Akosua Bonsu


Status: Paid Back

$575.00   Loan Request
$575.00   Paid Back

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Akosua Bonsu
Location: Mampong, Ghana
Activity: Clothing Sales

About the Loan

Loan Amount: $575.00
Loan Use: Buy ready-made textiles.
Repayment Term: 8 months - View details below
Lenders Repaid: Monthly
Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
Date Listed: Mar 24, 2009
Date Disbursed: Mar 17, 2009
Date Funded:Mar 24, 2009
Loan Ended:Oct 15, 2009

About the Country

Country:Ghana
Avg Annual Income:$2,643.00
Currency:Ghana Cedis (GHS)
Exchange Rate:1.4083 GHS = 1 USD



Akosua Bonsu is 40 years old. She is a widow and mother of three children, one son and two daughters.


The last born is in primary school while the first two are out of school and learning trades. She lives with her children in a rented apartment in Mampong, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Mampong is mainly a business town.


Akosua is into trading. She sells ready-made textiles such as ladies’ dresses, fabrics, etc. She buys from Accra and treks to markets in nearby markets to sell. She also hawks, selling in her community. Akosua has been in this business for seven years.


She wants a loan to procure more goods in bulk so she can expand her business and increase her profit margin to cater to her children.


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Journal entries for Akosua Bonsu


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Akosua Bonsu
Location: Mampong, Ghana

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Akosua Bonsu by Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT) in Ghana. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 5 months of this loan, Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT) will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Mampong, Ghana
Mar 25, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Akosua Bonsu

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
June 2009 $57.50 $57.50 Repayment Received
July 2009 $115.00 $115.00 Repayment Received
August 2009 $115.00 $115.00 Repayment Received
September 2009 $115.00 $115.00 Repayment Received
October 2009 $115.00 $115.00 Repayment Received
November 2009 $57.50 $57.50 Repayment Received