in her communal bank a lot since they motivate her to get ahead. She will invest the new loan that she requests to buy cosmetics as well as for the education of her children.

Mirtha Victoria : Peru

Sat, 19 May 2012 10:20:02 PDT

$0 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Mirtha is a member of the “Buena Suerte” (Good Luck) communal bank. She is 55 years old, married, and has two children. She has been a member of FINCA Perú for ten years. She owns a grocery store. She is proud of her daughters because they are university students. She likes to attend her communal bank’s meetings because they teach her to be responsible and to not be pessimistic. She is grateful to the institution for the good terms of the loans they offer her. Thanks to the loans, she managed to build her home. She will use the requested new loan to buy groceries in order to stock her business.

Vilma : Peru

Sat, 19 May 2012 11:00:10 PDT

$50 of $775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Vilma is a member of the communal bank “Buena Suerte” (Good Luck). She is 56 years old, married and has 2 children. She has been with FINCA Peru for 3 years. She earns her living selling natural products (Prolife vitamins) and has a grocery store. She likes to go to communal bank meetings since in those meetings she shares experiences with her friends and she feels happy and motivated. She is grateful to the institution for the loan facilities it offers and for this reason she always abides by the rules established by the communal bank. She is asking for a loan to buy natural products and groceries for her shop.

Fortunata : Peru

Sat, 26 May 2012 08:20:02 PDT

$0 of $375 raised.

Started raising funds on May 26, 2012

Fortunata is a member of the Ternura Community Bank. She is 63 years old and has seven children. She earns her living selling cereal grains and groceries in the market. Her dream is to buy a piece of land and build a house on it, but at the moment she lives in a simple rented room. Fortunata says that she will be fine as she has a hardworking woman’s strength. The loan will be used to buy supplies for her store: rice, sugar, oil, pasta, flour, milk, and cereal grains such as wheat, beans, and corn.

María Asunción : Peru

Sat, 26 May 2012 08:20:03 PDT

$0 of $375 raised.

Started raising funds on May 26, 2012

María is a member of the Ternura Community Bank. She is 49 years old and has three children. She has been a member of FINCA Peru for two years. María owns a restaurant where she sells food in the evenings, the time when there are lots of customers. Her goal is to have a store where she can sell groceries and drinks. She is very confident that this will do well as she has the support of her husband and children. The loan will be used to buy sugar, rice, pasta, and potatoes for her restaurant.

Celsa : Peru

Sat, 26 May 2012 13:30:02 PDT

$0 of $575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 26, 2012

Celsa is a member of the Communal Bank "Luz Divina" (Divine Light). She is 51 years old and has been a member of FINCA Peru for 12 years. Celsa is married and the mother of two children. She sells avocados in her province. Celsa owns a field where she has planted avocado trees. What she enjoys most about FINCA Peru are the training classes offered through her Communal Bank, which have taught her how to be supportive and how to deal with other important issues in her daily life. Celsa says that she does not want to quit her membership. As a result of her achievements, her business has grown. Celsa also waters and maintains her avocado trees.

The loan she is requesting will be invested in the purchase of insecticides and compost for her avocado trees.

Luzmila : Peru

Sun, 27 May 2012 02:50:03 PDT

$0 of $1,700 raised.

Started raising funds on May 27, 2012

Luzmila is a member of the Amauta Huamanga Communal Bank. She is 45 years old, she has 2 children and she engages in buying and selling cochineal. She has been a member of FINCA Perù for 17 years, and she is deeply grateful for everything she has learnt and for how her life as changed thanks to all the seminars she has received from her Communal Bank. Thanks to her deep efforts she has now reached an economic stability. The loan she is requesting will be used to buy cochineal for her activity.

Julia : Peru

Sun, 27 May 2012 03:10:02 PDT

$0 of $1,125 raised.

Started raising funds on May 27, 2012

Julia is a member of the Amauta Huamanga Communal Bank. She is 62 years old, she is married and she has 13 children. She has been a member of FINCA Perú for 17 years and she engages in buying and selling cochineal. She has received great support from FINCA Perú, and she is deeply grateful for everything she has learned through the seminars held by her Communal Bank: thanks to them, in fact, she has been able to teach good values to her children, and raising 13 children is very hard. She is very happy to have them and to be a good mother; she has learnt to work and to give herself credit, and this helps her progressing together with her family. The loan she is requesting will be used to buy cochineal for her activity.

Herminia : Peru

Sun, 27 May 2012 03:30:02 PDT

$0 of $1,700 raised.

Started raising funds on May 27, 2012

Herminia is a member of the Las Alondras (The Larks) Communal Bank. She has 4 children and she engages in buying and selling meat. She has been a member of FINCA Perù for 15 years, and she feels very successful because of everything she has achieved, such has having her house built and provide her children with an education. She is grateful to the institution for the terms of the loans she has been offered and for the seminars held by her Communal Bank, as these are very helpful both for her personal life and for her job. The loan she is requesting will be used to buy sheep, pigs and cattle for her activity.