Taua Faaletonu


Status: Paid Back

$1,100.00   Loan Request
$1,100.00   Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Taua Faaletonu
Location: Tafitoala, Samoa
Activity: Farming

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $1,100.00
Loan Use: : Buy equipment: fencing, knives, gloves
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 Country

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



Taua is fifty-eight years old. She has three children, and they are all married with families of their own. The family’s taro plantation is their main source of income. Only one person in this extended family has a job outside the small family farm. Taua believes that it is investment in growing the taro plantation that will help her raise the standard of living for her children and grandchildren. Three times a week, the family sells their taro crop at the local market. Taro is a staple of the Samoan diet, and there is always ample demand for their supply. Taua is applying for a loan so that she can make some basic improvements to their plantation tools. She wishes to purchase additional fencing, bush knives and gloves.






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Journal entries for Taua Faaletonu


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Taua Faaletonu
Location: Tafitoala, Samoa

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Taua Faaletonu 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 Tafitoala, Samoa
May 2, 2007
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Journal for Taua Faaletonu
 
Entrepreneur: Taua Faaletonu
Location: Tafitoala, Samoa

Taua has been operating her plantation business for many years , but she still didn't get good production from it and was able to sell less.Then she joined the SPBD program through her village center and applied for a loan, which was all used to buy chemicals, fertilizers and equipments needed for extending, cleaning and maintaining the good growth of her crops. She delivers her produce to the market and makes good money from it which is totally different from the beginning. She has now able to support and improve her family's standard of living and thanks the program for it.


Posted by Isabel Tuatagaloa from Tafitoala, Samoa
Mar 11, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Taua Faaletonu

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
August 2007 $91.67 $92.00 Repayment Received
September 2007 $91.67 $92.00 Repayment Received
October 2007 $91.67 $92.00 Repayment Received
November 2007 $91.67 $92.00 Repayment Received
December 2007 $91.67 $92.00 Repayment Received
January 2008 $91.67 $92.00 Repayment Received
February 2008 $91.67 $92.00 Repayment Received
March 2008 $91.67 $92.00 Repayment Received
April 2008 $91.67 $92.00 Repayment Received
May 2008 $91.67 $92.00 Repayment Received
June 2008 $91.67 $92.00 Repayment Received
July 2008 $91.63 $88.00 Repayment Received