Theopista Msimbiri

Status: Paid Back

$875.00		Loan Request
$875.00		Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

Name:	Theopista Msimbiri
Location:	Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Activity:	Restaurant

About the Loan

Loan Amount:	$875.00
Loan Use:	Purchase of equipment and tools for a restaurant
Repayment Term:	7 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid:	Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss:	Covered
Date Listed:	Feb 18, 2008
Date Disbursed:	Mar 3, 2008
Date Funded:	Feb 18, 2008
Loan Ended:	Jul 4, 2008

About the Field Partner

Field Partner:

Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd

Field Partner Risk Rating:

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Active

24 months

4029

$916,375

0.00%

0.00%

Currency Exchange Loss Rate:

0.00%

About the Country

Country:	Tanzania
Avg Annual Income:	$723.00
Currency:	Tanzania Shillings (TZS)
Exchange Rate:	1,145.0000 TZS = 1 USD

Theopista Msimbiri, age 48, is married and has 2 children (ages 18 and 20). She owns a restaurant business which she started 5 years ago. Theopista's restaurant is open from 6:30 am until mid-night every day, allowing her to earn a monthly profit of about US$873.

In the past, Theopista has taken out one previous loan from Tujijenge Tanzania in order to expand her restaurant. She now hopes to receive a new loan to buy more and better equipment for the same business.

Lenders to this entrepreneur

Matt
Socorro, NM
United States

Good Dogg
Front Porch, www.kivafriends.org
United States

Joanna
Paris, IDF
France

Kristen
Austin, Texas
United States

Jennifer
Sullivan, NH
United States

Buchanan Family
www.kivafriends.org, Ramsey, NJ
United States

Kristi
West Palm Beach, FL
United States

Gumball Capital
Stanford, CA
United States

Patrick
Wyomissing, PA
United States

THOMAS
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ
United States

Mark & Joanne
Renton, WA
United States

Lisa

Isis
Coral Springs, FL
United States

Leslie

Lorne
Carleton Place, Ontario
Canada

Anonymous
Placerville, CA
United States

Journal entries for Theopista Msimbiri

Loan has been disbursed Entrepreneur: Theopista Msimbiri Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Theopista Msimbiri by Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd in Tanzania. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 4 months, Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.
Posted by from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Mar 4, 2008
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Theopsta's sales are great Entrepreneur: Theopista Msimbiri Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Theopista Msimbi paid back her loan successfully and her restaurant business is going on very well. She has so many customers supporting her. With the loan Theopista has managed to increase her monthly profit to 200,000/= Tanzania Shillings about $168. She is very excited about this increase and how it will benefit her home in the future. She is thankful for the opportunity of taking this loan and for your support and encouragement She hopes to use the extra profits to expand her business in the near future.
Posted by Rita Nyaborogo from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Jul 4, 2008
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Repayment Schedule for Theopista Msimbiri

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	Expected Repayments	Actual Repayments	Comments
June 2008	$218.75	$219.00	Repayment Received
July 2008	$218.75	$219.00	Repayment Received
August 2008	$218.75	$219.00	Repayment Received
September 2008	$218.75	$218.00	Repayment Received