Akumu James


Status: Paying Back

$275.00   Loan Amount
7% repaid

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Akumu James
Location: Gumbo, South Sudan
Activity: Food Market

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $275.00
Loan Use: To purchase fish to sell
Repayment Term: 14 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Possible
Date Listed: Oct 24, 2009
Date Disbursed: Sep 28, 2009
Date Funded:Oct 24, 2009

About the Country

Country:South Sudan
Avg Annual Income:$600.00
Currency:Sudan Pounds (SDG)
Exchange Rate:2.2750 SDG = 1 USD



Akumu James is currently in the business of selling potatoes, like sweet and Irish potatoes, that have been imported from Uganda. She is requesting a loan to purchase fish to sell. Akumu is 46 years old and married. Her husband is a policeman. She has five children and they all go to school. With the extra profits from her loan, she hopes to be able to build a rental house.

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, 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 measured by the scale and diversity of its interventions. In 2007, BRAC started operations in Southern Sudan. The micro-finance 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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Journal entries for Akumu James


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Akumu James
Location: Gumbo, South Sudan

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Akumu James 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
Oct 25, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Akumu James

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
December 2009 $21.16 $21.16 Repayment Received
January 2010 $26.44 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $21.16 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $21.16 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $21.15 Available Apr 1  
May 2010 $26.45 Available May 1  
June 2010 $21.15 Available Jun 1  
July 2010 $26.45 Available Jul 1  
August 2010 $21.16 Available Aug 1  
September 2010 $21.15 Available Sep 1  
October 2010 $26.45 Available Oct 1  
November 2010 $21.12 Available Nov 1