microfinance portfolio

03.06.10 Dien Bien Group

Catalyst — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:06:34 +0000

Thu Hoang Thi (48) is a 48-year-old female living in the town of Thanh Hoa. Thu is the group leader of a seven-member group loan offered by Thanh Hoa Fund for Poor Women. While each member of the group receives an individual loan, they all are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members if someone is delinquent or defaults. The official name of this borrowing group is 03.06.10 Dien Bien.

Thu is married and has two adult-aged children. To make a living, she provides laundry services to local community members. She has been engaged in this business for over five years and earns approximately 3,000,000 VND ($158) a month from these activities.

The mission of Fund for Thanh Hoa Poor Women (FPW) is to provide sustainable financial services to disadvantaged women in rural areas in the Thanh Hoa province.

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Flamboyan Group

Catalyst — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:21:43 +0000

Ni Kadek Citra Dewi is a 25-year-old female living in the town of Melaya - Bali. Ni Kadek is the group leader of an 11-member group loan offered by MUK. While each member of the group receives an individual loan, they all are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members if someone is delinquent or defaults. The official name of this borrowing group is Flamboyan.

Ni Kadek is married and has one infant-aged child. To make a living, Ni Kadek owns & operates a business raising pigs for sale. Ni Kadek has been engaged in this business for over two years and earns approximately 150,000 IDR a month from these activities.

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Mary Jean Dando

Catalyst — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:59:55 +0000

Mary Jean Dando is from the town of Sta. Josefa. She is 43 years old, married and has two children. To make a living, Mary Jean raises crops. The main source of income for the business comes from planting and harvesting rice for sale. Mary Jean has been engaged in her business for over three years already. Mary Jean is requesting a new loan of 10,000 Philippine pesos, which will be used to purchase fertilizers such as manure. This will be the eighth loan taken out by Mary Jean from CEVI. She plans to use the additional revenue generated from the business to acquire piglets to fatten.

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Marites Cabag's Group

Catalyst — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:58:31 +0000

Marites Cabag is from the village of Awallan, Baggao, Cagayan. She is 36 years old. Marites is the group leader of an eight-member group loan offered by ASKI. While each member of the group receives an individual loan, they are all collectively responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members if someone is delinquent or defaults. Marites is married and has four school-aged children. To make a living, Marites owns & operates a business raising pigs for fattening and for sale. Marites has been engaged in her business for over 10 years and earns approximately 2,000 PHP a month for these activities.

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Rosalie Briones

Catalyst — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:56:43 +0000

Rosalie Briones is from the village of Barina-ut, Iligan City. She is 34 years old, is married, and has one school-aged child. Rosalie owns and operates a specialized retail business, peddling seafood products including fish and shrimp in the local community with the used of their motor vehicle. She has been engaged in her business for over five years and earns approximately 3,000 PHP a month.

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Amantai Ahii

Catalyst — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:54:49 +0000

Amantai is 38 years old and lives with her husband and two children in Bayan-Ulgii province in Mongolia. She and her family live together in a ger, the Mongolian nomadic tent. Her two sons attend a local secondary school. Amantai operates a meat trading business with her husband. She started her business in 1999 and has gained much experience over the years. Amantai's husband purchases livestock at wholesale prices in the countryside. Amantai and her husband slaughter the livestock and sell the meat to retailers for a profit. Their daily revenue exceeds 60,000 tugrugs (~$45 USD), and their business profit margin is 30%. The meat trading business requires a lot of hard work, including slaughtering the livestock and preparing the meat for sale to traders. However, they cooperate with local restaurants, and they have a loyal customer base which brings in a lot of profit for them.

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San An

Catalyst — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:31:40 +0000

Mrs. San An is a 36-year-old married woman. She earns her daily income by selling grocery items to the neighbors who live near her home. She is able to generate $2 each day to meet the needs of her family. San's partner and husband is a fisherman who currently fishes in and around Tunle Sap River. The family is blessed to two teenage children who are students in the local public school. San is looking for an assistant to help with her business. She will improve her business by purchasing a larger inventory for her store.

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Tita Acas

Catalyst — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:30:24 +0000

Tita Acas is from the village of Bucana-Sicayab. She is 55 years old. Tita is married and has three adult children. To make a living, Tita sells surplus clothing products in the local community. Tita has been engaged in her business for over five years and earns approximately 1,900 Philippine pesos a month for these activities.

In 2008, Tita joined PMPC, a Kiva partner, to gain access to financial services to help improve her living situation and ability to engage in business activities. Tita has successfully repaid a previous loan of 3,000 PHP from PMPC. Tita is requesting a new loan of 6,000 PHP, which will be used to purchase additional inventory and for working capital. This will be the second loan taken out by Tita from PMPC. She plans to use the additional revenue generated from the business to improve/expand her business.

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Shirin Tagirova

Catalyst — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:29:13 +0000

Shirin Tagirova lives in the Tursun-zoda district. She is 50 years old, married and has 5 children. Shirin has been involved in retail sales for over 12 years. She buys and sells children's clothing. She is requesting this loan in order to increase goods turnover.

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Catalina Toylo

Catalyst — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:41:37 +0000

Catalina Toylo is from the village of Punta. She is 48 years old, is married, and has eight adult children.

Catalina owns and operates a business raising pigs for sale. She has been engaged in her business for over six years and earns approximately 3,000 PHP a month.

In 2006, Catalina joined PMPC 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 from PMPC.

Catalina is requesting a new loan of 14,900 PHP which will be used to purchase pig feed and other supplies. This loan will be her 9th from PMPC. She plans to use the additional revenue generated from the business to supplement her family's income.

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