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Ruth

Ilonje, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Ruth

Member since

January 2016

On-time repayments

180 installments  •  48%

About Me

I come from a family of 10 children. I am the 6th born in the family. I went to Ebusakami Primary School then proceeded to Essaba Secondary School.

I was taken to Maseno Polytechnic later where i learned tailoring and weaving.

With this two skills i was opened a small business by my mother where i started tailoring services.

When i got married and later God blessed me with four children whom i educated and raised through this business.

Sometimes it was very hard for me to get their school fees and this enabled me to start weaving baskets from banana fibres for additional income.

In our culture we are born to be hardworking people in order to make ends meet for our family.

I have been in this business since then until when all of my four children finished high school. I later employed to ladies to assist me in tailoring services as i was committed to weaving.

Until now i want to thank God because He enabled me to raise money and added to each of my children when they were starting their own businesses.

When i have free time, i like telling stories to small children in encouraging them to grow up as good and obedient people.

My Business

At my business i offer tailoring services and weaving services.

I do weave bsakets of different sizes and make.

I chose this kind of business because i learnedthis skills at the polytechnic and hence i went a head in applying what i had learned. This skills has enabled me to raise and educate all my four children. Three sons and a daughte. I really thank God for that.


From tailoring and weaving services, the profits i get after i have deducted all expenditures i usually have Kshs. 6,000/= at the end of the month.


With this profits i have been able to raise and educate my children with and even been able to start business for my children,

Loan Proposal

Immediately i receive these loan funds, i will invest in my business and by the following items:-
1. Paints (different colours) for decoration for Kshs. 6,000/- = USD - 60.0558

2. Weaving threads (all sizes) for Kshs. 7,000/= - USD - 70.0651

3. Tailoring materials for Kshs. 12,000/- = USD - 120.112

4. Banana Fibres and other related products for Kshs. 7,000/- = USD - 70.0651

I will appreciate for your support. God bless.

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  • Margaret    Oct 12, 2017

    Ruth paid her loan off perfectly, I would gladly lend to her again!

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  • trincowski    Jun 19, 2017

    Ruth has always paid on time. Very good! :-)

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  • Margaret    Apr 3, 2017

    Ruth paid her loan off promptly and was a pleasure to work with. I would gladly lend to her again and encourage others to do the same.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$303.00

Date disbursed

Nov 20, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

4 months

Lenders

W

Witlof

Tsukuba, Japan

MakeSense

-, St. Kitts and Nevis

E

explosionsky

Brooklyn, United States

Bobrm2k3

Charleston, United States

dlpringle

Denver, United States

N

nycjen

United States

Flipmore

Vancouver, Canada

trincowski

Vilar, Vila do Conde, Portugal

moursund

Beaver Nation, United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

PR

Paul Rausch

United States

PS

Pedro Soares

Almada, Portugal

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

M

Mark

Toulouse, France, France

A

Anonymous

United States

Hans Moor

Vorden, Netherlands

M

Margaret

United States

R

RMIM

United States

KA

Khaled Asmri

Saudi Arabia

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

KN

Kevin N

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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  • Rex    Oct 28, 2018

    We have talked long on telephone and went to her place of business yesterday at 3:00 p.m. and found out that the was among the people who were affected by the Highway Roads Authority to relocated from there business premises. The landlord of the shops told me in person that by 27/11/2018 he will have finished building the new shops and all the tenants including Ruth will be shifting in to continue with their business. She also promised to start making payments soon.

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  • Lilian    Oct 20, 2018

    Ruth has promised to start paying her loan

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  • Ruth    Jun 17, 2018

    I fell sick and got admitted for a long time. I have resumed my business and would love to start making partial payments. Sorry for all the inconveniences that i might have caused.

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  • Lilian    Mar 18, 2018

    Promised to start paying her loan by Wednesday next week
    Thank you

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  • Ruth    Feb 5, 2018

    The customer turn out is low; most of my customers parents who are taking their children to school hence paying school fees.

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  • Lilian    Feb 3, 2018

    Un able to find Ruth in phone but talked to the invitee and one of her referees who find out she had a funeral and now she is through she is going to continue with her payments..

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  • Rex    Jan 8, 2018

    I have talked to her and she is going to start paying soon.

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  • Ruth    Nov 16, 2017

    Thank you so much all my lenders who believed in me and my business. I purchased all the goods i proposed in the previous loan fund and my business is doing great. Thank you so much and be blessed.

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  • Ruth    Oct 23, 2017

    I received Kshs. 77,206/= in full and i have bought the proposed items. Thank you so much for funding my business. Be blessed.

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  • Ruth    Oct 18, 2017

    Thank you so much Margaret for funding my loan and may you be blessed so much. I will use use this loan funds to buy the proposed items and this will increase my stock hence earn more profits. Thank you so much.

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  • Margaret    Oct 14, 2017

    Good luck Ruth with your new loan!

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  • Ruth    Oct 10, 2017

    I want to take this opportunity to thank you all my lenders and the entire Zidisha team for you support. I am doing well with my business and this is because of you all. Your continued support is greatly appreciated and i thank you all again. I pray to God Almighty to bless you abundantly. I wish you all a great day full of God's blessings.

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  • Ruth    Oct 8, 2017

    Thank you all my lenders and my zidisha team for your support. Since i became a member, you have been so supportive. Thanks so much.

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  • Ruth    Apr 9, 2017

    I have received the loan of Kshs. 45,077/= Thank you so much for your support. The items proposed shall be bough with this loan funds. God bless you all.

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  • Ruth    Apr 7, 2017

    Today i am so happy and this is because of you all. I just received a message in my phone telling me that my loan was fully funded. I am so happy and as i said earlier in my loan proposal, i will use these funds to purchase all the items that were proposed in my loan. God bless you so much.

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  • Ruth    Apr 3, 2017

    Since i joined this place, the support i have received from you all, i had never received before and you make my business grow on daily basis. Cheers to you all and be blessed always.

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  • Margaret    Mar 5, 2017

    Hi Ruth,
    I am so happy to hear that you business is doing so well. Thank you for the update! Regards, Margaret

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  • Ruth    Mar 1, 2017

    Hello!

    Hope you are all doing okay. My business is doing great and i thank you all for your support. God bless you all.

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  • Ruth    Nov 21, 2016

    Thank you so much for funding my loan. I have received my loan in full of Kshs. 28,548 and today I am going to purchase the items I proposed to buy when I get this loan funds. Thank you so much and God bless you all.

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  • Arjan Oosterwijk    Nov 19, 2016

    Hi Ruth, Thank you for your encouraging story, full of hope and belief in God! God bless you and your business!

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