Mt Usambala Group


Status: Paying Back

$4,550.00   Loan Amount
0% repaid

About the Group

Group Name: Mt Usambala Group
Group Members: Fausta Muhamed
Damasi Mgimba
Halima Ibrahim (not pictured)
Yohana Mwapongo
Imakulata Godfrey
Hamisi Mtikacha
Hamisi Seleman
Gabriel Emnuel
Neema Maro
Esta Kunambi
Emanuel Kunambi
Sharifa Hassani (not pictured)
Halima Daudi
Happy Emanuel (not pictured)
Monica Kalinga
Josephine Joachim
Time Mmnga
Time Shamweji
Dorosela Charles
Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Activity: Construction Supplies

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $4,550.00
Loan Use: purchasing cement and steel rods
Repayment Term: 6 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Oct 23, 2009
Date Disbursed: Oct 21, 2009
Date Funded:Oct 24, 2009

About the Country

Country:Tanzania
Avg Annual Income:$723.00
Currency:Tanzania Shillings (TZS)
Exchange Rate:1,314.0000 TZS = 1 USD



Fausta Muhamed, age 39, is a widow with two children who are 9 and 15 years old respectively. She is "fundi sanifu" (different types of businesses) e.g. roof tiles, bricks and pots. She started this business in 2004. She works daily from 8 AM until 6 PM. She is able to earn a monthly profit of around $115.

This will be Fausta’s 7th loan from Tujijenge Tanzania. She used the previous loans to increase her business, finish roofing her house roof and pay school fees; the loan was paid back successfully. She hopes for a new loan to buy more materials for the business such as cement and steel rods.

Fausta will share this loan with her loan group Mt Usambara, which is composed of 19 members. The members of the group hold each other accountable in paying back their loans. In the picture, Fausta is 1st on the left front row in the black and white blouse.




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 Mt Usambala Group


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Mt Usambala Group
Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Mt Usambala Group, consisting of Fausta Muhamed, Damasi Mgimba, Halima Ibrahim, Yohana Mwapongo, Imakulata Godfrey, Hamisi Mtikacha, Hamisi Seleman, Gabriel Emnuel, Neema Maro, Esta Kunambi, Emanuel Kunambi, Sharifa Hassani, Halima Daudi, Happy Emanuel, Monica Kalinga, Josephine Joachim, Time Mmnga, Time Shamweji, Dorosela Charles by Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd in Tanzania. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 3 months of this loan, Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Oct 25, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Mt Usambala Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
January 2010 $1,137.50 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $1,706.25 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $1,137.50 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $568.75 Available Apr 1