Susan Wambui Kamau
Status: Paying Back - Delinquent
| $300.00 | Loan Amount |
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About the Entrepreneur
| Name: | Susan Wambui Kamau |
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| Location: | Kayole, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Activity: | Cafe |
About the Loan
| Loan Amount: | $300.00 |
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| Loan Use: | To purchase tables, chairs, and umbrellas |
| Repayment Term: | 15 months - View details below |
| Lenders Repaid: | Monthly |
| Currency Exchange Loss: | Covered  |
| Date Listed: | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Date Disbursed: | Jan 1, 2008 |
| Date Funded: | Dec 18, 2007 |
About the Field Partner
About the Field Partner
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| Field Partner: | Action Now: Kenya (ANK) |
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| Field Partner Risk Rating: | |
| Fundraising Status: | Paused |
| Time On Kiva: | 33 months |
| Kiva Entrepreneurs: | 214 |
| Total Loans: | $127,300 |
| Delinquency Rate: | 55.14% |
| Default Rate: | 0.00% |
| Currency Exchange Loss Rate: | 0.00% |
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About the Country
| Country: | Kenya |
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| Avg Annual Income: | $1,445.00 |
| Currency: | Kenya Shillings (KES) |
| Exchange Rate: | 62.8500 KES = 1 USD |
The story of Susan is one of sheer determination because she has come very far. Susan started off living in the streets of Nairobi before she met with Action Now Kenya in 2003, where she was trained with other women who were living in the streets at that time. Because of the training, she decided to make a new life for herself. Susan began her current business in 2005 after she managed to make some savings from washing clothes door-to-door at a nearby middle class estate near the social hall where she was staying together with the rest of the street women. From this work, Susan was able to save Ksh 1,500 (USD 22) that served as her initial capital for her current small business, where she makes chips (fries) in the open air and sells to passersby, especially children.
Susan is requesting a loan of US$300 in order to expand her small business, which has now turned into an open-air cafe. She has currently started selling chapattis (one of the favorite Kenyan foods made from wheat flour) and githeri (a mixture of maize and beans) in addition to the chips, all in the open area where she started. She would now like to purchase tables, chairs, and umbrellas in order to provide a more comfortable area for her customers. She believes that if she is able to provide a seating area for her customers, she will be able to increase her customer base and hence expand her business, which in turn will sustain her family.
The repayment period for her loan is 12 months.
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Journal entries for Susan Wambui Kamau
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Loan has been disbursed
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Update
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Posted by
Elsa Otaye from Kayole, Nairobi, Kenya
May 5, 2008 |
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Susan Wambui's Questionaire!
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Wilberforce Mulindi from Kayole, Nairobi, Kenya
Jan 30, 2009 |
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Susan Wambui's Questionaire!
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Wilberforce Mulindi from Kayole, Nairobi, Kenya
Jan 30, 2009 |
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Susan Wambui's Photo!
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Posted by
Wilberforce Mulindi from Kayole, Nairobi, Kenya
Jan 30, 2009 |
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Update on Your Loan to an Action Now: Kenya Borrower
Location: Kayole, Nairobi, Kenya
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Posted by
Benjamin Elberger, Kiva Staff, from San Francisco, United States
Apr 2, 2009 |
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Repayment Schedule for Susan Wambui Kamau
Repayment Schedule for Susan Wambui Kamau
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| April 2008 | $25.00 | $25.00 |  Repayment Received
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| May 2008 | $25.00 | $25.00 | Repayment Received
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| June 2008 | $25.00 | $25.00 | Repayment Received
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| July 2008 | $25.00 | $25.00 | Repayment Received
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| August 2008 | $25.00 | $25.00 | Repayment Received
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| September 2008 | $25.00 | $25.00 | Repayment Received
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| October 2008 | $25.00 | $25.00 | Repayment Received
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| November 2008 | $25.00 | $0.00 | Repayment Received
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| December 2008 | $25.00 | $0.00 | Repayment Received
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| January 2009 | $25.00 | $75.00 | Repayment Received
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| February 2009 | $25.00 | $0.00 |  Delinquent
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| March 2009 | $25.00 | $0.00 | Delinquent
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| December 2009 | $0.00 | $0.39 | |||
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