Name: Elida Elizabeth Alfaro Mendez
Location: Moyobamba - San Martin, Peru
Primary Activity: General Store
Loan Requested: $1,025.00
Repayment Term: 6 months - repaid monthly
Loan Use: Purchase of groceries (rice, sugar, legumes, etc.)
Date Posted: Jan 19, 2008
Elida Elizabeth, a member of the community bank “Los Jasmines”, works selling groceries, bread products, household goods and cosmetics in a store located in her own house, which is located on the street Jr. Cajamarca, number 220, in the district and province of Moyabambo and the region of San Martín. She has enjoyed business since she was a young girl. When she separated from her husband she decided to start a business of her own as a way to help her 2 children move ahead.
With this loan of 3000 soles (Peruvian currency), which she will repay in 6 months, she will buy a variety of groceries including boxes of soap of different brands (marsella, bolivar and jumbo, for example), 50 kilogram sacks of rice, sugar and various legumes, packages of toilet paper, boxes of canned fish and fruit and liters of oil. Additionally, she will buy bread molds, sacks of flour, raisins and fruit preserves by the kilogram, culinary essences, bins of eggs, yeast, and boxes of milk.
Elida is 39 years old. She has always distinguished herself by being hardworking, perseverant and tenacious about getting ahead. She dreams of one day having her own vehicle with which to sell her breads in the country houses of the villages near her city.
Translated from Spanish by Erin Corcoran, Kiva volunteer.
La señora Elida Elizabeth, socia del Banco Comunal Los Jazmines, se dedica a la venta de abarrotes, panadería, pasamanería y cosméticos en una tienda ubicada en su propia casa, la cual se encuentra en el Jr. Cajamarca Nº 220, distrito y provincia de Moyabamba , departamento de San Martín. Desde muy pequeña le gustó el negocio y al separarse de su esposo decidió poner algo propio y así sacar adelante a sus 2 hijos.
Con el préstamo de S/. 3,000, el cual pagará en 6 meses, comprará diversos abarrotes como cajas de jabón de diferentes marcas (marsella, bolivar, jumbo), sacos de 50 kilos de arroz, azúcar y menestras de diversos variedades, papel higiénico en paquetes, conservas de pescado y de frutas en cajas, aceite por litros; además comprará moldes para panteón, harina en sacos, pasas y frutas confitadas en kilos, esencias, huevos en jabas y levadura y leche en cajas.
Elida tiene 39 años, siempre se ha destacado por ser una mujer luchadora, muy trabajadora responsable y perseverante. Sueña con tener una movilidad propia para poder vender sus panes por los caseríos aledaños.
Elida Elizabeth是Los Jasmines社区银行的会员。她主要的工作是在家里的货店卖杂货、面包产品、日用商品和化妆用品。她的家店位于Moyobambo区以及San Martín地带的Jr. Cajamarca, number 220。她从小就喜欢经商。当她和丈夫分开后，就决定开始自己的生意来帮助自己的二名小孩的前程。
她会以3000 soles（秘鲁货币）来购买杂货，例如不同品牌的肥皂，50公斤的米、糖、各种各类的豆、卫生纸，罐头鱼、蔬菜、油，并在六个月内归还借款。 她另外还会买进面包模子、大袋面粉、葡萄干和果子蜜饯、烹饪精华、鸡蛋、 酵母、牛奶。
