Khom Khoun

Status: Paid Back

$300.00		Loan Request
$300.00		Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

Name:	Khom Khoun
Location:	Khsach Kandal District, Cambodia
Activity:	Weaving

About the Loan

Loan Amount:	$300.00
Loan Use:	Purchasing silk materials and sewing thread, fees for selecting and preparing silk on the loom.
Repayment Term:	15 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid:	Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss:	Covered
Date Listed:	Nov 20, 2007
Date Disbursed:	Dec 4, 2007
Date Funded:	Nov 20, 2007
Loan Ended:	Feb 12, 2008

About the Field Partner

Field Partner:

MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.

Field Partner Risk Rating:

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Active

29 months

2253

$1,338,200

0.00%

0.00%

Currency Exchange Loss Rate:

0.00%

About the Country

Country:	Cambodia
Avg Annual Income:	$2,600.00
Currency:	Cambodia Riels (KHR)
Exchange Rate:	3,987.5500 KHR = 1 USD

Mrs. Khoun Khom and her husband Mr. Ches Toeun got married in 1999. They have two children, one daughter and one son. In 1997, Mrs Khoun Khom learned from her neighbor how to weave silk and started her own silk production that year. She has finished primary school but her husband, who is a construction worker, never attended school.

This $300 loan will be Mrs Khoun Khom's second loan from MAXIMA. She will use the loan to purchase silk materials and sewing thread as well as fees for selecting and preparing silk on the loom.

Lenders to this entrepreneur

Anonymous
Craig, CO
United States

Microfest
Raleigh, NC
United States

Journal entries for Khom Khoun

Loan has been disbursed Entrepreneur: Khom Khoun Location: Khsach Kandal District, Cambodia Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Khom Khoun by MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd. in Cambodia. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 12 months, MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd. will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.
Posted by from Khsach Kandal District, Cambodia Dec 4, 2007
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Update on Khom Khoun Entrepreneur: Khom Khoun Location: Khsach Kandal District, Cambodia Mrs. Khom is a weaver and she got married in 1999. Khom asked for a loan of $300 to purchase silk material and sewing thread, and pay for fees for selecting and preparing silk on her loom. She managed to buy those materials from the market in Phnom Penh City which cheaper than buy from the middleman inside the village. Meanwhile, she sold the finish product in higher price as well. The income is really increase if compare to before loaned. She uses most of income to pay for food, battery charge, and water fee and so on. In addition, Khom is able to purchase book, pencil, clothes and other materials necessary for her kid who are going to school everyday. She paid off early because her husband could collect much more money from his job as a construction worker.
Posted by Sive Chheng Sreng from Khsach Kandal District, Cambodia Jun 14, 2008
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Repayment Schedule for Khom Khoun

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	Expected Repayments	Actual Repayments	Comments
March 2008	$25.00	$25.00	Repayment Received
April 2008	$25.00	$275.00	Repayment Received
May 2008	$25.00	$0.00	Repayment Received
June 2008	$25.00	$0.00	Repayment Received
July 2008	$25.00	$0.00	Repayment Received
August 2008	$25.00	$0.00	Repayment Received
September 2008	$25.00	$0.00	Repayment Received
October 2008	$25.00	$0.00	Repayment Received
November 2008	$25.00	$0.00	Repayment Received
December 2008	$25.00	$0.00	Repayment Received
January 2009	$25.00	$0.00	Repayment Received
February 2009	$25.00	$0.00	Repayment Received