Leya Samuel's Group

Status: Paid Back

$1,250.00		Loan Request
$1,250.00		Paid Back

About the Group

Group Name:	Leya Samuel's Group
Group Members:	Victoria Poni Margret Jokudu Floura Juan Lucia Atoro Leya Samuel
Location:	Buluk, Juba, Southern, South Sudan
Activity:	Food Market

About the Loan

Loan Amount:	$1,250.00
Loan Use:	To expand their businesses.
Repayment Term:	14 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid:	Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss:	Covered
Date Listed:	Mar 7, 2008
Date Disbursed:	Mar 21, 2008
Date Funded:	Mar 7, 2008
Loan Ended:	Apr 15, 2009

About the Field Partner

Field Partner:

BRAC South Sudan

Field Partner Risk Rating:

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Active

20 months

1550

$511,650

0.00%

0.00%

Currency Exchange Loss Rate:

0.00%

About the Country

Country:	South Sudan
Avg Annual Income:	$600.00
Currency:	Sudan Pounds (SDG)
Exchange Rate:	2.0113 SDG = 1 USD

The group leader of this small group is Leya Samuel. She is currently selling fish and beans and is requesting a loan to expand her business. Leya is 38 years old and is married with a husband who is a police man. She has 2 children ages 5 and 8 and her children go to school. Each week, Leya makes approximately 75 Sudanese pounds in profits. With the extra profits from her loan, she hopes to be able to buy land for a house.

Leya is joined in her small group by Lucia Atoro, Floura Juan, Margret Jokudu and Victoria Poni. Lucia Atoro has a business selling bread and wants to expand the business. Floura Juan is currently operating a business selling charcoal and wants a loan to expand. Margret Jokudu operates a business of selling charcoal and wants to expand her business. Victoria Poni is also in the business of selling charcoal and is requesting a loan to expand her business.

About Group Loans
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Journal entries for Leya Samuel's Group

Loan has been disbursed Entrepreneur: Leya Samuel's Group Location: Buluk, Juba, Southern, South Sudan Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to the Leya Samuel's group, consisting of Leya Samuel, Lucia Atoro, Floura Juan, Margret Jokudu, Victoria Poni by BRAC South Sudan in Sudan. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 12 months, BRAC South Sudan will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.
Posted by from Buluk, Juba, Southern, South Sudan Mar 22, 2008
Comments (14)

"Leya Sammuel's Loan Update" Entrepreneur: Leya Samuel's Group Location: Buluk, Juba, Southern, South Sudan Leya Sammuel used the loan for the expansion of the business by investing more profits realised in the business of selling Irish patatoes and beans at the market. As a result of the loan, she bought domestic animals eg goats,sheep etc for rearing, income and home consumption purposes. In addition, the change to her profits are that the loan icreased after she got the loan and was able to contruct a latrine at her home. In the future, the borrower wants to construct animals' farm that is paddock system and paddock system means the sciencetific way of rearing animals in the fenced enviroment with availability of pasture for animals.
Posted by BRAC Southern Sudan from Buluk, Juba, Southern, South Sudan Mar 16, 2009
Comments (3)

Repayment Schedule for Leya Samuel's Group

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	Expected Repayments	Actual Repayments	Comments
June 2008	$104.16	$105.00	Repayment Received
July 2008	$104.16	$105.00	Repayment Received
August 2008	$104.16	$105.00	Repayment Received
September 2008	$104.16	$105.00	Repayment Received
October 2008	$104.16	$105.00	Repayment Received
November 2008	$104.16	$105.00	Repayment Received
December 2008	$104.16	$100.00	Repayment Received
January 2009	$104.16	$103.32	Repayment Received
February 2009	$104.16	$104.17	Repayment Received
March 2009	$104.16	$104.17	Repayment Received
April 2009	$104.16	$104.17	Repayment Received
May 2009	$104.24	$104.17	Repayment Received