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Total loan: $900

Marcia Esmeregilda

Danli, Honduras / Grocery Store

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A loan helped to buy groceries, dairy products, basic grains, soft drinks, juices and bread.

Marcia Esmeregilda's story

Marcia is 34 years old, married, and has two children. She is a retailer and her main business is selling groceries. She has a grocery store and has five years experience running her business. Marcia has known how to attract customers through the service that she provides and the prices that she offers.

Marcia will use her loan to buy basic household products such as rice, beans, corn, butter, sugar, soap, meat, dairy products, etc. so that she has more variety and can offer her customers good-quality products. She needs the profits from her business to support her family.

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer anonymized. View original language description.

Doña Marcia tiene 34 años de edad, esta casada y es madre de 2 hijos, Marcia se dedica al comercio, su principal actividad es la venta de abarrotería (Pulpería) cuenta con más de 5 años de experiencia en la administración del mismo, la Sra. Marcia ha sabido ganarse su clientela por la atención que les brinda y por los precios que les ofrece. Ella utilizara el credito para comprar productos de la canasta básica como ser: Arroz, Frijoles, Maíz, manteca, azúcar, jabones, carnes, productos lácteos, etc. esto para tener mas variedad y ofrecerles a sus clientes productos de calidad. las ganancias las necesita para salir adelante con su familia.

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About Prisma Honduras:

This loan is administered by Prisma Honduras. Prisma is one of Kiva's first field partners in Central America and has funded over 2,500 entrepreneurs through Kiva since 2008. Prisma funds smaller than average loans for micro-entrepreneurs to help them grow businesses in urban and rural areas. To improve living conditions in Honduras, the organization strives to empower women who lack access to traditional financial services, and promotes solar panels to deliver clean, affordable electricity to rural areas. Through its four branches in southern and central Honduras, Prisma provides access to financial products to some of the poorest and most isolated communities in the country.