Amidu Conteh


Status: Paying Back

$1,125.00   Loan Amount
40% repaid

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Amidu Conteh
Location: Magburaka, Tonkolili, Sierra Leone
Activity: Clothing Sales

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $1,125.00
Loan Use: To invest in clothing business
Repayment Term: 12 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Jun 17, 2009
Date Disbursed: Jun 11, 2009
Date Funded:Jun 20, 2009

About the Country

Country:Sierra Leone
Avg Annual Income:$903.00
Currency:Sierra Leone Leones (SLL)
Exchange Rate:3,155.0000 SLL = 1 USD



This is Amidu Conteh. Amidu is a local entrepreneur in Magburaka town who sells ready-to-wear-clothes, traveling bags, cottons, bed sheets, etc., right in the center of town. Amidu is among the earliest beneficiaries of the SMT/Kiva loans in Magburaka. With SMT/Kiva loans, his business has been growing steadily. Having made his last payment as a solidarity group member, Amidu now qualifies for an individual loan. He is applying for a loan of Le 3,500,000 to help him further develop his business.


Amidu is 50 years of age, married with five children all of whom are still in secondary school. He was born in the village of Kafe Semira, about 40 miles from Magburaka. Amidu has been a businessman for over 20 years now. With this loan, he is expecting to make enough profit to feed his family.



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Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Amidu Conteh
Location: Magburaka, Tonkolili, Sierra Leone

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Amidu Conteh by Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT), a partner of Christian Children's Fund in Sierra Leone. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 9 months of this loan, Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT), 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 Magburaka, Tonkolili, Sierra Leone
Jun 21, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Amidu Conteh

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
September 2009 $112.50 $112.50 Repayment Received
October 2009 $112.50 $112.50 Repayment Received
November 2009 $112.50 $112.50 Repayment Received
December 2009 $112.50 $112.50 Repayment Received
January 2010 $112.50 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $112.50 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $112.50 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $112.50 Available Apr 1  
May 2010 $112.50 Available May 1  
June 2010 $112.50 Available Jun 1