Name
Gitene
Member since
December 2015
On-time repayments
205 installments • 39%
My names are Tiberious gitene a last born in a family of eight in Kenya on march 25th 1994.My father an elementary school teacher in a country where teachers are hardly well remunerated found it quit challenging raising such a big family in a third world country and a county with limited resources.I grew up to share the limited resources with my sisters and brothers plus my orphaned and extremely poor cousins back here in my village.My parents brought me up as a hardworking person forced to rise up early to attend farm work on school holidays .I grew up a self motivated person and joined a local primary school later joining high school. I passed and secured a course in computer science at Jomo Kenyatta University of agriculture and technology here in Kenya where i currently undertaking my third year studies.So far it has been challenging raising my tuition fees and other studying expenses my father having retired and surviving on his retirement benefits.Thanks to a few initiatives i had early undertaken.
Having grown up in a family that depended on subsistence farming for survival.Immediately after finishing high school i fully dedicated myself to farmimg and with the little piece of land my father has he had offered me a half acre of land where i planted bananas and kales commonly known as "sukuma wiki" a swahili word to mean help push the week.The farm can raise me an average figure of kshs5000 equivalent to $50 monthly.This little farm helped me open a small movie and sofware distribution stall first of its kind in a shopping center"Nyakoe" in my village an idea i got once i joined college.This stall has improved my earnings by 50% and with little support from my parents who still have a couple of responsibilities i have been able to pursue my dream in the world of computer science.Having grown up in a poverty stricken background i have a dream of helping counter the situation.I believe that even the poorest of them can still be helped and given the power to also help others.I plan to come up with programs and projects that will help sensitize, educate and employ people in the world of information technology within my hometown and my country as a whole.
Dear lenders,
For the past one month I have experienced a problem with the screen i have been using with my playstation for gaming customers mainly fifa EA sport.It broke down and I repaired it but seemingly it has broken down once again.Following this unforeseen events i humbly come before you to ask for your assistance with a loan to help me purchase a 32 inch HD screen that will cost me 290 dollars.I will use the rest of the loan to purchase a surge protecting unit and new extension plugs @30 dollars to protect the machines from electric surges that have become common.I am soon going back to college and this business has been helping me since it can fetch me some money that supports my education in college.I really needed this screen for my customers who have missed playing at there leisure times at my shop.This will generally improve my earnings since currently the playstation you helped me buy is not being used whereby it has been fetching me averagely 4 dollars a day.I really appreciate you for your help to improve my business and my life generally.God bless you all.
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$326.00
Date disbursed
Aug 24, 2017
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
3 months
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