Elizabeth
Mombasa, Kenya
29% repaid
Name
Elizabeth
Member since
August 2015
On-time repayments
79 installments • 11%
CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION.
My names are Elizabeth Waithera.I'm 32years old single mother with two kids....I was born in 1983 at Kiambu county as the second born in a family of 6..When I was 4 years, I was enrolled into a kindergarten whereby I studied up to form 4.
OVERCOMED HARDSHIPS
When my K.c s.e was out, I attained a c- and I decided to do a tailoring course.... I did the course for 6 months and there after I got a job to one big school uniform shop as a tailor....
MY BUSINESS
It is after that I moved from Kiambu to Mombasa and opened a small shop and bought my sewing machine where I am to date.
MY LAND
I love my land because there is a fertile soil to grow every thing and also trees.
MY KIDS
I have two girls 10 and 8 and they would like to become lawyer and doctor respectively.
HOBBIES
Singing,Reading books/ magazines and swimming..
SERVICES
I sew and mends clothes. Ordinary clothes , uniforms .
DEMANDS
Clothes have demand because these are basic things that human being cant live without.
BUSINESS
I choose this business because since I was a little girl, I used to like being a tailor like my grand mother and that thing grew inside me until now.
PROFIT
The profit I get from my business, I really manage it in paying my house rent, school and buying materials for sewing.
Hello Zidisha, Thanks a lot for being there for me to support and grow me business wise...I kindly request you to grant me a loan so that I can buy more sewing machines so that I can open a tailoring college for others who wish to be tailors...
Kindly hoping to hear from you soon ..God bless you
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$150.00
Date disbursed
Sep 16, 2015
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
18 months
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