Name
Lucas
Member since
February 2017
On-time repayments
50 installments • 74%
My names are Lucas Nyange Juma. I am the sixth born in a family of seven. I was born in mwatate division,taita taveta county coast province.i went to mwandisha primary school and complete class eight in 2005.i then went to voi secondary school and completed the full secondary coarse in 2009.life was not easy at high school because i used to to be sent back home due to shortage of fees.i was forced to work in gardens and building sight to look for fees. i also used to travel for about ten kilometers to the bus stop. i eventualy completed my education. i started working on a day to day jobs.i eventually manage save a little amount which i use to start a small bu siness of selling cereals.
Iam dealing with cereals and vegetables such as maize,rice, cabbage, kales and beans. Sometimes i go for outside jobs so that i could boost my business to generate more income.
The business is quite important to human being since its one of the basic needs for all creatures. Food is to be taken for any life to be taken continued.
My prices are very affordable to many as a kilo of beans can go for Kes80 and a kilo of rice for Kes100.
i will use ksh 1400 to pay fees balance for my son.this is because he is learning in a private primary school which is about 18 kilometres from our village. ksh 100 of the remaining amount,for his upkeep since the school will be closed in the next two weeks. the remaining ksh 75, he will use it for his transport while coming back home,this is because there are very few cars in our village in which he has to bord a bodaboda (motorcycle) to take him home after school is closed.
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$15.00
Date disbursed
Nov 13, 2018
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
4 weeks
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