Demba Ba

Status: Paying Back

$300.00		Loan Amount

58% repaid

About the Entrepreneur

Name:	Demba Ba
Location:	Thies, Senegal
Activity:	Livestock

About the Loan

Loan Amount:	$300.00
Loan Use:	To buy lambs and chickens
Repayment Term:	14 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid:	Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss:	Covered
Date Listed:	Mar 21, 2009
Date Disbursed:	Mar 4, 2009
Date Funded:	Mar 21, 2009

About the Field Partner

Field Partner:

UIMCEC, a partner of ChildFund International

Field Partner Risk Rating:

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Active

21 months

1370

$532,800

0.00%

0.00%

Currency Exchange Loss Rate:

0.00%

About the Country

Country:	Senegal
Avg Annual Income:	$1,759.00
Currency:	Communauté Financière Africaine Francs BCEAO (XOF)
Exchange Rate:	503.3010 XOF = 1 USD

Demba BA is a young married man who works as a driver as well as raising livestock: buying lambs and chickens to resell. He has been doing this as well as his transportation job for several years. He has four children. He buys lambs at the weekly market and raises them to sell during the festival of Eid-al-Adha. His revenues allow him to support his large family.

Translated from French by Laure Kwon, Kiva Volunteer

Demba BA est un jeune chauffeur marié qui fait aussi du commerce de l’embauche (achat de moutons et de poulets à revendre). Parallèlement à ses activités de transport il fait de l’embauche depuis plusieurs années. Père de quatre enfants il achète des moutons dans les marches hebdomadaires et les élève pour les revendre pendants les fêtes de tabaski. Ses revenues lui permettent d’entretenir sa grande famille.

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Journal entries for Demba Ba

Loan has been disbursed Entrepreneur: Demba Ba Location: Thies, Senegal Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Demba BA by UIMCEC, a partner of Christian Children's Fund in Senegal. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 12 months of this loan, UIMCEC, a partner of Christian Children's Fund will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.
Posted by from Thies, Senegal Mar 22, 2009
Comment on this entry

Kiva Field Update - Message from Senegal Entrepreneur: Demba Ba Location: Thies, Senegal Hi Kiva lenders! You are receiving this journal update to thank you for the Kiva loan you made to a client of IMCEC, a partner MFI in Senegal, West Africa. IMCEC (also known as "UIMCEC") is working on putting in place an efficient, well-oiled system for sending journal updates. However, for the moment, they're a bit behind schedule! Please accept the video below in lieu of your regularly scheduled journal update. I hope that, through this video, you will feel a stronger connection to IMCEC and its clients. As you will see, there is lots of energy and life that goes into running an MFI, and IMCEC and its borrowers are grateful for the support of Kiva and lenders like you. Enjoy the video, and thank you for your continued support of Kiva and IMCEC! Best regards, Abby Gray Kiva Fellow in Senegal
Posted by JD Bergeron, Kiva Staff, from San Francisco, United States Jun 11, 2009
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Repayment Schedule for Demba Ba

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	Expected Repayments	Actual Repayments	Comments
June 2009	$25.00	$25.00	Repayment Received
July 2009	$25.00	$25.00	Repayment Received
August 2009	$25.00	$25.00	Repayment Received
September 2009	$25.00	$25.00	Repayment Received
October 2009	$25.00	$25.00	Repayment Received
November 2009	$25.00	$25.00	Repayment Received
December 2009	$25.00	$25.00	Repayment Received
January 2010	$25.00	Available Jan 1
February 2010	$25.00	Available Feb 1
March 2010	$25.00	Available Mar 1
April 2010	$25.00	Available Apr 1
May 2010	$25.00	Available May 1