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Christine

Nairobi, Kenya

105% paid forward

Entrepreneur

Name

Christine

Member since

July 2015

On-time repayments

399 installments  •  93%

About Me

My name is Christine Wawira .I was born in Embu county,central Kenya I am a mother of two boy and a girl and I have adopted one girl .My parents practiced small scale farming and also business.They owned a dairy shop.Most of my childhood involved going to a local school and also assist my parents in household chores during the weekends.

After my high school education i attended National youth services since i wanted to join the army of Kenya.After completing the National youth services,Unfortunately i wasn't not selected to join the army due to my height.I was frustrated and disappointed since i had spent most of the time working hard to join the Army.

My parents told me that now am an adult and i should cater for myself i had to travel to Nairobi to look for a job .Luckily i was able to convince some beauty shops that i would hawk their products and we agreed on a commission.I worked hard and in two years time i saved some money and started my own shop .Then,a friend introduced me to zidisha org where i borrowed a loan for the first time, and added stock to my business .i have been borrowing up to date and I have managed to extend a salon ,start pigs project and also farming.I plant tomato.this project is on going.thanks.

My Business

My businesses deals with sale of beauty products from hair lotion,body lotion,hair extensions,earrings, salon,pigs farming whereby I sell piglets and pigs to farmers choice or any where I get buyers and tomato farming.The cosmetics products which i sell are demanding which make them move faster because they are unique and everyone wants.I choose this business because being a hairdresser and beauty has been my passion since when i was a kid and I knew I will manage it easily. Having this two businesses together ,have always saved my time and given me more profit to pay my loan and continue with the pigs & tomato project .I source from wholesalers who have imported from different nation such as Uganda,Dubai,London and china.
My typical costs in the shop include paying rent,electricity bills and business permit.my tax business and koko jikos project which I started with the last loan is also doing well hence more profit.I make a profit of $1050 monthly which i use for my daily use,buying food for my pigs,paying my workers and support my family.

Project Proposal

When I get KSH 186118 I will add KSH 65000 from my savings and buy a car which will be working as a taxi.I am sure this is going to give me more profits because my husband is employed as a taxi driver ,and with the experience he will now work with our car hence more profits.i will also be delivering my cosmetics and koko cookers easily using the same car and also making more profits because I will be able to go in the villages to look for sales . Thank you.

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Project Info

Project Type

Pay It Forward

Disbursed amount

$1,655.00

Date disbursed

Jul 19, 2021

Backers

Kipruto

Kabarnet, Kenya, Kenya

Ren

Minneapolis/StPaul, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

CN

Craig Newmark

United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

J

Netherlands

Bernice

Accra, Ghana

Blessing

Benin City, Nigeria

John

Lusaka, Zambia

Salomey

Prampram, Ghana

Carren

Eldoret, Kenya

Beyata

Lusaka, Zambia

Jennipher

Lusaka, Zambia

Judith

Lusaka, Zambia

Chilandu

Lusaka, Zambia

Bozie

Jirapa, Ghana

Otoo

Kasoa, Ghana

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