Ban Kim Hun

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Ban Kim Hun by CREDIT, a partner of World Relief in Cambodia. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 18 months, CREDIT, a partner of World Relief will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.

Ban Kim Hun, 33, lives in Kampong Cham with her husband, Sean Sophal, and their five children. She works in the local church and makes US $1.60 each day, while her husband works as a construction foreman and typically makes US $3 each day. He has been in construction for about five years now and desires to see his business expanded to reach more customers. He has difficulties, though, because he cannot purchase the tools or materials that he needs to complete more projects, because he lacks the necessary capital to expand his business.

Since her husband wants to buy more materials and tools he needs to complete more projects, she had asked CREDIT for a loan of US$400 to purchase all the things. Unfortunately, the global economic crisis has caused the construction slowdown. So far, it is hard to find the construction work. Her husband currently is unemployed so Ban Kim Hun needs to work very hard to support the family. She told to a loan officer that she wishes her husband get a job soon to help improve the standard of living.

She would like to say thank to all Kiva lenders who help support poor Cambodian entrepreneurs.