Hellen Mason


Status: Paid Back

$450.00   Loan Request
$450.00   Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Hellen Mason
Location: Olturoto, Kajiado District, Kenya
Activity: Cattle

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $450.00
Loan Use: Hellen plans to increase stock and be able to sell to buyers from the nearby town because they normally miss out on market days.
Repayment Term: 12 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: N/A
Date Listed: Jun 15, 2006
Date Disbursed: Apr 13, 2005
Date Funded:Mar 30, 2005
Loan Ended:May 2, 2007

About the Country

Country:Kenya
Avg Annual Income:$1,445.00
Currency:United States Dollars (USD)



This business is a member of the Naretoi Women Group. Group lending, also
known as solidarity lending, is a mechanism that allows a number of
individuals to provide collateral or guarantee a loan through a group
repayment pledge. The incentive to repay is based on peer pressure; if
one person in the group defaults, the other group members make up the
payment amount. - Kiva Staff




Hellen is married with 4 children and 6 dependants. She has been a member of Naretoi women Group for five years. She is a devoted Christian and a member of ACK church.

Hellen was given her first loan of USD.300 by WEEEC in 2001. She Started her business of buying and selling of sheep and goats. She paid very well and was later given another loan of USD.450 in 2003. She is able to buy and sell a minimum of 15 goats and sheep once a week. She is doing very well so far and targets to sell at least 25 per week. This will give her enough income to provide for her family without much strain.


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Journal entries for Hellen Mason


Business Update
 
Entrepreneur: Hellen Mason
Location: Olturoto, Kajiado District, Kenya

Repei has specialized in buying and selling of goats and sheep unlike other members of the group who sell steers. On receiving the loan of $ 450 she bought 10 goats and 4 sheep. She has taken advantage of  having few members who sell goats and sheep.The prices are relatively good between USD75 and 120 when they are big enough. She is comfortable and the business is doing very well so far. If it had not been the loan she got, she would not have managed to keep her clients which are the reason her business exists.


Posted by Herbert musinguzi from Olturoto, Kajiado District, Kenya
May 13, 2006
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Hellen Mason

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
August 2006 $0.00 $37.00  
October 2006 $0.00 $149.00  
December 2006 $0.00 $63.00  
January 2007 $0.00 $60.00  
February 2007 $0.00 $38.00  
May 2007 $0.00 $33.00  
July 2007 $0.00 $70.00