Expansion of the lab testing menu

Nelius

Mirera, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Nelius

Member since

May 2016

On-time repayments

163 installments  •  96%

About Me

My name is Nelius Mariga i come from Kenya and lives in a town called Naivasha. I come from a nuclear family of three children, am the first born in my family. I joined pre- school when i was 4 years of age and later did my primary education; afterwards i proceeded to secondary education. I joined college and did a diploma in medical laboratory sciences.

My wish was to continue with my education and acquire a bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory sciences and at least be in position to get a better job within my society but due to financial crisis that could not happen. I did not continue with my education because I have been brought up by a single mum and she was concentrating on my younger siblings who needed education also. I started hustling up and down looking for a job and without success I decided to do voluntary work at the nearest health facility near our home. Within that period I was able to gain the experience.
Luckily my uncle who saw the interest I had in my career and the patients funded me with some amount of money which I used to open up a small laboratory within our home are which i operate to date.
I love my profession because at makes fill fulfilled whenever I see that my clients have received satisfactory results and they become well. My prayer and my wish is to see my business expand, when my children grow up i want them to be great business people that why i am working so hard to lay a good foundation for them.
My hobbies are reading on both fact s and fiction and traveling during leisure i spend time with my family.

My Business

I love my business, it is doing well. I have a laboratory department whereby i run routine tests for my clients. I personally concentrate on routine tests because they do not demand a lot and they are done routinely for the management of the patients. I chose this business because foremost I have a passion for the patients and one thing i put in my mind is that I can give them quality services and confidence to my clients because of what i am providing to them.
My target is to expand laboratory and at least be in a position to run also specialized tests also for the clients with chronic illnesses. From my income am able to cater for my daily needs i.e. food, transport and rent for my business i make around 600KES daily. I believe if i increase the stocks of my reagents and at least get glucometer for monitoring diabetic clients and the timer at least to improve on quality of the results. This way i will be in a position of increasing my daily income.

Loan Proposal

The borrowed amount will be used in buying a test reagents that are not within my testing menu. This includes the H pylori testing kits and Salmonella antigen testing kits in order to meet the needs of the health care management. The profit made will be used in the loan repayment and payment of school fee for my son come the year 2019.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$209.00

Date disbursed

Nov 18, 2018

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

2 months

Lenders

ErikN

Stockholm, Sweden

AndreaBravi

London, UK, Canada

Y

Yevrahs

Dallas, Texas, United States

L

Lolababalola

Ames, United States

A

akshu71

Ottawa, Canada

B

bugdaniel

Switzerland

rjb

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, United Kingdom

Fred

Germany

Elly

Woudrichem, United Kingdom

Wendy

Los Angeles, United States

AH

ajay hampapur

United States

CR

Christine Randall

Brisbane, Australia

LD

Luã de Souza

Sydney, Brazil

E

Elynne

United States

Sinan Taifour

Munich, Germany, Germany

R

Ralf

Germany

D

David

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

Y

Yvonne

United Kingdom

SC

Shane Coughlan

Takamatsu, Japan, Japan

CL

Carolyn Luhn

United States

M

Miles

United States

J

Jen

Germany

We Not Me

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Nevean

United States

KM

Karen Marshall

Alice Springs, Australia

J

julie

United States

EA

Eric Ayers

Atlanta, United States

Dustin Lape

Lynchburg, United States

M

marjorie

Netherlands

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  • Nelius    Mar 18, 2024

    It's with appreciation that i will the funds from zidisha team. You will make it possible for me to buy a report writing laptop for my project that will make it easier for me to have an accountability and easier storage of the reports.
    The laptop will also be useful in stock management of my laboratory.
    Mine is to be greatful to zidisha team for the support you offer to the community and makes it's easier for us to access the funds for growth android improvement of projects.

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  • Kee    Mar 17, 2024

    May you have much success in your endeavors. I wish you the best in all you do !!!

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  • Blessings    Mar 17, 2024

    Wishes you the best of luck.

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  • Alice    Mar 16, 2024

    Good luck

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  • Rosemary    Mar 14, 2024

    Congratulations nelius may your business continue to thrive

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  • Nelius    Dec 1, 2023

    This is to thank zidisha organisation for the support they have accorded me in the various projects. You made it easier for me when I felt like my world was crumbling, when it was so difficult for me to meet my needs. Zidisha funded my project which has been supporting me and also am able to educate my son.
    To continue supporting my project rights now am in need of a laptop since the one I have been using broke down. Hence if I will receive the funds i will be able to buy a laptop that I need urgently.
    Once again thanks so much for your support and trust.

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  • Nelius    May 21, 2020

    Thanks so much for you support i would wish to adjust my payment installment to 500. this is the amount i will be able to pay comfortably for the next 5 installment. this will enable me to maintain a good relationship with my lenders.

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  • Nelius    Apr 7, 2020

    As I had requested earlier on 31 march, that due to a few challenges make a payment of 500 for the next 5 installments. This is because am not in a position to make the payment of the full amount and also to maintain a good relationship with my lenders. Also due to some challenges that my business has been facing.

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  • Nelius    Feb 27, 2020

    Thanks for your support, but am sorry because the last installment i wasn't able to pay on time and also the full amount ,hence am kindly requesting that i adjust the amount to 500 for the next 5 installments . I have been facing challenges here and there but am hoping that with time i will be able to complete my loan repayment.

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  • Nelius    Jan 13, 2020

    I wish to adjust my installments to 500, this is because i was returning my son back to school and my business is not really doing well and hence i have also to support it from other sources. I also would want to maintain a good relationship with my lenders. Thanks for your continued support.

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  • Nelius    Dec 6, 2019

    I wish to adjust my loan installments to 500 because of the challenges that i have been facing in my business after the loss of my float in M-pesa. Thanks for you support.

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  • Nelius    Nov 1, 2019

    Good afternoon this is to inform you that am sorry for having not paid the pending amount of money, this is because sometimes last week my business went into a major loss when the person whom i have employed to work in the mpesa was conned 45,000kshs. Having invested a total amount of 50,000 kshs i was left with a working float of 5000. Hence i have been stressed hence am requesting that you give me time for the payment of the amount also requesting for the adjustment to 500 for me to keep a good relationship with my lenders

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  • Nelius    Oct 7, 2019

    I wish to adjust the weekly payment to 500 this is because i want to have a good relationship with my lenders and also to be in business.

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  • Nelius    Aug 30, 2019

    As i had explained earlier the sales per week 3000 and i would wish to still remain in business and keep a good relationship with my lenders hence i would wish to make a payment of 500 in the next 5 installment so that i can be in a position to restock my shop and also save some amount for rent payment.Thanks for your support

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  • Nelius    Jul 28, 2019

    Am making a request of paying 500 in each intallment this is because in a week am able to make a total sales of 1800 .making it diffgicult for me to meet a traget of 2234. Since i need to continue with this business am requesting i be making a payment of 500 so that atleast the rest of the amount i will be able to save for restocking the shop and also be able to make payment for the rent. thanks so much for the support that you have been according the small scale traders. I would also want to maintain a good relationship with the lenders that is why i wish to make payment of the amount that my business can afford.

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  • Nelius    Jun 23, 2019

    Thanks so much zidisha team for the support you have been according the small scale business. i would wish to change my installment because as i had indicated earlier the sales that i have been making per week is kshs1500. Since i still would wish to continue in business i wish from today until the next 5 installments i am requesting i make a payment of kshs500 then the kshs1000 left i return it in the business. Hoping that after the five installments i will be able to increase it to a higher amount.

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  • Nelius    Jun 7, 2019

    thank you so much for having funded my loan i will the amount of cash 8000 to increase my stock of diapers and other baby items .The other amount will be used to restock plastic items such as as plates ,basins, buckets and some utensils. This will increase my sales since i will be in a position of having what my customers need.
    Mine is to appreciate the whole of zidisha team for your support in my business development

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  • Nelius    May 24, 2019

    Thanks so much for your support, by funding us with easy to access loan. You have been of great support to the growth of my business.As i heard earlier indicated that am a lab technologist as i was looking for the employment i had to change my business to something different to avoid conflict of interest. Hence i started a malimali shop together with an mpesa shop. hence the amount am borrowing will be used to restock the shop that appears in the photo and hope to improve on my client satisfaction. Am also greatfull because i have been able to upgrade my career and right now i have a BSC in medical laboratory.
    Am aiming at being a good role model to the youths that are in my neighbourhood.
    Thanks so much as you continue supporting us.

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  • Jackline    Jan 19, 2019

    Nelious still got some personal problems she's trying to sort out.but will embark on repayment of the loan soon

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  • Jackline    Dec 17, 2018

    Nelious got some personal problems but will embark on repayment of the loan soon

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