Emely Duhaylungsod : Philippines
$0 of $150 raised. Started raising funds on Jul 4, 2009 Emely Duhaylungsod is from the village of Upper dumalinao, ZDS. She is 36 years old. Emely is married and has four school-aged children. To make a living, Emely operates a family member’s business venture raising crops. While not the only means for generating revenue, the main source of income for the business comes primarily from planting & harvesting rice for sale. Emely is just starting this business. Emely joined PMPC to gain access to financial services to help improve her living situation and ability to engage in business activities. Emely has successfully repaid a previous loan of 5000 PHP from PMPC. This previous loan was used to invest in expanding the business. Emely is requesting a new loan of 7000 PHP, which will be used to purchase fertilizer such as manure. This loan will be the third loan taken out by Emely from PMPC. She plans to use the additional revenue generated from the business to improve the general living conditions of her family. About PMPC: Paglaum Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PMPC) is one of the most progressive cooperatives in northwestern Mindanao. It reaches out to the rural poor using the Grameen model. *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.
Paulina Asare : Ghana
$0 of $400 raised. Started raising funds on Jul 3, 2009 Paulina is a business woman in Sefwi. She trades in clothes, linen, and lace materials. She is 47 years old, married, and lives with her husband. She has five children who are currently in school. She is very supportive of her family through her trading business. She has been selling for the past six years but progress has persistently been low due to insufficient funds. She hopes the loan will enable her to revive the business and make a more viable profit. She wants to bulk purchase clothes, linen, and lace materials to increase her inventory. It is her desire to rent a store in the community market. She would be grateful for your support.
Emelita Despojo : Philippines
$0 of $175 raised. Started raising funds on Jul 3, 2009 Emelita Despojo, 30, runs a small eatery in front of her house. She learned the secrets of the trade from her parents when she was still young. In 1991, she started the business on her own. Her business earns 2,000 PHP per week for her family. She dreams of converting her small place into a big restaurant someday. Emelita lives in the populous barrio of San Vicente, Brgy. 178 Caloocan City. Her husband, Ramly, is a trained electronics technician. Emelita and Ramly have three children, all of whom are in grade school. Emelita is currently on her fifth loan cycle with CCT. She uses her loans to keep her eatery business going. The profits go to her children’s education and to meet their basic daily needs.
