Margaret Mccarthy

Status: Paid Back

$325
Loan Request
Pre-Disbursed : Dec 17, 2008
Listed: Dec 24, 2008
Funded: Dec 24, 2008
$325
Paid Back
Ended: Aug 15, 2009

About the Country

Country:Ghana
Avg Annual Income:$2,643
Currency:Ghana Cedis (GHS)
Exchange Rate:1.2666 GHS = 1 USD


About the Loan

Location: Obuasi, Ghana   Repayment Term: 9 months
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Activity: Fish Selling   Repayment Schedule: Monthly
Loan Use: To buy fresh fish in bulk   Currency Exchange Loss: Covered
      Default Protection: Covered
Margaret McCarthy is a 35-year-old man. He is married and has five children. The first born, a son, is independent, while two are in the college currently. The last two are also in junior high school. Margaret works to support her husband financially. She is a fishmonger. She buys fresh fish from cold stores in the nearby cities and smokes them. She distributes to food vendors in her community and also sells in the market square. She says she has been in business for twelve years. Margaret wants a loan to procure fresh fish in bulk so that she can distribute to more customers. Margaret belongs to a Trust Bank group called “Kingdom.” The members in the group guarantee for one another as collateral so as to access the loan.

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Journal entries for Margaret Mccarthy


Loan has been disbursed
 
Entrepreneur: Margaret Mccarthy
Location: Obuasi, Ghana

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Margaret McCarthy by Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT) in Ghana. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 6 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 Obuasi, Ghana
Dec 25, 2008
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Margaret Mccarthy

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
March 2009 $25.00 $25.00 Repayment Received
April 2009 $50.00 $25.00 Repayment Received
May 2009 $50.00 $25.00 Repayment Received
June 2009 $50.00 $6.24 Repayment Received
July 2009 $50.00 $143.75 Repayment Received
August 2009 $50.00 $50.00 Repayment Received
September 2009 $50.00 $50.01 Repayment Received