Add computers to my cybercafe

Benjamin

Bungoma, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Benjamin

Member since

January 2015

On-time repayments

239 installments  •  92%

About Me

I grew up in Munyali village,and attended Siritanyi primary school where i did my O level exams.My parents were farmers and could hardly afford to feed seven of us, four girls and 3 boys. We sold maize from the farm for a living while my mother tilled peoples farms in order to earn an income to be able to clothe us.
Through this hardship we managed to study and i passed my primary school education and went to Chesamisi high school where i struggled to pay my own fees by selling groundnuts to other students. The management was kind enough to understand and would allow me to work in return for some deductions to my schoolfees.
I managed to graduate and still by selling groundnuts i raised enough money to gain entry into college through friends and bursaries contributions.I attended Nairobi university and attained a Diploma in Human Resource management.

My Business

I am a practicing farmer and keep poultry. For 14 years i have bought chicks at 1$ per chick and sold each at 4$ depending on seasons and market prices.I also buy maize,bean and cabbage seedlings which i transplant into my one acre farm and after harvest i sell close to 6 bags of maize and 4 bags of beans each at about 12$.
I use these proceeds to pay fees for my two childrens primary education and my wifes college fees.I also help my parents to educate my younger siblings some of whom are still in high school.

Loan Proposal

Given the money with the Zidisha micro-lenders I will purchase two second hand computers each will cost $161.5. This will assist me in service delivery because most of my clients sit idling waiting others to finish browsing before they start browsing. some even give up and move t the next cyber. if this goes through my profit will increase with 30%

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$338.00

Date disbursed

Apr 21, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

3 months

Lenders

S

Senryu91

caldogno, Italy

L

loistf

Madrid, Spain

B

beckynagel

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

S

Stephan

Netherlands

jtreyes

United States

CN

Cyprien Noel

United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Diego

Monza, Italy

MC

Mark Cowburn

United States

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

Vratik Krocik

Prague, Czech Republic

JH

Joseph Hwang

Houston, United States

CA

Carles Alcolea

Barcelona, Spain

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

Katja

Switzerland

A

Anonymous

United States

CN

Craig Newmark

United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

K

Khoa

United States

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Summary

Amount repaid

$335.37

Amount remaining

$0.00

Date repaid

Aug 17, 2017

Status

Fully repaid

Repayment History

Expected Payments Actual Payments
Apr 30, 2017 $9.86 Apr 28, 2017 $9.86
May 7, 2017 $9.86 May 5, 2017 $9.86
May 14, 2017 $9.86 May 14, 2017 $9.86
May 21, 2017 $9.86 May 20, 2017 $9.86
May 28, 2017 $9.86 May 28, 2017 $9.86
Jun 4, 2017 $9.86 Jun 4, 2017 $9.86
Jun 11, 2017 $9.86 Jun 11, 2017 $9.86
Jun 18, 2017 $9.86 Jun 17, 2017 $9.86
Jun 25, 2017 $9.86 Jun 26, 2017 $9.86
Jul 2, 2017 $9.86 Jul 2, 2017 $9.86
Jul 9, 2017 $9.86 Jul 9, 2017 $9.86
Jul 16, 2017 $9.86 Jul 16, 2017 $9.86
Jul 23, 2017 $9.86 Jul 24, 2017 $9.86
Jul 30, 2017 $9.86 Jul 30, 2017 $9.86
Aug 6, 2017 $9.86 Aug 6, 2017 $9.86
Aug 13, 2017 $9.86 Aug 13, 2017 $9.86
Aug 20, 2017 $177.55 Aug 17, 2017 $177.55

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