Balla Dione

Status: Paying Back

$1,025.00		Loan Amount

44% repaid

About the Entrepreneur

Name:	Balla Dione
Location:	Thies, Senegal
Activity:	Metal Shop

About the Loan

Loan Amount:	$1,025.00
Loan Use:	replenish his stock of raw materials
Repayment Term:	12 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid:	Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss:	Covered
Date Listed:	May 5, 2009
Date Disbursed:	Apr 21, 2009
Date Funded:	May 6, 2009

About the Field Partner

Field Partner:

UIMCEC, a partner of ChildFund International

Field Partner Risk Rating:

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Active

21 months

1370

$532,800

0.00%

0.00%

Currency Exchange Loss Rate:

0.00%

About the Country

Country:	Senegal
Avg Annual Income:	$1,759.00
Currency:	Communauté Financière Africaine Francs BCEAO (XOF)
Exchange Rate:	489.0143 XOF = 1 USD

Balla Dione is a trained metal worker, making metal objects. He is married and the father of 3 children. He lives in the Kaossara neighborhood in Thies. He has been a member of the Association for two years and takes out loans to bolster his business. With this sum he is going to add to his stock of raw materials in order to satisfy his clientele's needs.

Translated from French by Teresa Kramer, Kiva Volunteer

BALLA DIONE EST UN MENUISIER METALLIQUE DE PROFESSION QUI EST MARIE ET PERE DE TROIS ENFANTS .IL HABITE AU QUARTIER KAOSSARA DE THIES .IL EST MEMBRE DE LA MUTUELLE DEPUIS DEUX ANS ET CONTRACTE DES PRETS POUR RENFORCER SON ACTIVITE .AVEC CETTE SOMME IL VA RENFORCER SON STOCK DE MATIERES PREMIERES POUR SATISFAIRE SA CLIENTELE.

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Kevin
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Top Lending Teams for this entrepreneur

Karmann &family &friends
Families
2 Members

Kiva Team Germany
Local Area
526 Members

First Lutheran Community Church
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39 Members

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Friends
38 Members

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Journal entries for Balla Dione

Loan has been disbursed Entrepreneur: Balla Dione Location: Thies, Senegal Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to BALLA DIONE by UIMCEC, a partner of Christian Children's Fund in Senegal. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 10 months of this loan, UIMCEC, a partner of Christian Children's Fund will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.
Posted by from Thies, Senegal May 7, 2009
Comment on this entry

Kiva Field Update - Message from Senegal Entrepreneur: Balla Dione Location: Thies, Senegal Hi Kiva lenders! You are receiving this journal update to thank you for the Kiva loan you made to a client of IMCEC, a partner MFI in Senegal, West Africa. IMCEC (also known as "UIMCEC") is working on putting in place an efficient, well-oiled system for sending journal updates. However, for the moment, they're a bit behind schedule! Please accept the video below in lieu of your regularly scheduled journal update. I hope that, through this video, you will feel a stronger connection to IMCEC and its clients. As you will see, there is lots of energy and life that goes into running an MFI, and IMCEC and its borrowers are grateful for the support of Kiva and lenders like you. Enjoy the video, and thank you for your continued support of Kiva and IMCEC! Best regards, Abby Gray Kiva Fellow in Senegal
Posted by JD Bergeron, Kiva Staff, from San Francisco, United States Jun 11, 2009
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Repayment Schedule for Balla Dione

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	Expected Repayments	Actual Repayments	Comments
August 2009	$113.89	$113.89	Repayment Received
September 2009	$113.89	$113.89	Repayment Received
October 2009	$113.89	$113.89	Repayment Received
November 2009	$113.89	$113.89	Repayment Received
December 2009	$113.89	Available Dec 1
January 2010	$113.89	Available Jan 1
February 2010	$113.89	Available Feb 1
March 2010	$113.89	Available Mar 1
April 2010	$113.88	Available Apr 1