Grace Group


Status: Paying Back

$425.00   Loan Amount
35% repaid

About the Group

Group Name: Grace Group
Group Members: Jonas Quayson
mama Zinnah
John Woryewor
Miatta Jallah
Abu Kaya
Location: South Of Monrovia, Liberia
Activity: Personal Products Sales

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $425.00
Loan Use: To import more goods from Ghana
Repayment Term: 6 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Possible
Date Listed: Sep 28, 2009
Date Disbursed: Sep 10, 2009
Date Funded:Oct 1, 2009

About the Country

Country:Liberia
Avg Annual Income:$500.00
Currency:Liberia Dollars (LRD)
Exchange Rate:71.5500 LRD = 1 USD



Grace Group consists of five borrowers led by 39-year-old Jonas Quayson. He is married and has three children, ages two to eighteen years old, with some attending classes from kindergarten to ninth grade. He is a high school graduate but couldn't continue his education due to lack of financial support from his parents.

Jonas and his family live in West Point, close to downtown Monrovia in Liberia. West Point is a very crowded community, so life is difficult there. As a result of hardship and poverty, the crime rate is very high in West Point; therefore, most people living there wish they could afford to relocate.

Jonas’s business is importing goods for personal use from Ghana and selling them to the residents of West Point. This business enables him to feed and care for his entire family. Jonas has been running this business for over eight years, and giving his customers quality goods is what has brought him this far.

While Jonas started this business with a small amount of cash, it is now growing, and he would like to establish a big store. He needs and is requesting this loan in order to import more goods from Ghana.

Jonas's dream is for his children to become well educated and have a good future.





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Journal entries for Grace Group


Incorrect Picture
 
Entrepreneur: Grace Group
Location: South Of Monrovia, Liberia

Dear Lenders,

Thank you for your loan to Grace Group in Liberia. When this loan was posted to Kiva's website, it was posted with the picture from Patience Group (http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=140570). This was noticed by the organization and we have now posted the correct picture. We hope you will enjoy seeing the correct members of the group!

Thanks for Lending!

All the best,

Kiva


Posted by Stephanie Koczela, Kiva Staff, from San Francisco, United States
Oct 1, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Grace Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
December 2009 $150.00 $150.00 Repayment Received
January 2010 $100.00 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $125.00 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $50.00 Available Mar 1