Data bundles for online transcription work

Alex

Nyeri, Kenya

63% paid forward

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Entrepreneur

Name

Alex

Member since

October 2018

On-time repayments

15 installments  •  27%

About Me

Born in 1993 in the slopes of Mount Kenya, I grew up near the forest where wild animals abounded. Due to my love for nature I ended up pursuing a wildlife and tourism course in school.

However, to complete my university education, there were some derails along the way due to inadequate tuition fee. Thankfully I received support from a relative who lived abroad at that time and this was able to complete my studies.

I started my business upon hearing that the Kenyan government had rolled out a youth program meant to train young people how they could start online job businesses. The program was dubbed Ajira Digital and it is still operational as at now.

Being from central Kenya, I'm from the Kikuyu culture which is the largest and most widespread ethnic tribe in Kenya. The Kenyan president is also a Kikuyu.

I have no kids yet but I plan to have some soon. My favorite hobby is bird watching. I am well conversant with most bird species of central Kenya and I'm a trained ornithology tour guide as well.

My Business

I provide transcription services which involve converting audio files to text files. Once I receive audio files from my clients, my work is to transcribe them into text as accurately as I can.

I have a wide range of clients because the audios that they send range from court proceedings, class lectures, job interviews or even phone calls.

I decided to engage this job since I learnt that it is a sustainable business and it has ever present clients regardless of any season of the month or year.

My typical costs include purchasing monthly data bundles and paying for electricity bill because of the charge that my laptop consumes.

I intend to expand the business by purchasing more laptops in the future, buy wireless routers and help train other young people how they can earn a living from online jobs as well.

Project Proposal

I intend to purchase a monthly mobile data bundles package. The data bundles go for US$3. This will help finish online tasks for my virtual customers.

The expected profits will be approximately US $5 after one week.

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Project Info

Project Type

Pay It Forward

Disbursed amount

$23.00

Date disbursed

Jan 30, 2024

Other projects

Oct 2018:  $1

Oct 2018:  $1

Nov 2018:  $2

Dec 2018:  $4

Backers

Josselyn

United States

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  • Alex    Jan 30, 2024

    Hello Josselyn. Thank you so much for funding my project. This is so kind of you. I intend to purchase some internet data bundles so to finish a transcription task that I have been assigned. This will help me continue offering my services there.

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  • Alex    Jan 29, 2024

    Hello team Zidisha. My name is Alex Mwangi. I work as a freelance online worker here in Kenya as a Swahili Language transcriber and translator. I'd like to fundraise the amount so as to purchase some internet data bundles that will go for a month and thus continue offering my translation services to the company that I work with. Any help will be dearly appreciated. Many thanks.

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  • Alex    Feb 8, 2019

    Hello, I have not been able to complete my loan since my business suffered an major loss and went under, But as soon as I get back to my feet, I will finally repay the full amount. Thanks.

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  • Alex    Dec 12, 2018

    Dear lender, thank you so much for the previous loan that you awarded me. I was able to purchase data bundles that facilitated me to do online work. That's an achievement on my part which has been made possible by your helping hand.
    Many thanks.

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  • Alex    Nov 13, 2018

    Dear lender,
    Thank you so much for the loan you disbursed into my account. I received Kshs 172 and I have bought internet bundles.
    Thank you so much. I purpose to repay back the loan as soon as possible.
    Many thanks once again.

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  • Alex    Nov 10, 2018

    Dear Lender,
    This is Alex. I'd like to thank you so much for the loan that you disbursed to my account. I received it and used it to buy internet bundles in order to do my online jobs.
    My earnings have been on the rise by $2 and I plan to save part of the earnings in my savings account so that I could buy another Hp laptop worth $350 early next year (2019).
    Thanks a lot for how much you're making a big difference and a huge impact on my business.

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  • Alex    Oct 29, 2018

    Dear Cloudways,
    I hereby write to acknowledge receipt of the KES 100 loan that you disbursed to my account. I used the money to buy internet bundles and they've been helping me to keep doing my online work since then.
    I will receive my revenue on Saturday (03. Nov 2018) and I will repay back the loan as soon as possible.

    Thank you so much Cloudways and thank you for the wonderful impact you are making to us as young people as we endeavor to grow ourselves financially through business.
    Long live the Zidisha team.

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  • Alex    Oct 23, 2018

    Dear Lender,
    Alex here. I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the amount that you gave. I received Kshs 23 and used it to purchase internet bundles and do some online work. The loan helped me get a further income of Kshs 233.
    I am grateful for giving me that opportunity to improve my income. I would also welcome another loan if available so as to improve my living standards in the future.
    But all in all I'm thankful that you disbursed it and even more, you disbursed it on time.
    Many thanks.

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