Status update - November 3, 2020

Since mid-2019, Sikubora has been facing financial and operational problems mainly linked to client high delinquency and default rates. Despite efforts to address them and pivot their business model, Sikubora's problems were compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic. The company hasn't generated any profits in the last 12 months and prospects for loan recovery are minimal. Because of the lack of clarity in future payments, we are defaulting this loan. Kiva will try to stay in touch with Sikubora and hopes to be able to share better news in the near future. If/when Sikubora does make repayment to Kiva, they will be passed along to lenders.

There is no Field Partner for this loan. It is part of the Direct to Social Enterprise program. For more details on DSE, please click here. For more details on the borrower, please refer to their loan profile. 


Repayment Performance on Kiva

    This Field Partner All Kiva Partners
  Start Date On Kiva Apr 17, 2017 Oct 12, 2005
Total Loans $60,000 $1,606,044,595
Amount of raised Inactive loans $0 $343,050
Number of raised Inactive loans 0 389
Amount of Paying Back Loans $0 $163,624,250
Number of Paying Back Loans 0 199,854
Amount of Ended Loans $60,000 $1,442,077,295
Number of Ended Loans 2 1,906,880
Delinquency Rate 0.00% 16.26%
Amount in Arrears $0 $16,550,633
Outstanding Portfolio $0 $101,788,297
Number of Loans Delinquent 0 49,658
Default Rate 50.00% 1.71%
Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted $30,000 $24,614,777
Number of Ended Loans Defaulted 1 61,388
Currency Exchange Loss Rate 0.00% 0.40%
Amount of Currency Exchange Loss $0 $7,011,572
Refund Rate 0.00% 0.59%
Amount of Refunded Loans $0 $9,477,100
Number of Refunded Loans 0 8,839

Loan Characteristics On Kiva

    This Field Partner All Kiva Partners
  Loans to Women Borrowers 0.00% 77.44%
Average Loan Size $30,000 $392
Average Individual Loan Size $30,000 $600
Average Group Loan Size $0 $1,806
Average number of borrowers per group 0 8
Average GDP per capita (PPP) in local country $1,900 $5,675
Average Loan Size / GDP per capita (PPP) 1,578.95% 6.91%
Average Time to Fund a Loan 6.03 days 8.07 days
Average Dollars Raised Per Day Per Loan $4,974.81 $48.58
  Average Loan Term 17 months 11.35 months

Journaling Performance on Kiva

    This Field Partner All Kiva Partners
  Total Journals 15 977,859
  Journaling Rate 100.00% 42.27%
  Average Number of Comments Per Journal 0.00 0.03
  Average Number of Recommendations Per Journal 0.00 0.67

Borrowing Cost Comparison (based on 2009 data)

    This Field Partner Median for MFI's in Country All Kiva Partners
  Average Cost to Borrower N/A 21.00% PY 26.56% PY
  Profitability (return on assets) -51.7% 0.2% -0.53%
  Average Loan Size (% of per capita income) N/A 134.00% 11.35%

Country Fast Facts

Country:
Tanzania
Capital:
Dodoma
Official Language:
Kiswahili (official), Kiunguja, English (official), Arabic, many local languages
Population:
49,639,138
Avg Annual Income:
$1,900
Labor Force:
agriculture: 80%, industry and services: 20%
Population Below Poverty Line:
28.20%
Literacy Rate:
70.60%
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000):
43.47 deaths
Life Expectancy:
60.07 years

Field Partner Staff