Empowering the youths

Brian Michael

Nairobi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Brian Michael

Member since

December 2015

On-time repayments

192 installments  •  53%

About Me

I am a 26-year-old young Kenyan born in the western part of Kenya, Webuye and brought up in the capital city of kenya, Nairobi. I spent my childhood life in Nairobi, Kasarani area and enjoyed all my childhood in this noisy but peaceful neigbourhood. This being a slum, I knew my only way out was through education and so I worked hard in both primary and secondary school. After my high school, I got funds from my parents and older siblings and managed to purchase my first computer. That’s where I started doing online jobs and started a small shop where I work as a freelancer.

Just like any other congested slum, the norm is 'survival for the fittest’ and only the aggressive survive. That’s what I love about my area.

When am not working, I love to ride my bike around my area and visiting my old time friends, those we grew up with.

My Business

I work as a freelancer, writing articles and academic papers for companies. This type of service is on demand at the moment since every business is going online and people want content for their websites. This is the reason why I am always busy.

I chose this particular business because I have a passion for writing and so it better to earn from what I love. Apart from my passion, this is also a lucrative job that will even pay more if I employ more young people and supply the overwhelming orders I get.

I am paid on a weekly basis and my pay ranges from $200 to $300 per week. This means on average I earn $800 per month.

I reinvest my profit and also pay bills using the same. I believe in creating employment and that's why my main focus is growing my business.

Loan Proposal

First I would like to thank you for the first loan you gave me that I repaid on time.I must say the loan helped me purchase an office desk.This new loan will help me buy another desk that goes for $50,a Modem worth $30 and buy another computer worth $200.
These items will greatly kick-start my mission of empowering the youths in my slam and since I want to employ as many as I can as freelance writers. So this loan will allow me to get one worker and increase my income by 50%.I intend to employ as many youths as I can in future.I believe a journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$303.00

Date disbursed

Mar 22, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

3 months

Lenders

K

Krokslatt

Mölndal, Sweden

BelleStarr

Albuquerque, United States

cyrus0302

San Francisco, United States

DeanDropshot

Oslo, Norway

R

Roman

Barcelona, Spain

C

cjmenchaca

Austin, United States

B

blahblah

Nuernberg, Germany

M

missjoyy

Munich, Germany

D

Divergent

Bethesda, United States

B

bugsheep

Houston, United States

L

loistf

Madrid, Spain

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

R

Rking

Eugene, United States

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

Lambie

Perth, Australia

xtrahardware

Cazenovia, United States

G

GanSatya

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

TyWee

Manila, Philippines

S

Stephan

Netherlands

M

Marco

Germany

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

Roy

Espoo, Finland

Mouhamed

United States

ME

Manaal Eisa

Washington DC, United States

Framework Eyewear

Utrecht, Netherlands

D

Daniel

United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Sarah and Dave

Toronto, Canada, Czech Republic

A

Andrei

United States

Dan Michael

Oslo, Norway

E

Elynne

United States

BW

Betty Waweru

United States

RG

Ravi Gadad

United States

Bill Ballew

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Sinan Taifour

Munich, Germany, Germany

SM

Sachet Marion

United States

KK

Kanwar Kumar

Oslo, United Kingdom

DF

D F

United States

DP

Doug Pennock

United States

E

El

United States

E

Elizabeth

United States

JG

Jonathan Giuffrida

Chicago, United States

J

Jon

United States

Ren

Minneapolis/StPaul, United States

K

Katharina

Germany, Germany

A

Annekatrin

Switzerland

K

kara

United States

Caitlin Campbell

Chicago, United States

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

WS

Warren Shen

United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

IC

Ian Coutts

Chicago, USA, United States

E

Eric

Canada

Katie

United States

CD

Cathy Droz

United States

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