Lolita Basalo


Status: Paying Back

$125.00   Loan Amount
45% repaid

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Lolita Basalo
Location: Brgy. 25, Pandan, Gingoog City, Philippines
Activity: Food Production/Sales

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $125.00
Loan Use: to purchase raw ingredients needed to make products for sale
Repayment Term: 6 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Sep 22, 2009
Date Disbursed: Sep 1, 2009
Date Funded:Sep 22, 2009

About the Country

Country:Philippines
Avg Annual Income:$1,175.00
Currency:Philippines Pesos (PHP)
Exchange Rate:47.7555 PHP = 1 USD



Lolita Basalo is from the village of P-1, Brgy. 25, Pandan Gingoog City. She is 34-years-old. Lolita, (seen on the right), is married and has three school-age children. To make a living, Lolita owns and operates a business venture together with Heidi Joy Abao, (left), as her business partner in the food sector making and selling food. The main source of income for the business comes from selling specialty food products in the local community. Lolita is just starting this business.

In 2009, Lolita joined HSPFI to gain access to financial services to help improve her living situation and ability to engage in business activities. Lolita is requesting a loan of 5,000 PHP which will be used to purchase raw ingredients needed to make products for sale. She plans to use the additional revenue generated from the business to support the education of her children.

About HSPFI:

HSPFI is one of 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.

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Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Lolita Basalo
Location: Brgy. 25, Pandan, Gingoog City, Philippines

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Lolita Basalo by Hagdan sa Pag-uswag Foundation, Inc. (HSPFI) in Philippines. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 4 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 Brgy. 25, Pandan, Gingoog City, Philippines
Sep 23, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Lolita Basalo

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
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 $31.25 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $12.50 Available Mar 1