Samwel Magondu


Status: Paying Back

$275.00   Loan Amount
40% repaid

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Samwel Magondu
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Activity: Shoe Sales

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $275.00
Loan Use: Add stock of shoes
Repayment Term: 9 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Possible
Date Listed: Aug 10, 2009
Date Disbursed: Aug 3, 2009
Date Funded:Aug 10, 2009

About the Country

Country:Kenya
Avg Annual Income:$1,445.00
Currency:Kenya Shillings (KES)
Exchange Rate:76.0000 KES = 1 USD



Samwel has owned and run a small shoe vending business for the past year. A 33-year-old father of two, Samwel has requested his first loan of Ksh. 20,000 in order to buy a stock of shoes. He hopes that this loan will help to raise his income and allow him to pay school fees for his children and have a good life. One day, Samwel wants to grow his business and buy a house to operate his business from as well as to use as a home. Samwel describes himself as polite, committed, and self-dependent.


Faulu Kenya aims to empower Kenyans by providing relevant financial solutions. Faulu is a sustainable and profitable micro-finance institution that offers savings and credit services to over 225,000 Kenyans. Faulu recently became the first MFI in Kenya to be licensed as a Deposit Taking Micro-Finance Company, which will enable Faulu to better serve its clients.





Important Information About This Loan
Faulu Kenya aims to empower Kenyans by providing relevant financial solutions. Faulu is a sustainable and profitable microfinance institution that offers savings and credit services to over 225,000 Kenyans. Faulu recently became the first MFI in Kenya to be licensed as a Deposit-Taking Micro-Finance Company, which will enable Faulu to better serve its clients.

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Journal entries for Samwel Magondu


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Samwel Magondu
Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Samwel Magondu by Faulu Kenya in Kenya. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 6 months of this loan, Faulu Kenya will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Nairobi, Kenya
Aug 11, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Samwel Magondu

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
November 2009 $42.31 $75.00 Repayment Received
December 2009 $42.31 $37.50 Repayment Received
January 2010 $52.88 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $42.31 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $42.31 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $42.30 Available Apr 1  
May 2010 $10.58 Available May 1