Merlinda Boyatac


Status: Paying Back

$250.00   Loan Amount
52% repaid

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Merlinda Boyatac
Location: Zone 1, Tagpangi, Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines
Activity: General Store

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $250.00
Loan Use: To invest in expanding the business
Repayment Term: 11 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Jun 15, 2009
Date Disbursed: Jun 11, 2009
Date Funded:Jun 16, 2009

About the Country

Country:Philippines
Avg Annual Income:$1,175.00
Currency:Philippines Pesos (PHP)
Exchange Rate:47.3821 PHP = 1 USD



Merlinda Boyatac is from the village of Zone 1, Tagpangi, Cagayan de Oro City. She is 42 years old, is married, and has four school-aged children.

Merlinda owns and operates a specialized retail store, selling a variety of goods in the local community such as pre-packed dairy products, snack foods and candies. She also sells daily use products such as shampoo, soap and toothpaste. Merlinda has been engaged in her business for over three years and earns approximately 6,000 PHP a month.

In 2008, Merlinda joined HSPFI to gain access to financial services to help improve her living situation and her ability to engage in business activities. She has successfully repaid a previous loan of 8,000 PHP from HSPFI. This previous loan was used to to purchase additional products to sell.

Merlinda is requesting a new loan of 11,000 PHP which will be used to invest in expanding her business. This loan will be her 3rd from HSPFI. She plans to use the additional revenue generated from the business to supplement the income of her family and to pay for the education of her children.


About HSPFI:
HSPFI is one of the accredited partners of Opportunity International in the Philippines. It is based in Cagayan de Oro City and is reaching out to the poor households of Northern Mindanao.


*Note: To maximize efficiency and reduce costs, this loan was posted using a template to automate the translation by Kiva. Given that manual translation of entrepreneur profiles is costly, Kiva created this template for our Field Partner to allow them to continue to post loans in English while providing quality and accurate information to Kiva lenders.




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Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Merlinda Boyatac
Location: Zone 1, Tagpangi, Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Merlinda Boyatac by Hagdan sa Pag-uswag Foundation, Inc. (HSPFI) in Philippines. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 9 months of this loan, Hagdan sa Pag-uswag Foundation, Inc. (HSPFI) will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Zone 1, Tagpangi, Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines
Jun 16, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Merlinda Boyatac

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
August 2009 $18.75 $18.75 Repayment Received
September 2009 $31.25 $31.25 Repayment Received
October 2009 $25.00 $25.00 Repayment Received
November 2009 $25.00 $25.00 Repayment Received
December 2009 $31.25 $31.25 Repayment Received
January 2010 $25.00 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $25.00 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $31.25 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $25.00 Available Apr 1  
May 2010 $12.50 Available May 1