Buy a plot of land for my school

Pherister

Pipeline, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Pherister

Member since

February 2013

On-time repayments

295 installments  •  58%

About Me

Am a mother of two living in Pipeline, Embakasi which is located 5km from the Nairobi, Capital City of Kenya, two km form the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.Bringing up children is one thing which I find joy in doing hence I have always engaged with young kids and children.Being at the town, many women are employed hence they need for somebody to look after their children. Due to hard economic condition, most prefer day care services instead of employing somebody full time.
This prompted me to start a day care services for young kids below school going age and within no time they came in large numbers forcing me to expand the small room I was occupying.
This brought about hiring two ladies to assist the overwhelming number of kids which kept on growing day by day.

My Business

Day care services led to introduction for an Academy after I trained in Early Childhood Education. Currently am running a private school which is now one year old and the demand for the service is never unending. Day care services are still running which makes my work complete even during weekends when the school kids are at home.
I charge competitive charges compared to other schools nearby bearing in mind that we are located next to the famous Mukuru slums where the living standard is very low therefore high charges in school fees leave many locked out in getting the basic education.
I will buy iron sheets and other building materials and construct the classrooms immediately ready for the new admissions.

Loan Proposal

My school which started as a Day care services in a single tiny rented room has grown tremendously for the last two years and with Zidisha offering a great platform for expansion.
Currently am able to rent 10 rooms which serve as classrooms, an office and a kitchen. Paying lease (monthly rent) has been a great challenge and now I want to minimize that cost by acquiring a plot of my own hence build permanent and modern structures to give these children a smile and a conducive place for learning.
I also need a bigger space for sports since where I am now kids rarely have space for playing and other Co - curricular activities which help in their development.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$1,591.00

Date disbursed

Jul 11, 2014

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

14 months

Lenders

AWOL

USA, United States

M

mikedufty

Perth, Australia

S

Sander

Borsbeek, Belgium

Kylie

Mount Martha, Australia

Hope2012

United Kingdom

evinpa

United States

W

Walekkelson

Brisbane, Australia

M

mpeters

New York, United States

BrianHibbs

South Bend, United States

J

Joyful

Philadelphia, United States

L

Lemon

Switzerland, Switzerland

C

CrazyCanuck

Nepean, Canada

J

jjonas

berlin, Germany

G

grahamfamily

Guildford, United Kingdom

E

explosionsky

Brooklyn, United States

B

bentrust

bordeaux, France

MicroFinancier

New York, United States

Andreas1974

Fristad, Sweden

P

penguin3694

Chicago, United States

Taata

Multia, Finland

pentatonicscale

Niiza-shi, Japan

G

Goodwill

Oakland, United States

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

P

Prysdahl

Marshall, United States

Bobrm2k3

Charleston, United States

JPadgett

Chandler, United States

Treesforpeople

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

D

Don100

Wilton, United States

Hedwich

Gorssel, Netherlands

jan73

Eugene, United States

gseletko

South Perth, Australia

H

howard

Vence, France

Sarasota

Sarasota, Fl, United States

M

marymarrs

North Bend, United States

Matthieu

Switzerland, France

xtrahardware

Cazenovia, United States

D

dcheung

San Francisco, United States

markpearson

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

H

Haavard

Bergen, Norway

T

thebonseung

Republic of Korea

Matching Fund

Sterling, United States

D

Daisy

Netherlands

P

phantomdiver

United States

lyalljellyman

Wellington, New Zealand

A

AaltvM

Netherlands

Vesa

Helsinki, Finland

Leonardia

Waddinxveen, Netherlands

M

michaeliannozzi

Toronto, Canada

H

hixeu

Belgium

Loungin

United States

C

ccs36

United States

Mikers

Netherlands

F

fariedpatel

United Kingdom

Pascal Coyles

Ghent, Belgium

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