Jamile


Status: Paid Back

$400.00   Loan Request
$400.00   Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

(For privacy reasons, the Field Partner has requested that last name be undisclosed)
Name: Jamile
Location: Baalechmey - Chouf, Lebanon
Activity: Crafts

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $400.00
Loan Use: Purchase of accessories for the handicraft work and material for the "crochet"
Repayment Term: 7 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: N/A
Date Listed: Sep 22, 2007
Date Disbursed: Oct 7, 2007
Date Funded:Sep 23, 2007
Loan Ended:Feb 1, 2008

About the Country

Country:Lebanon
Avg Annual Income:$5,900.00
Currency:United States Dollars (USD)



Jamile is a 39-year-old married woman, mother of 3 children, living in the village of Baalechmey in the rural area of the Chouf. Jamile specializes in crochet work and the creation of "faux-bijoux" that she usually sells in the city of Aley, not far from her village, or while participating in local exhibitions. Her husband and her daughters love to help her when they have free time.

Jamile is part of a group with other women. Group lending is based on incremental increase of the loan amount and group solidarity to guarantee repayment. The strength of the group loan is that it encourages the collaborative approach in the borrowing community. The group loan is a very powerful tool towards economic empowerment of women.


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Journal entries for Jamile


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Jamile
Location: Baalechmey - Chouf, Lebanon

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Jamile Abi Merched by Al Majmoua- Lebanese Association for Dev in Lebanon. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 4 - 10 months, Al Majmoua- Lebanese Association for Dev will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by Alia Farhat from Baalechmey - Chouf, Lebanon
Oct 1, 2007
Comments (2)

Thank you note
 
Entrepreneur: Jamile
Location: Baalechmey - Chouf, Lebanon

Dear lenders of Jamile, Thank you for your support to Jamile's entrepreneurship project. You will not be disappointed with Jamile as she is a very hard working person who can works days and nights to make sure she respects the deadlines she gives. We will do our best, in the coming months, to inform you all about what's happening with Jamile and her business. Thank you for your kind support.


Posted by Alia Farhat from Baalechmey - Chouf, Lebanon
Oct 5, 2007
Comments (3)

News from Jamile
 
Entrepreneur: Jamile
Location: Baalechmey - Chouf, Lebanon

Dear Lenders of Jamile,

First of all, Happy New Year. May 2008 be a prosperous and happy year to all of you. I thought you would enjoy to hear about Jamile, especially that she enlarged her family with a 3rd child. Jamile has 2 grown-up daughters and after 13 years she delivered a little boy. We wish her all the happiness.

Besides, she is doing good in her business and feel secured. I am attaching a picture of her work.

I will keep you posted with any further information about Jamile, her family and her business

We thank you again for your support... Every dollar can count in someone's life....

In case you are interested to get updated information about Al Majmoua's activities, please feel free to check the Al Majmoua group on Facebook.

Kind regards

Alia


Posted by Alia Farhat from Baalechmey - Chouf, Lebanon
Jan 26, 2008
Comments (5)

Thank you
 
Entrepreneur: Jamile
Location: Baalechmey - Chouf, Lebanon

Dear Lenders of Jamile,

Thank you very much for supporting Jamile and her family. Jamile has used her loan to buy the necessary material to keep on producing crochet work and accessories. Her business is doing good and her family is proud of her.

Thank you all once again for your valuable encouragement.


Posted by Raya Azar from Baalechmey - Chouf, Lebanon
Feb 6, 2008
Comments (1)

Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Jamile

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
January 2008 $100.00 $100.00 Repayment Received
February 2008 $100.00 $100.00 Repayment Received
March 2008 $100.00 $100.00 Repayment Received
April 2008 $100.00 $100.00 Repayment Received