Akongo Margret


Status: Paying Back

$450.00   Loan Amount
15% repaid

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Akongo Margret
Location: Gumbo, South Sudan
Activity: Retail

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $450.00
Loan Use: open up a backery
Repayment Term: 14 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Possible
Date Listed: Sep 21, 2009
Date Disbursed: Aug 31, 2009
Date Funded:Sep 21, 2009

About the Country

Country:South Sudan
Avg Annual Income:$600.00
Currency:Sudan Pounds (SDG)
Exchange Rate:2.3431 SDG = 1 USD



Akongo Margret is currently in the business of selling bread and is requesting a loan to open up a backery. Akongo is 46 years old and is Married with a husband that is a peasant . She has 4 children and her children go to school. With the extra profits from her loan, she hopes to be able to pay the school fees for children BRAC's holistic approach to poverty alleviation and empowerment of the poor encompasses a range of core programs in economic and social development, health, education , and human rights and legal services which are delivered through an extensive network of village organizations. BRAC has become one of the world's largest NGOs as a measured by the scale and diversity of its interventions. In 2007, BRAC started operations in Southern Sudan. The microfinance program, which is targeted towards returning war refugees, has already formed 418 village organizations with more than 14,000 women members.


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Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Akongo Margret
Location: Gumbo, South Sudan

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Akongo Margret by BRAC South Sudan in Sudan. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 11 months of this loan, BRAC South Sudan will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Gumbo, South Sudan
Sep 22, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Akongo Margret

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
November 2009 $34.61 $34.61 Repayment Received
December 2009 $34.62 $34.62 Repayment Received
January 2010 $43.27 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $34.61 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $34.61 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $34.62 Available Apr 1  
May 2010 $43.27 Available May 1  
June 2010 $34.61 Available Jun 1  
July 2010 $43.27 Available Jul 1  
August 2010 $34.61 Available Aug 1  
September 2010 $34.61 Available Sep 1  
October 2010 $43.29 Available Oct 1