Joel Group


Status: Paying Back

$2,350.00   Loan Amount
16% repaid

About the Group

(For privacy reasons, the Field Partner has requested that last names be undisclosed)
Group Name: Joel Group
Group Members: Paul
Yaa
Abena
Vida
Mary
Eric
Location: Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana
Activity: Grocery Store

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $2,350.00
Loan Use: To buy stock like milk, sugar, biscuits etc. in bulk.
Repayment Term: 8 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Possible
Date Listed: Sep 25, 2009
Date Disbursed: Sep 14, 2009
Date Funded:Oct 20, 2009

About the Country

Country:Ghana
Avg Annual Income:$2,643.00
Currency:Ghana Cedis (GHS)
Exchange Rate:1.4480 GHS = 1 USD



In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a group of individuals bound by a group guarantee. Under this arrangement, each member of the group supports one another and is responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members if someone is delinquent or defaults.

The leader of this small group with the group name ‘Joel’ is Paul and he is the one sitting in the group photograph. He is currently in the business of grocery products and sells items like cold drinks, evaporated milk, sugar, biscuits etc. and is requesting a loan to buy a stock in bulk. Paul is 43 years old and is married. He has four children, ranging from age 18 to 4, and his children go to school. He takes delivery of stock in Kumasi central market in bulk and retail to his customers in his shop. He requests for the loan to buy increased stock to upgrade his inventory.




About Group Loans
In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a group of individuals bound by a group guarantee. Under this arrangement, each member of the group supports one another and is responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members if someone is delinquent or defaults. Learn more

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Journal entries for Joel Group


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

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Joel Group, consisting of Paul, Yaa, Abena, Vida, Mary, Eric 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 21, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Joel Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
December 2009 $391.67 $391.67 Repayment Received
January 2010 $391.67 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $391.67 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $391.67 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $391.66 Available Apr 1  
May 2010 $391.66 Available May 1