Computers for training and use in cyber cafe

Alexander

Nairobi, Kenya

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Alexander

Member since

July 2014

On-time repayments

45 installments • 16%

About Me

My name is Alexander Peter Omondi, I am married and blessed with one child. I live in Lang'ata estate in Nairobi. I am a business man running a cyber cafe and a training centre in computer application packages. I got the passion for business after completing my high school education as my parents were not able to send me to college. I started by selling wares as a merchandiser, from which I grew contacts, later on I started a stationery supplies business selling to small offices. While in supplies, I struggled a lot with communicating with my clients, since where I had my office there was neither internet nor email services, not even a cyber cafe. This meant I had to walk quite far to get these services in order to send quotations to my customers and receive my orders.
It is out of this that the idea of starting a cyber cafe came to mind, I saw a new business opportunity. However, with that in mind, I had only one computer which I was using in my office, so I decided to get a place around my office where I could start off by offering secretarial services and printing. Luckily someone offered me a small place in her shop where I set up to offer the services .This was in 2005. Since then, I have always saved and used the money I earn to buy more computers. To date this has enabled me to buy 6 computers, which I am now using to run a small cyber cafe.
It is said that too much work without play makes Tom a dull boy, so during my free time I try to mentor and encourage young entrepreneurs in their businesses through Kenya Youth Business Trust. I also like watching rugby and soccer, besides swimming, going for game drives, listening and dancing to gospel and Lingala music.

My Business

The cyber café has helped me earn an independent living in Nairobi since 2005. Being the only cyber cafe in the area, I enjoy the monopoly given that my prices are also fair. I offer various services including: photocopying, scanning, typing, printing and stationery. I earn an average of $ 900 per month from which I pay a full time employee I work with and my bills amounting to $350. I have also been able to join the university and acquire knowledge in business management with the money I earn with my cyber café. I finished my degree program in October 2014.
Through the training institute that I started, I am now able to impart knowledge to young people who have just finished school and are awaiting their results to join other colleges. I also offer free computer training to youths in the slum of Kibera every Saturday at the Kibera Open Learning Centre, an institution that strives to rehabilitate youths who are drug addicts. Currently, I use 3 of the computers in the cyber café to train, I have to carry them every Saturday to Kibera to train 20 students at a sitting, since the distance from my cyber cafe to the school is too far. If I had 12 computers it would enable me to open up a bigger class to accommodate more students for the training and expand my cyber cafe, which currently has 6 computers.

Loan Proposal

If granted this loan,l will be enable to buy more computers that will enable me to offer quality training not only in my premises for fees, but also to more youths in the Kibera slum undergoing rehabilitation from drugs as a way of giving back to the society.

It will also help me train mechanics who are currently facing challenges in the modern motor vehicle diagnosis and repairs since most of the modern vehicles are computerized and they don't have computer knowledge on how to use the computerized diagnostic machines.

This i believe will improve the lives of the youths in Kibera to even start their own businesses like bureau shops after rehabilitation to earn them a living and also enable the mechanics to work better and increase their income.

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About Me

My name is Alexander Peter Omondi,I am married and blessed with one child. I live in Lang'ata estate in Nairobi. I am a business man running a cyber cafe and a training centre in computer application packages. I got the passion in business after completing my high school education and my parents were not able to take me to college.I started by selling wares as a merchandiser from which i grew contacts and later on I started a stationery supplies business to small offices. While in supplies I suffered a lot in terms of communication with my clients since where I had my office there was neither internet nor email services, not even a cyber cafe around, meaning I had to walk to a far distance to get these services in order to send quotations and receive my orders.
It is out of this that the idea of starting a cyber cafe, I saw an opportunity for business. However, with that in mind, I had only one computer which I was using in my office, so I decided to get a place around my office where I could start off by offering secretarial services and printing. Luckily someone offered me a small place in her shop where I set up to offer the services .This was in the year 2005. Since then, I have always saved and used the money I get to buy computers one by one, to date it has enabled to buy six (6)computers which am now using to run a small cyber cafe.
It is said that too much work without play makes tom a dull boy, during my free time, I try to mentor and encourage young entrepreneurs in their businesses through Kenya Youth Business Trust, I also like watching rugby and soccer besides swimming, going for game drives, listening and dancing to gospel and Lingala music.

My Business

The cyber café has helped me earn an independent living in Nairobi since 2005. Being the only cyber cafe in the area,I enjoy the monoploly given that my prices are also fair. I offer various services including:photocopying,scanning typing, printing and stationery. I earn an average of $ 900 per month of which I pay a full time employee that I work with besides paying my bills amounting to $350. I have also been able to join the university and acquired knowledge in business management through the money I get from the cyber café. I finished my degree program in October 2014.
Through the training institute that I started, am now able to impart knowledge to young people who have just finished school and are awaiting their results to join other colleges. I also offer free computer training to youths in the slum of Kibera every Saturday at the Kibera Open Learning Centre, an institution that strives to rehabilitate youths who are drug addicts. Currently, I use 3 of the computers in the cyber café to train, I have to carry them every Saturday to Kibera to train 20 students at a sitting since the distance from my cyber to the school is far. If I could get 12 computers it would enable me open up a bigger class to accommodate more students for the training and expand my cyber cafe to more than six computers.