Peace Okome


Status: Paid Back

$450.00   Loan Request
$450.00   Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Peace Okome
Location: Benin City, Nigeria
Activity: Movie Tapes & DVDs

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $450.00
Loan Use: To purchase more materials for bead-making and video CD's for her business
Repayment Term: 10 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Oct 8, 2008
Date Disbursed: Oct 22, 2008
Date Funded:Oct 8, 2008
Loan Ended:Jul 15, 2009

About the Country

Country:Nigeria
Avg Annual Income:$1,188.00
Currency:Nigeria Nairas (NGN)
Exchange Rate:118.7350 NGN = 1 USD



Peace Okome, a 60-year-old widow with six children, all grown up and married, has seven of her grandchildren living with her. Peace makes the traditional Bini beads and rents out video CD's from her store, located at the front of her house. Her grandchildren assist her in renting out the CD's when they have completed school for the day. Peace now hopes for the loan amount of $450 to buy more bead materials and video CD's for her business. She says thank you to all who make this loan possible.

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Journal entries for Peace Okome


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Peace Okome
Location: Benin City, Nigeria

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Peace Okome by Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) in Nigeria. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 8 months, Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Benin City, Nigeria
Oct 23, 2008
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peace says thanks
 
Entrepreneur: Peace Okome
Location: Benin City, Nigeria

peace says thanks and she is doing well in her business.she says that kiva loan has done well in her business and she says thanks


Posted by EHIGIAMUSOE GODWIN from Benin City, Nigeria
Jul 17, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Peace Okome

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
January 2009 $56.25 $56.25 Repayment Received
February 2009 $56.25 $56.25 Repayment Received
March 2009 $56.25 $56.25 Repayment Received
April 2009 $56.25 $56.25 Repayment Received
May 2009 $56.25 $56.25 Repayment Received
June 2009 $56.25 $56.25 Repayment Received
July 2009 $56.25 $56.25 Repayment Received
August 2009 $56.25 $56.25 Repayment Received