Corsmas    Jan 4, 2015

I tried to reach Alice Macharia today 4/1/2015 but could not pick my phone.I then reach her community leader who could not be reached.I will keep on trying and brief you accordingly.
Corsmas

Corsmas    Sep 28, 2014

Dear Lenders,
I have spoken to Alice Macharia today the 28/9/2014 in regard to her loan arrears and she told me that she will pay some cash in the course of the coming week.
I will make a follow up and brief you accordingly.
Corsmas

Corsmas    May 8, 2014

Dear Lenders,
I have spoken to Alice Macharia today the 8/5/2014 in regard to her loan arrears and she told me that she was sick and her business also went down and was requesting to be allowed to make a weekly payment of KSH 500/= as she could not afford to pay the scheduled weekly payment.I adviced her to reschedule her payment by filling the form on her page but she told me that she could not access her page as she forgot her pass word .I then adviced her to request for a password on Zidisha page which she told me she would do.
I will make a follow up and brief you accordingly.
Corsmas

Corsmas    May 7, 2014

Dear Lenders.
I spoke to Alice Macharia today 7/5/2014 and she told me that she has been sick and her business went down during that time.She is still sick and have requested to be allowed to pay Kshs 500/= per week as she could not afford to pay the scheduled figure.I told her to open her Zidisha account page so that she could reschedule the loan but she to;d me that she doesnt evev have a password could you please advice.
Corsmas

Corsmas    Apr 10, 2014

I tried to reach Alice Macharia today 9/4/2014 at exactly 5.43 pm but she could not be reached .I then called her community leader who told me that he have not seen her lately but will try and find her and will let me know.

Corsmas    Apr 2, 2014

I spoke to Alice today the 2/4/2014 at around 1.44 pm in regard to her loan .She was very cooperative and as per her statement ,it seems as if her business collapsed after her shop was broken into and it collapsed further after she had an accident with her brother who passed away later,Alice has requested me to let her know her balance and is praying that she could be allowed to pay her loan balance in a small denomination of Ksh 500/= per month which she said she could raise easily.I told her to open her page and comment on that but it is like she doesn't go online,From my understanding . Alice is willing to pay up the loan but doesn't have a stable source of income..I will arrange and visit her to assess her situation if need be.

Alice    Sep 30, 2013

the first loan you gave me i used it to buy a sewing machine which i used to repair and make new clothes and that is how i was getting my income. unfortunatetly my machine was stolen and left me with no major source of income. currently am working on piece rate kind of jobs which are not available everyday. am working so hard to get back to my financial position. am also very commited to pay all my dues.

• Hope2012    Oct 1, 2013

  Very sorry to hear that.

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roberta.zenere    Sep 16, 2013

Dear Lenders,

My name is Roberta Zenere and I am a Kenya Country Liason Interns at Zidisha.

I just would like to share with you an update regarding Alice. She informed us by text SMS that her knitting machine was stolen. Of course, this has generated some difficulties with her business, but she is very committed in paying back all the loan.

Sammy Njunguna, her Volunteer Mentor, confirmed this unfortunate event and he is now assisting Alice in devising a new repayment schedule that will allow her to catch-up with the arrears.

Alice, so far you have demonstrated a great committment with your loan repayment, despite all the struggles you confronted with and we now wish you all the best in your life.

Lenders, if you have any questions, please, contact us. You may also contact directly her Volunteer Mentor, Sammy Njuguna, by posting a comment on his loan profile as indicated in the link above.

Thanks for your patience and support.

Best regards,

Roberta
Zidisha Team

analinjsaturria    Feb 25, 2013

Dear lenders,
My name is Analin Saturria McGregor and I'm a Communications Associate with Zidisha.
Alice got in touch with us again today - her child was released from the hospital just last Thursday. An extended ailment of a family member can sometimes cause a damage on the family's finances that takes time to repair, as more often than not, these extraordinary expenses must be paid up front with whatever funds are available.
Alice has remained well aware of her commitment to lenders during this process, and has updated us with news as they happen. Alice intends to break her payments into smaller installments while she gets back home and resumes her business during her child's recovery time. Thank you for your concern and support for Alice and her family!

KM    Feb 15, 2013

Hello, I'm a volunteer here at Zidisha - Mrs. Macharia has contacted us with the information that one of her children is ill, and this is why she has missed the payment due Feb. 9

• Hope2012    Feb 16, 2013

  Ok send her my love hope her child feels better soon. X

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Hope2012    Oct 13, 2012

Congratulations on your loan funding and wishing you the very best for your business and your health