Groundnut Sellers Group


Status: Paying Back

$700.00   Loan Amount
14% repaid

About the Group

Group Name: Groundnut Sellers Group
Group Members: Fatu Sankoh
Fatmata Gbla
Adamsay Kamara
Aminata Kamara
Memunatu Kalokoh
Location: Magburaka, Tonkolili, Sierra Leone
Activity: Food Market

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $700.00
Loan Use: Invest in her business
Repayment Term: 9 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Possible
Date Listed: Sep 28, 2009
Date Disbursed: Sep 18, 2009
Date Funded:Sep 29, 2009

About the Country

Country:Sierra Leone
Avg Annual Income:$903.00
Currency:Sierra Leone Leones (SLL)
Exchange Rate:3,597.8000 SLL = 1 USD



This is Fatu Sankoh, Fatmata Gbla, Adamsay Kanu, Animata Kamara and Memunatu Kalokoh. They are local entrepreneurs in Magburaka town. They named their group Groundnut sellers. This is the first loan these entrepreneurs are accessing from SMT/Kiva. With the help of this loan, they will be able to make enough profit to repay the loan, feed their children, pay their school fees and save some money for unforeseen situations.

Fatu Sankoh (left) is the leader of the group. Fatu is approximately 39 years of age. She is married to a driver and they have three children who are attending primary and Junior Secondary Schools. Fatu sells market food: palm-oil (the most popular cooking oil), rice, margi (used to give sauce a sweet taste), groundnuts/peanuts, tomatoes, etc. Fatu has 15 years of experience in business.

(Attached below left is a group member who was not present for a group snapshot).




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Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Groundnut Sellers Group
Location: Magburaka, Tonkolili, Sierra Leone

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Groundnut Sellers Group, consisting of Fatu Sankoh, Fatmata Gbla, Adamsay Kamara, Aminata Kamara, Memunatu Kalokoh by Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT), a partner of ChildFund International in Sierra Leone. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 7 months of this loan, Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT), a partner of ChildFund International will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Magburaka, Tonkolili, Sierra Leone
Sep 30, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Groundnut Sellers Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
December 2009 $100.00 $100.00 Repayment Received
January 2010 $100.00 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $100.00 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $100.00 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $100.00 Available Apr 1  
May 2010 $100.00 Available May 1  
June 2010 $100.00 Available Jun 1