Virgínia João Houwane


Status: Paying Back

$750.00   Loan Amount
66% repaid

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Virgínia João Houwane
Location: Catembe, Maputo, Mozambique
Activity: General Store

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $750.00
Loan Use: Purchase and sale of chickens and small assorted articles.
Repayment Term: 17 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Nov 27, 2008
Date Disbursed: Nov 3, 2008
Date Funded:Nov 28, 2008

About the Country

Country:Mozambique
Avg Annual Income:$1,389.00
Currency:Mozambique Meticais (MZN)
Exchange Rate:24.2850 MZN = 1 USD



Virgínia João Houwane is from the city of Maputo. She is 36 years old, a widow and mother of a 6 year-old son. Also living with her are her mother and a sister - she provides for both of them as well. Her father's passing when she was very young created financial difficulties for the family, and Virginia had to drop out of the school while on the 8th grade. Unfortunately, in 2007, after 10 years of marriage, she also lost her husband. Virginia makes her living by selling chickens, and a small variety of assorted articles, without help from additional employees. She is able to purchase these small articles for 80 rands (200,00mt) and sell them for 420,00mt, generating a monthly income of 10000,00mt. This is Virginia's second loan request from Hluvuku and the first through Kiva. She applied the whole loan amount of 15000,00mt from the first loan in her business. Ultimately, she wants to fulfill her dreams: make improvements to better accommodate her family and help her business grow further.

Translated from Portuguese by Bertolt Cantalice, Kiva Volunteer



Virgínia João Houwane é natural de Maputo e tem 36 anos de idade, viúva e mãe de um filho com 6 anos de idade, alem do seu filho sustenta também a sua mãe e sua irmã que vive com elas.

Virgínia estudou ate 8ªclasse e parou por falta de condições financeiras para custear os seus estudos, situação criada pela morte do seu pai e ela ainda era muito nova, em 1997 casou se com o marido que veio a perder vida em 2007.

Virgínia vive de negocio que consiste na venda de frangos e miudezas, é dona de negocio faz sozinha nao tem empregada. Onde destaca as miudezas que adquira a embalagem por 80 rands(200,00mt) e vende por 420,00mt, com isso tem um rendimento mensal de 10000,00mt. Para viirginia este é o segundo empréstimo na Hluvuku e primeiro no Kiva, onde o primeiro foi de 15000,00mt e aplicou neste negocio.

Assim constitui grandes sonhos para virgínia o melhoramento das condições habitacionais da família e crescer mais o seu negocio.



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Journal entries for Virgínia João Houwane


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Virgínia João Houwane
Location: Catembe, Maputo, Mozambique

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Virgínia João Houwane by Hluvuku-Adsema in Mozambique. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 15 months, Hluvuku-Adsema will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Catembe, Maputo, Mozambique
Nov 29, 2008
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Virgínia João Houwane

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
February 2009 $32.96 $32.96 Repayment Received
March 2009 $34.45 $34.45 Repayment Received
April 2009 $36.00 $36.00 Repayment Received
May 2009 $37.63 $37.63 Repayment Received
June 2009 $39.33 $39.33 Repayment Received
July 2009 $41.11 $41.11 Repayment Received
August 2009 $42.97 $42.97 Repayment Received
September 2009 $91.85 $91.85 Repayment Received
October 2009 $49.06 $49.06 Repayment Received
November 2009 $51.28 $41.75 Repayment Received
December 2009 $53.60 $54.12  
January 2010 $56.02 Available Jan 1  
February 2010 $58.56 Available Feb 1  
March 2010 $61.20 Available Mar 1  
April 2010 $63.98 Available Apr 1