Entrepreneur
Name
Fatuma
Member since
March 2015
On-time repayments
182 installments • 36%
About Me
My name is Fatuma Saha, a mother of three children aged 15, 13 and 5 years old. I was born near Mombasa in a polygamous family. My father had 5 wives and 21 children. He was a poor man and this meant that I spent my childhood years deprived of many basic necessities.
However, I managed to go to school up to secondary school, but I dropped out due to lack of school fees. I befriended my former classmates and I would borrow their books and study at home with the hope that somehow my parents would get money to take me back to school. Unfortunately this was not to be and, due to frustrations, I fell for a man who became my husband at an early age of 19.
We got married, but the man, who was much older than me and a divorcee, became very abusive and I left his home after cohabiting for three years. With no one to turn to, I used the little money I had to start a roadside eatery where I started by making simple meals to serve the low income people in the community.
I am still doing this and I am happy that this business is providing for me and my three children, whom I would like to have a bright future and be loved unlike what I went through.
My Business
I run a small eatery by the road where people come for their meals. I serve people who work in construction sites, handcart pushers, and other low-income people. I prepare the meals at home and then transport it for a short distance to my premises where I serve the people.
I normally serve about 50 people in a day and the average spending per person is slightly less than a dollar. The profit I make from this daily activity is about $40. I am happy that, with time, I have won trust of many people around and I believe the business can do much better if given credit to improve on a few areas.
Loan Proposal
My business is doing well and I am grateful to Zidisha for being a big part of this success. I will buy 20 liters of cooking oil at USD 40 and a 50 kilogram bag of rice at USD 50. I use the above two items a lot and this will save me a lot of time since I won't have to buy them daily as I am doing currently.
I will also be able to save money since I will get a good discount for buying in large quantities. This will in turn increase my 'take home' amount which means a better life for me and my family.
Thank you.
About Me
My name is Fatuma Saha, a mother of three children aged 15, 13 and 5 year old. I was born near Mombasa in a polygamous family. My father had 5 wives and 21 children. He was a poor man and this means that I spent you childhood years deprived of many basic necessities.
However, I managed to go to school up to secondary school but I dropped out due to lack of school fees. I befriended my former classmates and I would borrow their books and study at home with the hope that somehow my parents would get money to take me back to school. Unfortunately this was not to be and due to frustrations, I fell for a man who became my husband at an early age of 19.
We got married but the man who was much older than me and a divorcee became very abusive and I left his home after cohabiting for three years. With no one to turn to, I used the little money I had to start a road side eatery where I started by making simple meals to serve the low income people in the community.
I am still doing this and I am happy that this business is providing for the me and my three children whom I would like to have a bright future and be loved unlike what I went through.
My Business
I run a small eatery by the road where people come for their meals. I serve people who work in construction sites, hand card pushers, and other low income people. I prepare the meals at home and then transport it for a short distance to my premises where I serve the people.
I normally serve about 50 people in a day and the average spending per person is slightly less than a dollar. The profit I make from this daily activity is about $40. I am happy that with time, I have won trust of many people around and I believe the business can do much better if given credit to improve on some few areas.
Loan Proposal
My business is doing well and I am grateful to Zidisha for being a big part of this success. I will buy 20 liters of cooking oil at USD 40 and a 50 kilogram bag of rice at USD 50. I use the above two items a lot and this will save me a lot of time since I won't have to buy them daily as I am doing currently.
I will also be able to save money since I will get a good discount for buying in large quantities. This will in turn increase my 'take home' amount which means a better life for me and my family.
Thank you.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$92.00
Date disbursed
Nov 11, 2016
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
22 months
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Lenders
United States
Canada
Seattle, United States
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Summary
Amount repaid
$14.10
Amount remaining
$77.80
Expected completion
Sep 15, 2018
Status
Repaying late
Installment amount
$1.01
Repayment History
| Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2016 | $2.01 | Dec 5, 2016 | $2.01 |
| Nov 26, 2016 | $2.01 | Dec 5, 2016 | $2.01 |
| Dec 3, 2016 | $2.01 | Dec 5, 2016 | $2.01 |
| Dec 10, 2016 | $2.01 | Dec 29, 2016 | $2.01 |
| Dec 17, 2016 | $2.01 | Dec 29, 2016 | $2.01 |
| Dec 24, 2016 | $2.01 | Dec 29, 2016 | $2.01 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | $2.01 | Dec 29, 2016 | $2.01 |
| Jan 7, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Jan 14, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Jan 21, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Jan 28, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Feb 4, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Feb 11, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Feb 18, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Feb 25, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Mar 4, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Mar 11, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Mar 18, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Mar 25, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Apr 1, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Apr 8, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Apr 15, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Apr 22, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Apr 29, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| May 6, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| May 13, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| May 20, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| May 27, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Jun 3, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Jun 10, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Jun 17, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Jun 24, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Jul 1, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Jul 8, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Jul 15, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Jul 22, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Jul 29, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Aug 5, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Aug 12, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Aug 19, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Aug 26, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Sep 2, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Sep 9, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Sep 16, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Sep 23, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Sep 30, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Oct 7, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Oct 14, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Oct 21, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Oct 28, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Nov 4, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Nov 11, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Nov 18, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Nov 25, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Dec 2, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Dec 9, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Dec 16, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Dec 23, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Dec 30, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Jan 6, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Jan 13, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Jan 20, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Jan 27, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Feb 3, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Feb 10, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Feb 17, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Feb 24, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Mar 3, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Mar 10, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Mar 17, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Mar 24, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Mar 31, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Apr 7, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Apr 14, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Apr 21, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Apr 28, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| May 5, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| May 12, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| May 19, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| May 26, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Jun 2, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Jun 9, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Jun 16, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Jun 23, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Jun 30, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Jul 7, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Jul 14, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Jul 21, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Jul 28, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Aug 4, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Aug 11, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Aug 18, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Aug 25, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Sep 1, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Sep 8, 2018 | $1.01 | ||
| Sep 15, 2018 | $0.24 | ||
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