Nena Gicen


Status: Paying Back

$300.00   Loan Amount
7% repaid

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Nena Gicen
Location: Pagatpat, Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines
Activity: General Store

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $300.00
Loan Use: To purchase new items to expand her product offering
Repayment Term: 11 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Oct 27, 2009
Date Disbursed: Oct 7, 2009
Date Funded:Oct 27, 2009

About the Country

Country:Philippines
Avg Annual Income:$1,175.00
Currency:Philippines Pesos (PHP)
Exchange Rate:47.1250 PHP = 1 USD



Nena Gicen is from the village of Zone 1, Camarahan, Pagatpat, Cagayan de Oro City. She is 56 years old, is married, and has six adult children.

Nena owns and operates a sari-sari (variety) retail store, selling a variety of different products in the local community. She has been engaged in her business for over two years and earns approximately 3,000 PHP a month.

In 2008, Nena 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 11,000 PHP from HSPFI.

Nena is requesting a new loan of 14,000 PHP which will be used to purchase new items to expand her product offering. This loan will be her 4th from HSPFI. She plans to use the additional revenue generated from the business to supplement her family’s income.


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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Journal entries for Nena Gicen


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Nena Gicen
Location: Pagatpat, Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Nena Gicen 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 Pagatpat, Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines
Oct 28, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Nena Gicen

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
December 2009 $22.50 $22.50 Repayment Received
January 2010 $30.00 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $37.50 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $30.00 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $30.00 Available Apr 1  
May 2010 $37.50 Available May 1  
June 2010 $30.00 Available Jun 1  
July 2010 $30.00 Available Jul 1  
August 2010 $37.50 Available Aug 1  
September 2010 $15.00 Available Sep 1