Maina
Nairobi, Kenya
100% repaid
Name
Maina
Member since
May 2014
On-time repayments
67 installments • 31%
I am young Kenyan who has found it hard like many other Kenyans to secure a job. I am IT trained and used to have a good job in the years 2005 to 2007 when the election violence rocked our country. I was working in a volatile area and had to leave all my belongings to save my life. It has been job application after job application with no luck and money to advance my education. I have since then bought a water pump and jumped into the construction center after advice from a close friend who has succeeded in the same water pump business.
While based in Kahawa West, I am now in the construction industry through my water pump business. I have a unique advantage of coupling it with my IT skills for small wiring jobs. I do not have the capital to do everything now plus build a business is a process which in my opinion, i am on the right track. I need to buy a few things that will ensure I offer the best services to clients and eventually buy another pump to be able to tackle more than one job at once.
After buying a new pipe with the help of a zidisha loan, business was better in terms of efficiency because i am now able to tap water from a longer distance with ease. New challenges have come up which i have to address. There is more spillage due to the high volumes plus i have been picking up more residue into my pump.
A loan will aid in purchasing metallic connectors for the spillage and a metallic sieve for the residue intake. I am having to do with taping with a band plus a chicken wire at the water source which are not doing a good job
Positive
7
Neutral
None
Negative
None
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$50.00
Date disbursed
Jul 30, 2014
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
5 weeks
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Amount repaid
$50.81
Amount remaining
$0.00
Date repaid
Sep 7, 2014
Status
Fully repaid
Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
---|---|---|---|
Aug 9, 2014 | $10.16 | Aug 9, 2014 | $10.16 |
Aug 16, 2014 | $10.16 | Aug 9, 2014 | $0.30 |
Aug 16, 2014 | $9.86 | ||
Aug 23, 2014 | $10.16 | Aug 16, 2014 | $0.60 |
Aug 30, 2014 | $9.56 | ||
Aug 30, 2014 | $10.16 | Aug 30, 2014 | $9.05 |
Sep 5, 2014 | $1.12 | ||
Sep 6, 2014 | $10.16 | Sep 5, 2014 | $10.16 |
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