Luaipou Amalamo

Status: Paid Back

$475.00		Loan Request
$475.00		Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

Name:	Luaipou Amalamo
Location:	Nuusuatia, Samoa
Activity:	Agriculture

About the Loan

Loan Amount:	$475.00
Loan Use:	To buy supplies for her plantation and for home improvement
Repayment Term:	20 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid:	Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss:	Covered
Date Listed:	Jan 2, 2008
Date Disbursed:	Jan 16, 2008
Date Funded:	Jan 2, 2008
Loan Ended:	Aug 15, 2009

About the Field Partner

Field Partner:

South Pacific Business Development (SPBD)

Field Partner Risk Rating:

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Active

39 months

3813

$2,112,625

0.00%

0.00%

Currency Exchange Loss Rate:

0.00%

About the Country

Country:	Samoa
Avg Annual Income:	$6,344.00
Currency:	Samoa Tala (WST)
Exchange Rate:	2.6983 WST = 1 USD

Luaipou is a 35 year old mother of 4 children from the Nuusiatia village. Her first loan was used to buy supplies for her taro plantation. She is now applying for another loan to fix the wall of her house and to pay her children’s school fees.

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Journal entries for Luaipou Amalamo

Loan has been disbursed Entrepreneur: Luaipou Amalamo Location: Nuusuatia, Samoa Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Luaipou Amalamo by South Pacific Business Development in Samoa. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 18 months, South Pacific Business Development will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.
Posted by from Nuusuatia, Samoa Jan 17, 2008
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KIVA JOURNAL FOR LUAIPOU AMALAMO Entrepreneur: Luaipou Amalamo Location: Nuusuatia, Samoa Luaipou Amalamo is 43 years old and has 5 children. She is a member of Nuusuatia center which is located in northwest Upolu. She has Plantation business, which she has been engaged in for 5 years. The loan officer who is in charge of her center says Luaipou is a very good member. She repays her loan on time, always attends her weekly meetings, and is enthusiastic about expanding her business. She has used her previous loan to purchase chemicals and equipments needed for her business. She says her business is doing well. On good days she makes 500 Tala a day (1Tala=0.4USD) and on bad days she makes 300 Tala a day. She also says that the Kiva loans and SPBD loans are not only helping her business grow, but also helping her pay her children’s school fees, feed her family better, and improve her housing. When asked if she has any words to the Kiva lenders, she said “she still active and honest”
Posted by Isabel Tuatagaloa from Nuusuatia, Samoa Jan 15, 2009
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KIVA JOURNAL FOR LUAIPOU AMALAMO Entrepreneur: Luaipou Amalamo Location: Nuusuatia, Samoa Luaipou Amalamo is 43 years old and has 5 children. She is a member of Nuusuatia center which is located in northwest Upolu. She has Plantation business, which she has been engaged in for 5 years. The loan officer who is in charge of her center says Luaipou is a very good member. She repays her loan on time, always attends her weekly meetings, and is enthusiastic about expanding her business. She has used her previous loan to purchase chemicals and equipments needed for her business. She says her business is doing well. On good days she makes 500 Tala a day (1Tala=0.4USD) and on bad days she makes 300 Tala a day. She also says that the Kiva loans and SPBD loans are not only helping her business grow, but also helping her pay her children’s school fees, feed her family better, and improve her housing. When asked if she has any words to the Kiva lenders, she said “she still active and honest”
Posted by Isabel Tuatagaloa from Nuusuatia, Samoa Jan 15, 2009
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Repayment Schedule for Luaipou Amalamo

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	Expected Repayments	Actual Repayments	Comments
April 2008	$26.39	$27.00	Repayment Received
May 2008	$26.39	$27.00	Repayment Received
June 2008	$26.39	$27.00	Repayment Received
July 2008	$26.39	$27.00	Repayment Received
August 2008	$26.39	$27.00	Repayment Received
September 2008	$26.39	$27.00	Repayment Received
October 2008	$26.39	$27.00	Repayment Received
November 2008	$26.39	$27.00	Repayment Received
December 2008	$26.39	$27.00	Repayment Received
January 2009	$26.39	$20.88	Repayment Received
February 2009	$26.39	$26.39	Repayment Received
March 2009	$26.39	$26.39	Repayment Received
April 2009	$26.39	$26.39	Repayment Received
May 2009	$26.39	$26.39	Repayment Received
June 2009	$26.39	$26.38	Repayment Received
July 2009	$26.39	$26.39	Repayment Received
August 2009	$26.39	$26.39	Repayment Received
September 2009	$26.37	$26.40	Repayment Received