Entrepreneur
Name
Gitene
Member since
December 2015
On-time repayments
205 installments • 39%
About Me
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.
My Business
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.
Loan Proposal
Dear zidisha team,
Thank you for helping me finance a couple of projects that have proven successful.I have increased the returns I get daily to double the previous daily returns from my shop from 3 USD to 6USD.With this other opportunity you have given me to raise another loan.This is my second bid after the first on expired without being fully funded.I humbly come to you lenders asking you to please fund my project that will see me get more profit over this Christmas holiday.My clients who have been using the PlayStation 3 are yearning to play on PlayStation 4.It will cost me 400 USD,I will also purchase two wireless pads all at 80 USD.I will also acquire a couple of PlayStation for games in hard copy that will cost 100 USD.I will use the remaining cash to buy a desk and purchase a surge protecting unit for the machine that to together with other miscellaneous expenses will cost approximately 100 USD.My lenders please fund my project and I will work hard to pay you and also better my life and that my family.Thank you again zidisha.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$690.00
Date disbursed
Dec 20, 2017
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
30 months
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