Avenir Plus Group


Status: Paid Back

$3,600.00   Loan Request
$3,600.00   Paid Back

About the Group

Group Name: Avenir Plus Group
Group Members: Marie Angel Bolumbu
Christine Mukoko
Mangangu Mata
Mado Ngalula Mvita
Chantal Kanvidia
Mindonga Awundu
Régine Kapayi
Robert Imwangu
Georgine Mafumba
Marie Nsanga
Bibiane Mputu
Rose Misenga
Germaine Kenge
Jacqueline Ngalula
Christine Mesu
Marine Mujinga
Fabrice Bankuna
Bia Mahunda
Justine Mulanga
Daniel Kanza
Benz Bokote
Claire Makulongo
Chantal Lomba
Marie Mpemba
Malata Nzozi
Sidonie Bungu
Victorine Nzumba
Location: Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Activity: Catering

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $3,600.00
Loan Use: To buy 1 sack of cassava and baskets of fish
Repayment Term: 6 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: N/A
Date Listed: Apr 14, 2009
Date Disbursed: Apr 7, 2009
Date Funded:Apr 15, 2009
Loan Ended:Sep 15, 2009

About the Country

Country:The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Avg Annual Income:$119.00
Currency:United States Dollars (USD)



Marie-Angel Bolumbu entered the world of small business in 1995 after her husband died. Selling chikwangues (a kind of homemade bread), which she makes from cassava flour, constitutes the main work of her business. She also sells salted and smoked fish. By making and selling chikwangues, she began her business. After hard work and good managing, her business has prospered. With the profits and the accumulated experience over the years, she managed to diversify her commerce by including salted and smoked fish.

Following the growing demand of her customers and wanting to grow her profits, so as to provide for her household, she decided in 2008 to join a group of the micro-finance institution HOPE RDC named “Avenir Plus”. This April, she used the loan she received to buy a sack of cassava and a few baskets of salted and smoked fish with the goal of boosting her capital. Right now, her working capital amount to $120. Her business generates $30 a week. Her ambition is to open a house of fresh staple foods, which sell better in her outlying district located in northern Kinshasa.

Marie is 57 years old and has two children, ages 30 and 33. The one who is 30 lives with her.

Translated from French by Dan Kuey, Kiva Volunteer


Marie-Angel Bolumbu est entrée dans le monde de petites affaires depuis 1995 après le décès de son mari. La vente des chikwangues qu’elle fabrique à base de la farine de manioc (Kind of homemade manioc flour bread), constitue l’activité principale de son affaire. Elle vend aussi des poissons salés et fumés. C’est avec la fabrication et la vente des chikwangues que Marie a commencé son commerce. Après un dur travail et une bonne gestion, son affaire a prospéré. Avec des bénéfices et expérience accumulés aux cours des années, elle est parvenue à la diversifier en y ajoutant des poissons salés et fumés. Suite à la demande croissante de ses clients et dans le souci d’accroitre le bénéfice de son affaire afin de subvenir aux besoins de son ménage, Marie a décidé en août 2008, d’intégrer un des groupes de l’IMF Hope RDC dénommée « Avenir Plus ». Elle a acheté avec le crédit reçu au mois d’avril en courant 1 sac de manioc et quelques paniers des poissons salés et fumés dans le but de renforcer son capital. Actuellement, Marie totalise un capital propre de $120. Son affaire génère $30 par semaine. Son ambition est d’ouvrir une maison de vivres frais qui se vendent mieux dans son quartier périphérique qui se situe au nord de Kinshasa. Marie a 57 ans. Elle a deux enfants dont l’âge varie de 30 à 33 ans. Celle de 30 ans vit avec elle.


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Journal entries for Avenir Plus Group


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Avenir Plus Group
Location: Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of the Congo

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Avenir Plus Group, consisting of Marie Angel Bolumbu, Christine Mukoko, Mangangu Mata, Mado Ngalula Mvita, Chantal Kanvidia, Mindonga Awundu, Régine Kapayi, Robert Imwangu, Georgine Mafumba, Marie Nsanga, Bibiane Mputu, Rose Misenga, Germaine Kenge, Jacqueline Ngalula, Christine Mesu, Marine Mujinga, Fabrice Bankuna, Bia Mahunda, Justine Mulanga, Daniel Kanza, Benz Bokote, Claire Makulongo, Chantal Lomba, Marie Mpemba, Malata Nzozi, Sidonie Bungu, Victorine Nzumba by HOPE DRC, a partner of HOPE International in The Democratic Republic of the Congo. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 3 months of this loan, HOPE DRC, a partner of HOPE International will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Apr 16, 2009
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Merci beaucoup
 
Entrepreneur: Avenir Plus Group
Location: Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of the Congo

Marie-Angel Bolubu exprime sa reconnaissance pour le soutien financier qu’elle bénéficie à travers des prêts qu’elle reçoit des prêteurs de bonne foi. Elle a utilisé le crédit obtenu dernièrement pour acheter des paniers des poissons fumés et salés à revendre. La hausse des prix sur le marché due à la dépréciation de la monnaie locale trouble la marche normale de son activité. Elle est déterminée à réaliser son rêve d’ouvrir un jour une maison des vivres frais.


Posted by Robert Kalala from Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sep 7, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Avenir Plus Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
June 2009 $442.46 $442.44 Repayment Received
July 2009 $884.91 $884.92 Repayment Received
August 2009 $1,106.15 $1,106.15 Repayment Received
September 2009 $884.92 $920.11 Repayment Received
October 2009 $281.56 $246.38 Repayment Received