Kiva Loans for FUDECOSUR

Emilce : Costa Rica

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:11 PDT

$75 of $500 raised.

Started raising funds on May 26, 2012

Emilce, 40, is married living with her four children and her husband at present. She intends to use the loan to buy coffee seedlings and also some supplies like manure and fumigation as well as to buy a machine to clean the coffee. She plans to buy the seedlings in order to increase production in the future and the supplies and machine to keep the coffee free of weeds and in excellent condition to generate more profits and obtain a better quality of life and economic stability for her family. This is the first loan she’s gotten from Fudecosur. She’s had no previous loans from state banks but Fudecosur has offered the best terms and a much lower interest rate.

Víctor Tulio : Costa Rica

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:10:03 PDT

$475 of $1,025 raised.

Started raising funds on May 21, 2012

Víctor Tulio, 30, is married and lives with his son and his wife, who are his biggest priority. With his loan he expects to buy fertilizer and pay for labor to help grow coffee, and in this way guarantee that he will do a good job. What he hopes for is to make the most of the good climate and soil conditions for this crop, and to put into practice his experience managing coffee. In addition, he wants to be able to buy the best products of the best quality so his crop has good and healthy growth and he has suitable production in the short term. This is the first loan he has received from FUDECOSUR. Previously he had not had other loans from state banks, but FUDECOSUR has offered him a loan with better terms and a much lower interest rate.

Katia : Costa Rica

Sun, 06 May 2012 16:40:03 PDT

$425 of $1,000 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Katia is 30 years old and married. She currently lives with her husband and their two children. Katia intends to use her loan to buy several pigs and concentrated feed for fattening them. She has several pigs in her possession, but she intends to strengthen her business and provide the pigs with concentrated feed so that the animals can fatten at a quicker rate. Katia wants her pigs to be at the ideal weight so that she can sell them later at the local market and in the surrounding areas. She wants to generate more profits so that she can provide for her family's welfare and grow her pig fattening business.

This is the first loan she has received from FUDECOSUR. Katia has not received any other loans from the state banks. FUDECOSUR is providing this loan with better terms and a lower interest rate.

Carlos Rafael : Costa Rica

Sun, 06 May 2012 21:20:01 PDT

$650 of $1,000 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Carlos is 28 years old and is married. His relationship with his wife is his highest priority. With this loan he intends to buy fertilizer and beans to plant. He also needs to pay laborers to help him plant the seed; in this manner he will be sure to do a good job. He intends to take advantage of the good climate and soil and also put into practice his basic experience in farm management. Also, he will be able to buy better products of higher quality for his farm so that he can maintain the health of the farm and get a good harvest in the short term. This is his first loan from FUDECOSUR. He has not taken other loans from state banks, but FUDECOSUR has enabled him to more easily obtain this loan and has given him a much lower interest rate.

José Joaquín : Costa Rica

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:00:10 PDT

$200 of $2,025 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 28, 2012

José Joaquín, age 49, is married and has three children who are his greatest priority. He wants to buy corn and bean seeds and supplies in order to plant ten hectares on his farm, which is his own property. He has been devoting himself to his farm for several years. He wants to grow, and he also wishes for his farm to become more productive. This is the first loan that he has received from FUDESCOSUR. He had no previous loans with state banks or cooperatives, but FUDESCOSUR offered the loan with better terms and a much lower interest rate. He has the desire to give his children the education they need in order to be prepared in the future and so that they are able to face life in an easier way. He is currently a member of an association of basic grains producers. This association helps other producers to be able to sell their harvests.

Orlando : Costa Rica

Sun, 06 May 2012 18:50:02 PDT

$25 of $1,000 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Orlando is 41 years old, married, and currently lives with his wife and two children. He plans to use the loan to purchase supplies like fertilizer, insecticides, herbicides, and foliar sprays. He is planning to purchase these supplies to help him to cultivate his coffee crop and to help him obtain excellent production from his field so that he can earn more income, have a better quality of life, and financial stability. The is his first loan with FUDECOSUR. He has never had any other loans through state banks, but FUDECOSUR has offered him this loan with better conditions and a much lower interest rate.

David : Costa Rica

Sun, 06 May 2012 18:50:03 PDT

$75 of $1,000 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

David, 33, is single and lives with his parents, three brothers and two sisters. He will use the loan to buy coffee seedlings as well as fertilizer and insecticide. He is thinking about purchasing seedlings to plant on a piece of land that he has and that is currently not in use, and with these supplies he will have an excellent way of keeping up the coffee and generating earnings for the future. This will give him a better quality of life and financial stability. The loan will be the first one he has received from FUDECOSUR. He hasn’t had any financing from state banks in the past but FUDECOSUR offered him a loan with better terms and a much lower interest rate.

Juan Diego : Costa Rica

Sun, 06 May 2012 19:10:02 PDT

$125 of $2,000 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Juan is 26 years old. He is single and lives with his parents and siblings, who are his main priority. With his loan, he plans to buy fertilizers, plant a seedling nursery, and pay for labor for planting and help with the coffee crop. This way he can be assured of doing the job right. What he wants to do is take advantage of the good climatic and soil conditions that are important for this crop and also put into practice his experience in managing it. He will also be able to buy the best products and the best quality so that his farm will develop well and healthily and have adequate production in the short run. This is the first loan he has received from FUDECOSUR. He had not had previous loans with state banks, but FUDECOSUR has provided him with a loan with better terms and a much lower interest rate.

Luis : Costa Rica

Sun, 06 May 2012 19:40:02 PDT

$25 of $1,000 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Luis Ángel is 48 years old, and is married and lives with his wife and uncle. With the support from this loan, he intends to purchase agricultural products, such as manure, fertilizers, and pesticides to help with his farming. He plans to purchase these input items, and also to buy a machine to clean his coffee fields. This machine will help him to keep his crops in good condition and streamline the harvesting process, allowing him to generate more income and greater financial stability for his future. This is his first loan with FUDECOSUR, and his first ever loan. FUDECOSUR has provided him this opportunity with many benefits and low interest rates.

Freddy : Costa Rica

Sun, 06 May 2012 20:10:04 PDT

$125 of $1,000 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Freddy, 29, is married and lives with his wife and children, who are his top priority. With his loan he plants to buy bean seeds and fertilizers, as well as to pay laborers to help with planting and other farm tasks. This will ensure that he does good work. He wants to take advantage of the good climate and soil conditions for this crop, and also to use his experience at managing basic grains. In addition he wants to buy the best, highest quality products so that his farm will grow and develop in a healthy way, and also have a good short-term production. This is his first loan with FUDECOSUR. He hasn't had loans with other state banks before this, but FUDECOSUR has given him a loan more easily and with a much lower interest rate.

Cecilio : Costa Rica

Mon, 07 May 2012 01:20:02 PDT

$125 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Cecilio is fifty-nine years old, married, and lives with his son, his wife, and one of his wife's sisters. With the loan he is going to buy a dairy cow. He has a suitable lot for cultivating these animals and already has several of them but wants to increase their milk production. Generating an increase in their production and having a greater income for his family's well-being are goals of his. This is the first loan that he has received from Fudecosur. He hadn't had other loans with state banks before, but Fudecosur has given him the loan with greater ease and much lower interest rates.

Domingo : Costa Rica

Mon, 07 May 2012 07:10:02 PDT

$200 of $600 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Domingo is 65 years old, married, and lives with his wife. He would like to buy 4,000 coffee plants and supplies so that he can sow on a plantation that he owns. He has been working on his plantation for for several years and would like to grow his business. He would also like his plantation to be very productive. This is the second loan that Domingo has received from FUDECOSUR. He has not received other loans from State banks or co-operatives but FUDECOSUR have given him loans with better terms and much lower interest rates. He would like to improve his financial situation, produce more on his plantation, and be able to save up for his future.

Jose Manuel : Costa Rica

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:20:02 PDT

$25 of $2,025 raised.

Started raising funds on May 20, 2012

José Manuel is 41, married, and lives with his wife and three children, who are his greatest priority. With the loan he intends to buy supplies for maintaining his coffee plantation, such as fertilizer, pesticides and other products. He has a piece of land already planted in coffee, and needs to maintain it for the next harvest, and this way earn the maximum profit from it. His goal is to increase his earnings, and each day provide his family with better well-being and quality of life. This is the first loan he has received from Fudecosur. He had not had other loans from regular banks previously, but Fudecosur has offered him the loan on easier terms and at a much lower interest rate.

Jose Lino : Costa Rica

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:40:01 PDT

$25 of $1,025 raised.

Started raising funds on May 21, 2012

José Lino is 32 years old, married, lives with her wife, two sons, his mother and two brothers. With the loan, he wants to pay for the agricultural inputs such as fertilizers and sprays and the labor and also to buy the coffee plants. He has thought that he will buy all these agricultural inputs and the seedling of coffee for his next coffee planting. With this, he hopes to make better profits, obtain a better quality of life and economic stability. This is his first loan from FUDECOSUR. He has had other loans from the government banks, but FUDECOSUR has offered him a loan with better characteristics and much lower rates.

Alvaro : Costa Rica

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:00:50 PDT

$0 of $1,025 raised.

Started raising funds on May 24, 2012

Álvaro, age 57, is separated from his spouse and currently living with his new romantic partner. He intends to use this loan to buy supplies, such as compost and pesticides, for maintaining optimal conditions of the seedbed he uses for planting. Álvaro has a plot of land on which he has already planted coffee under normal conditions. He wants to increase his coffee production, so he has planted a seedbed where his new crops can grow. Álvaro hopes to increase his production this year and generate more income for his family. He also wants to have more financial stability in the future.

This is the first loan he has received from FUDECOSUR. Álvaro has not had any other loans from the state banks. FUDECOSUR is providing this loan with better terms and a lower interest rate.

Alberto : Costa Rica

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:20:01 PDT

$25 of $625 raised.

Started raising funds on May 23, 2012

Alberto is 54 years old, divorced, and currently lives alone. He intends to use this loan to buy supplies, such as compost and pesticides, for maintaining optimal conditions for his coffee crop. His goal is to improve his coffee plantation and increase his productivity for next year. Alberto wants to generate more income for his own welfare and to have better financial stability in the future.

This is the first loan he has received from FUDECOSUR. Alberto has not received any other loans from the state banks. FUDECOSUR is providing this loan with better terms and a lower interest rate.

Apolonia : Costa Rica

Sat, 26 May 2012 21:40:04 PDT

$0 of $500 raised.

Started raising funds on May 26, 2012

Apolonia, 71, is married and lives with a son and her husband at present. She intends to use the loan to buy supplies like manure and fumigation and to help with labor costs as well as to buy a motorized pump to fertilize the coffee. She plans to buy all these supplies and the pump to provide adequate maintenance to have it in maximum condition thus generating the maximum profits and obtaining a better quality of life and economic stability for her and her family. This is the first loan from Fudecosur. She’s had no previous loans with state banks and Fudecosur provided the best terms and a much lower interest rate.