God's Mercy Group


Status: Paying Back

$1,375.00   Loan Amount
16% repaid

About the Group

(For privacy reasons, the Field Partner has requested that last names be undisclosed)
Group Name: God's Mercy Group
Group Members: afia
kusi
kofi
mary
Location: Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana
Activity: Cosmetics Sales

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $1,375.00
Loan Use: To buy stock
Repayment Term: 8 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Possible
Date Listed: Sep 19, 2009
Date Disbursed: Sep 1, 2009
Date Funded:Oct 16, 2009

About the Country

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



Afia is thirty-two years old. She is married and has given birth to four children, all in school. She lives with her husband and children in a rented apartment in a town called Wiawso in the Western Region of Ghana. Wiawso is a commercial and farming town. Afia is a trader. She trades in cosmetics and local soap production. She is the leader of a trust bank group called God’s Mercy. The group members are engaged either in farming and/or trading activities. They sell/supply in their local market and nearby communities. They sometimes trek to nearby community markets. They want a loan to buy goods in bulk to expand their businesses.




About Group Loans
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Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: God's Mercy Group
Location: Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to God's Mercy Group, consisting of afia, kusi, kofi, mary 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 17, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for God's Mercy Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
December 2009 $229.16 $229.16 Repayment Received
January 2010 $229.17 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $229.16 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $229.17 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $229.16 Available Apr 1  
May 2010 $229.18 Available May 1