Twelve Apostles Group


Status: Paying Back

$1,175.00   Loan Amount
16% repaid

About the Group

(For privacy reasons, the Field Partner has requested that last names be undisclosed)
Group Name: Twelve Apostles Group
Group Members: Felicia
Prosper
Kezia
Location: Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana
Activity: Beauty Salon

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $1,175.00
Loan Use: To buy larger quantities of hair products for her salon
Repayment Term: 8 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Possible
Date Listed: Sep 18, 2009
Date Disbursed: Sep 1, 2009
Date Funded:Oct 15, 2009

About the Country

Country:Ghana
Avg Annual Income:$2,643.00
Currency:Ghana Cedis (GHS)
Exchange Rate:1.4585 GHS = 1 USD



Felicia is 33 years old and is married with three kids who are all in school. She lives with her family in a small village in the Western Region of Ghana.

Felicia owns and operates a beauty salon in her neighborhood. She is a very skillful and talented hairdresser and has been in business for seven years now. She believes in efficiency and effectiveness of service. Therefore, she wants to use the loan to buy larger quantities of hair products like weavons (hair extensions), pomade, shampoo, activators, etc., to serve her customers.

Felicia is the leader of a trust bank group called “Twelve Apostles”. She is the one seated in the group photograph. Most of the members of these groups are petty traders, food vendors and farmers, etc.




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Journal entries for Twelve Apostles Group


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Twelve Apostles Group
Location: Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Twelve Apostles Group, consisting of Felicia, Prosper, Kezia by Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT) in Ghana. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 6 months of this loan, Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT) will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana
Oct 16, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Twelve Apostles Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
December 2009 $195.83 $195.83 Repayment Received
January 2010 $195.83 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $195.83 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $195.83 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $195.84 Available Apr 1  
May 2010 $195.84 Available May 1