Navigator Group

Status: Paid Back

$1,900
Loan Request
Pre-Disbursed : Apr 14, 2009
Listed: Apr 16, 2009
Funded: Apr 16, 2009
$1,900
Paid Back
Ended: Sep 15, 2009

About the Country

Country:Tanzania
Avg Annual Income:$723
Currency:Tanzania Shillings (TZS)
Exchange Rate:1,332.4960 TZS = 1 USD


In this Group:
Wilson Kibugu, Amina Mbaraka, Shida Hassan, Lucy Erenest, Shufaa Said, Deogratius Martin, Stella Edson, Hatima Chikawe

About the Loan

Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania   Repayment Term: 6 months
(more info)
Activity: Clothing Sales   Repayment Schedule: Monthly
Loan Use: To increase business by buying more clothes   Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
      Default Protection: Not Covered
Wilson Kibugu, 38, is married with two children, ages 5 and 2 years. He has been selling clothes for two years. He works daily from 8am until 9pm. He is able to earn a monthly profit of around $149.

This will be Wilson’s first loan from Tujijenge Tanzania. He wants a loan to increase his business by buying more clothes.

Wilson will share this loan with sub group A of Navigator group, which totals eight members who deal in selling food, shops, animals and clothes. The members of the group will hold each other accountable in paying back their loans. In the picture, Wilson is third from the left in a green shirt with a tie.




About Group Loans
In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a group of individuals bound by a group guarantee. Under this arrangement, each member of the group supports one another and is responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members if someone is delinquent or defaults. Learn more

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Journal entries for Navigator Group


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Navigator Group
Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Navigator Group, consisting of Wilson Kibugu, Amina Mbaraka, Shida Hassan, Lucy Erenest, Shufaa Said, Deogratius Martin, Stella Edson, Hatima Chikawe by Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd in Tanzania. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 3 months of this loan, Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Apr 17, 2009
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He is doing fine!
 
Entrepreneur: Navigator Group
Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Greetings from Tanzania! Thank you for supporting Wilson Kibugu and the Navigator group. I am happy to report he is doing extremely well. With the loan he received, he purchased more clothes. As a result, his monthly profit rose to $158! Wilson uses the additional profits to cover household expenses and buy more clothes. Wilson and the Navigator group are very grateful for the loan and are thankful to every one who has supported them.

To see other loans being fundraised by Tujijenge Tanzania, please click on the following link: http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&partner_id=87&status=fundRaising&sortBy=New+to+Old&_tpg=fb


Posted by Rita Nyaborogo from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Aug 21, 2009
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Navigator Group

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
June 2009 $237.50 $237.48 Repayment Received
July 2009 $475.00 $475.00 Repayment Received
August 2009 $593.75 $593.75 Repayment Received
September 2009 $475.00 $475.02 Repayment Received
October 2009 $118.75 $118.75 Repayment Received