Kim Catipay


Status: Paying Back

$125.00   Loan Amount
25% repaid

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Kim Catipay
Location: Pob. Manticao, Misamis Oriental, 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: 7 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Oct 21, 2009
Date Disbursed: Sep 25, 2009
Date Funded:Oct 21, 2009

About the Country

Country:Philippines
Avg Annual Income:$1,175.00
Currency:Philippines Pesos (PHP)
Exchange Rate:46.2600 PHP = 1 USD



Kim Catipay is from the village of Poblacion, Manticao Misamis Oriental. She is 38 years old. Kim is married and has 2 school-aged children. To make a living, Kim owns & operates a business venture in the food sector making & selling food. While not the only means for generating revenue, the main source of income for the business comes primarily from selling snacks & other delicacies in the local community. Kim has been engaged in her business for over 6 years and earns approximately 6,000 PHP a month for these activities.

In 2009, Kim joined HSPFI to gain access to financial services to help improve her living situation and ability to engage in business activities. Kim is requesting a new loan of 5000 PHP which will be used to purchase raw ingredients needed to make products for sale. This loan will be the 1st loan taken out by Kim from HSPFI. She plans to use the additional revenue generated from the business to support education of 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: Kim Catipay
Location: Pob. Manticao, Misamis Oriental, Philippines

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Kim Catipay 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 Pob. Manticao, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
Oct 22, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Kim Catipay

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
December 2009 $31.25 $31.25 Repayment Received
January 2010 $25.00 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $31.25 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $25.00 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $12.50 Available Apr 1