Talafaaiva Isaia

Status: Paid Back

$850.00		Loan Request
$850.00		Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

Name:	Talafaaiva Isaia
Location:	Vaiee, Samoa
Activity:	Farming

About the Loan

Loan Amount:	$850.00
Loan Use:	Buy equipment such as bush knives, gloves, shovels
Repayment Term:	15 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid:	Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss:	N/A
Date Listed:	Apr 17, 2007
Date Disbursed:	May 3, 2007
Date Funded:	Apr 19, 2007
Loan Ended:	May 2, 2008

About the Field Partner

Field Partner:

South Pacific Business Development (SPBD)

Field Partner Risk Rating:

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Active

39 months

3813

$2,112,625

0.00%

0.00%

Currency Exchange Loss Rate:

0.00%

About the Country

Country:	Samoa
Avg Annual Income:	$6,344.00
Currency:	United States Dollars (USD)

Talafaaiva is 45-years old and lives in a small Samoan village. She has seven children and runs a taro plantation in order to provide for the basic needs of her family. The entire family helps Talafaaiva with her taro plantation. Her husband and her children help with the brush clearing and weeding. Talafaaiva hauls a taro crop to the local market every day to sell. Taro is a staple of the Samoan diet, and she has no trouble finding demand for her product. Customers even come by her home asking to buy taro. Her family is confident that growing the taro crop is the key to raising their standard of living, and so Talafaaiva is applying for a loan to purchase time-saving equipment to that they can expand their plantation.

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Journal entries for Talafaaiva Isaia

Loan has been disbursed Entrepreneur: Talafaaiva Isaia Location: Vaiee, Samoa Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Talafaaiva Isaia by South Pacific Business Development in Samoa. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 12 - 16 months, South Pacific Business Development will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.
Posted by Team Editing from Vaiee, Samoa May 2, 2007
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Journal for Talafaaiva Isaia Asiasiga Entrepreneur: Talafaaiva Isaia Location: Vaiee, Samoa Talafaaiva only had their plantation to rely on not only for food but for money as well. But because of the lack of good updated equipments and fertilizers there was never enough crops to be sold. But when she received financial assistance through money lent out to her that has enable her to purchase the necessities to improve her plantation, the volume and qualities of her crops has increased tremendous and her sales have increased earning enough to be saved and meet family expenses. Therefore, Tala is forever greatful for the support she received.
Posted by Isabel Tuatagaloa from Vaiee, Samoa Mar 23, 2009
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Repayment Schedule for Talafaaiva Isaia

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	Expected Repayments	Actual Repayments	Comments
August 2007	$70.83	$71.00	Repayment Received
September 2007	$70.83	$71.00	Repayment Received
October 2007	$70.83	$71.00	Repayment Received
November 2007	$70.83	$71.00	Repayment Received
December 2007	$70.83	$71.00	Repayment Received
January 2008	$70.83	$71.00	Repayment Received
February 2008	$70.83	$71.00	Repayment Received
March 2008	$70.83	$71.00	Repayment Received
April 2008	$70.83	$71.00	Repayment Received
May 2008	$70.83	$71.00	Repayment Received
June 2008	$70.83	$71.00	Repayment Received
July 2008	$70.87	$69.00	Repayment Received