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Dedicated
October 18, 2012
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Kiva Loan Dedication
Dionafe
Retail
Intramuros, Manila…
Philippines
Philippines
$1,225
Loan
Amount
Amount
This is Dionafe, 43, a resident of Manila, Philippines. She is a mother to her children. She, together with her children, manages the household while operating a business. At this time, she is working hard to continually provide income for their everyday expenses. Dionafe operates a variety store. In the Philippines, a variety store is basically a small convenience store, which retails groceries, toiletries and beverages piecemeal to the local neighborhood. It is the place to go to buy one sachet of shampoo, a PHP 5-worth of cooking oil, or an egg. She earns by getting…
This is Dionafe, 43, a resident of Manila, Philippines. She is a mother to her children. She, together with her children, manages the household while operating a business. At this time, she is working hard to continually provide income for their everyday expenses. Dionafe operates a variety store. In the Philippines, a variety store is basically a small convenience store, which retails groceries, toiletries and beverages piecemeal to the local neighborhood. It is the place to go to buy one sachet of shampoo, a PHP 5-worth of cooking oil, or an egg. She earns by getting supplies at wholesale prices and selling by the piece. Her regular customers are her neighbors and the local community. She earns a minimum of PHP 500 in sales every day. To help her continue operating her business, she is requesting a PHP 50,000 loan. She will use the loan to buy groceries, toiletries and beverages to expand her product inventory. She expects a boost in her business income as she expands her business. Dionafe hopes to grow her business and dreams that her children will all finish college through all her hard work in her business. She faithfully meets up with her co-fellowship* members to share stories of her work every week and draw strength and inspiration from the Word of God she studies. * All CCT community partners/clients are organized into fellowship groups that meet on a weekly basis. A fellowship group is composed of 15 to 30 community partners. The fellowship groups gather each week to study the Word of God, build social capital, and repay Micro Finance loans.
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