Kiva

The Dylan Blog

Archive for the ‘Kiva’ Category

Kiva :: Our May Entrepreneur

May 8th, 2012 By amanda Filed Under: Everyone, Interesting, Weird and Wonderful, Kiva, Our Thoughts, Uncategorized

This month we’ve given – with your support – our KIVA loan to the ladies of 04.12.5 Nam Ngan group in Vietnam. Keen to buy some fresh kit to give the sharpest haircuts in town, Hoa Ngô Thị , Thúy Hà Phạm Thị , Thuận Kim Thị, and Yên Nguyễn have requested a bit of help with up front cash. As the group has already repaid two previous loans, meaning things can only be going in the right direction, Mash have chipped in to complete their required funding.

These four are intent in overcoming any obstacles in their way while working together throughout. And what will they be doing with their soon-to-come profits? Supporting their families, constructing adequate houses and sending their kids to school, naturally.

Comments: 0

Kiva :: Our April Entrepreneur

April 3rd, 2012 By amanda Filed Under: Kiva, Uncategorized

Here at Mash we’re a hard working bunch, but we still wouldn’t be where we are if it wasn’t for the occasional helping hand. Through KIVA, we are given the opportunity to extend this friendly philosophy by providing loans to entrepreneurs around the world. If you would like to know more about the initiative, check out here.

Each month we loan a substantial amount to one person looking to expand his or her business, and for April 2012 we have chosen Eugenia from Huancayo, Peru. A wife and mother of two children, Eugenia is at an age when most of us would be planning our upcoming retirement. She, however, is in the midst of expanding her business! Not only does Eugenia clean at the local city hall and raise livestock and crops to sell at the market, but she also makes brilliant ornaments made of beautiful flowers to sell in the city centre. Once Eugenia has raised some extra cash through KIVA, she will be putting the money towards additional flowers to help her business grow and tuck some savings away in the bank. A hard working woman holding down four jobs and raising a family? Here’s to that.

Comments: 0

Mash & Kiva : Helping expand Habiba’s business.

October 7th, 2011 By greg Filed Under: Kiva

As part of Mash’s corporate social responsibility initiative, we provide sustainable loans through KIVA to aid entrepreneurs in developing countries.

For the September entrepreneur of the month, we have chosen the lovely Habiba from Tajikistan.

Habiba prides herself on being a businesswoman and has been for the last two years. She has a family business that her daughter assists with and which centres around buying and selling dishware. Habiba is married with 4 children but as her husband now works in Russia she is left to look after the family and maintain the businesss single-handedly. Quite the juggling act! The loan provided through Kiva will help Habiba to expand her business to improve her family’s quality of life.

We wish Habiba all the best from all of us at Mash Towers.

Watch this space for next month’s Kiva story.

Comments: 0

Kiva : Dishing out some hope to Angel.

September 8th, 2011 By greg Filed Under: Kiva

As part of Mash’s corporate social responsibility initiative, we provide sustainable loans through KIVA to aid entrepreneurs in developing countries.

For the August Entrepreneur of the month, we have chosen the lovely Angel Morillos Vilcherrez from Pacora, Peru.

Angel is 66 years old and lives with his wife. The house is located in the rural district of Pacora, in Lambayeque department. The locals in this area mainly work in farming.

This ‘perfect gentleman’ has been raising and selling farmyard animals for some years in the pens by his house. He feeds his animals balanced feed so that they reach an optimal level of development. This means he is able to sell them in the different markets in his area and make good profits with which to cover his household expenses.

He has requested a loan to buy more animals such as turkeys and feed. He will use the profits that he makes from selling his animals to repay his loan and enjoy a better quality of life. Angel is a person who, through hard work and determination, has known how to get ahead in life and provide his wife with some comforts in life.

Angel – all the very best from all at Mash Towers.

Watch this space for our next Kiva Story.

Comments: 0

Kiva :: Our July Entrepreneur of the Month!

August 2nd, 2011 By greg Filed Under: Kiva

As part of Mash’s corporate social responsibility initiative, we provide sustainable loans through KIVA to aid entrepreneurs in developing countries.

For the July Entrepreneur of the month, we have chosen Alicia Margarita Ruiz Aguuirre, from Puno, Peru.

Alicia is a 58 year old, single mother to one son. She studied up to secondary school.

She has been building her business for the last nine years. She used her first loan to buy a pair of pigs. She also sells food, clothes, and soft drinks and sells livestock. So very much, products in general.

She will use this new loan funded by Mash, to buy livestock and assorted merchandise like soft drinks, footwear and jackets. She tells us that sometimes she sells second hand clothing. Her son helps her in the business. Her dream is to have a little house and general store in Puno or Pomata.

What she likes about working with Kiva is the chats because she says the women are good at improving in business and she also likes the guarantee and mutual collaboration the members provide for each other.

We are delighted to be helping Alicia achieve her goals.

Comments: 0

Mash help another entrepreneur through KIVA

July 13th, 2011 By greg Filed Under: Kiva

As part of Mash’s corporate social responsibility initiative, we provide sustainable loans through KIVA to aid entrepreneurs in developing countries.

For the June Entrepreneur of the month, we have chosen Blandine, from Congo. Mash have funded the rest of her loan amount through KIVA allowing Blandine to pursue her plans in purchasing hair products and to expand her fresh goods business.

Blandine’s father passed away while she was at school and as the eldest sibling, she began working to support the rest of the family. She began hairdressing in 1995 and is now 34 years old with two children, aged sixteen and two.

After receiving her second loan and demonstrating strong management skills, Blandine branched out into fresh goods such as chicken, saltwater fish and sausages. Her strategy is to promote her products, offer affordable prices as well as better quality goods.

She will use this loan to buy hair products abroad and hopes to become a wholesaler for fresh products. Blandine’s ultimate goal is to improve her family’s and her mother’s quality of life. Mash are delighted to be helping Blandine and her family. We hope she succeeds in her plans.

Comments: 1