Geneviève Tchenave


Status: Paid Back

$350.00   Loan Request
$350.00   Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Geneviève Tchenave
Location: Cotonou, Benin
Activity: Sewing

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $350.00
Loan Use: Purchase a sewing machine
Repayment Term: 14 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Sep 16, 2008
Date Disbursed: Sep 30, 2008
Date Funded:Sep 16, 2008
Loan Ended:Oct 15, 2009

About the Country

Country:Benin
Avg Annual Income:$1,500.00
Currency:Communauté Financière Africaine Francs BCEAO (XOF)
Exchange Rate:460.4401 XOF = 1 USD



Mrs. Geneviève Tchenave is 48 years old and was born in Porto Novo south east of Benin. She is married and the mother of three (3) children who have attended school; Tobi age 20, Cedric age 16 and Rose age 10. She buys fabric at the marketplace and cloth filler from wholesalers, then at home, sews the cushions herself to sell at the marketplace. In order to increase her business she would like to purchase a newer sewing machine that would service her customers more quickly.

Translated from French by David Gibbons, Kiva Volunteer


Dame TCHENAVE Geneviève âgée de 48 ans est née à Porto Novo au sud est du Bénin. Elle est mariée et mère de 03 enfants, Tobi âgé de 20 ans, Cedric âgé de 16 ans et Rose âgée de 10 ans, tous scolarisés. Elle achète des tissus au marché et des chiffons auprès des grossistes, puis revient coudre elle-même ses coussins qu'elle vend au marché. Vu l'ampleur que prend son activité, elle veut acheter une nouvelle machine à coudre pour être plus rapide et satisfaire au mieux sa clientèle à temps.

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Journal entries for Geneviève Tchenave


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Geneviève Tchenave
Location: Cotonou, Benin

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Geneviève Tchenave by Alidé in Benin. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 12 months, Alidé will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Cotonou, Benin
Sep 30, 2008
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entree du journal
 
Entrepreneur: Geneviève Tchenave
Location: Cotonou, Benin

Genevieve Tchenave has been selling pillows for the last 30 years. Recently, she also added used clothing and akassa, a snack of pounded corn flour. Genevieve saves money by buying the cotton for her pillows a the source in Bohicon, her used clothing at Missebo in the market in Cotonou, and her corn at Dantokpa Market. Alide has taught her the importance of saving some of her revenues, and she cited their trainings as the reason why she has some current savings, although there has been a slump in her sales. In the future she would like to buy a larger stock so that when there is a shortage of cotton in the region, she can sell her stock at a higher price.


Posted by Sarah Lawson from Cotonou, Benin
Feb 4, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Geneviève Tchenave

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
December 2008 $29.17 $30.00 Repayment Received
January 2009 $29.17 $28.33 Repayment Received
February 2009 $29.17 $29.17 Repayment Received
March 2009 $29.17 $29.17 Repayment Received
April 2009 $29.17 $29.17 Repayment Received
May 2009 $29.17 $29.17 Repayment Received
June 2009 $29.17 $29.16 Repayment Received
July 2009 $29.17 $29.17 Repayment Received
August 2009 $29.17 $29.17 Repayment Received
September 2009 $29.17 $29.19 Repayment Received
October 2009 $29.17 $29.17 Repayment Received
November 2009 $29.13 $29.13 Repayment Received