Foodstuff business

Awa

Aba, Nigeria

23% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Awa

Member since

December 2019

On-time repayments

82 installments  •  60%

About Me

Born in a peasant family but grew up as a disciplined and committed person.
I am focused and ambitious within the ambit of the law and business ethics.
I am energetic and enjoy good health.
I work harmoniously with my colleagues both below and above me with minimal supervision. My integrity eloquently speaks for me wherever I am found and I respect all legit agreements of engagement.

My Business

I am employed as a public servant in a State-owned Polytechnic, Abia State Polytechnic, Aba.
Unfortunately, the staff are being owed over 15 months salary, hence my resolve to explore an alternative source of income.
My business is foodstuffs retailing.
Despite the serious adverse effect of the COVID 19 Pandemic on the business, I am determined to forge ahead.

Loan Proposal

The loan will be principally applied to purchase of higher volume of nventory for expansion and still remain competitive.
I need to construct some shelves for stock display and merchandising.
Some operational costs like transportation will also be taken care of.

Income Source

The ripple effect of the global covid-19 pandemic on the economy and people's welfare cannot be forgotten in a hurry.
What people need most now is food and that's my business. People must eat no matter what.
My business is located in a developing community with high population density. Therefore I must succeed.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$1,013.00

Date disbursed

Apr 12, 2021

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

4 months

Lenders

johnfay

Lusaka, Zambia, South Africa

M

marycb

United States

C

CWS

Huntington beach, ca, United States

N

Neoptol

Zell am See, Austria

Brian

Midhurst, Canada

C

Christian

Saarbruecken, Germany

D

Delph007

Den Haag, Netherlands

AltruisticSelfishnes

Chicago, United States

Hope2012

United Kingdom

Tilius

Oslo, Norway

S

soren

Göteborg, Sweden

ErikN

Stockholm, Sweden

H

Hynek

Brussels, Belgium

L

ldron7

Utah, United States

T

Tallago3

Munich, Germany

Svenip

Vienna, Austria

P

pmyadlowsky

Charlottesville, United States

Laurent

Vevey, Switzerland

A

AlexCheng

Seattle, United States

Tavin

Ottawa, Canada

B

Bavarian

Bavaria, Germany

C

chrisherron

Chicago, United States

C

cyrilleberger

Gammalkil, Sweden

athomas

Chevy Chase, United States

Sundstroms

Falun, Sweden

L

Lenah

Vert Saint Denis, France

andreasol

Bielefeld, Germany

D

Divergent

Bethesda, United States

kickerofelves

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

J

jzidi

Los Angeles, United States

M

mkfiddler

Santa Barbara, United States

lorello

Vicopisano, Italy

AdvancingCompassion

San Diego, United States

S

SvenWaage

Stavanger, Norway

Namaste250

Pittsford, United States

B

bileiro

Mandaluyong, Philippines

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

P

Prysdahl

Marshall, United States

U

UmSaeed

Southfield, United States

MillerClark

London, United Kingdom

Ingela

Falun, Sweden

DT

Dru Tarr

Gloucester, United States

Bruno

São Paulo, Brazil

VALEK

Canberra, Australia

A

Andy

Berlin, United States

joaoferraz

RINCHOA, Portugal

TimK01

gfhj, Moldova

JTShorty

Gorham, Maine, United States

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

ShaneS

Port Pirie, Australia

G

Goldrivermob

Gold River, Canada

numbat

Perth, Australia

C

Colmena

Chicago, United States

paulclinton

malaga, Spain

gseletko

South Perth, Australia

H

Habroukema

Austin, United States

ibc123

Seattle, United States

xtrahardware

Cazenovia, United States

D

dcheung

San Francisco, United States

Freewolf

Salt Lake City, United States

mikeice

Kohler, United States

sderickson

Berkeley, CA, United States

E

elhh82

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

S

Samhall8

Brandon, Canada

S

sjoerd

Netherlands

B

bugdaniel

Switzerland

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

johnhudson

Washington, DC, United States

chriseyre

Fremont, Ca, United States

D

dscottprod

United States

B

bscent

Hong Kong

A

AnnaLou

Switzerland

Z

zidscott

United States

W

wesbh89

United States

PolarBearCapital

United States

SuperMario28

Cudahy, United States

Mike and Jacqui

United Kingdom

S

Stephan

Netherlands

S

Sven

Netherlands

Jeroen Decock

Gent, Belgium

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

R

Robert

Berlin, Germany

W

Wade

United States

PC

Patrick Clavette

Hartford, Wisconsin, United States

Kate Courteau

United States

C

Chitti421

United States

Craig

Memphis, TN, United States

Lou Kaucic

Sanbornton, NH, United States

moursund

Beaver Nation, United States

Kevin

San Francisco, United States

I

Ian

United Kingdom

Jennifer Weber

Canandaigua, Ny, United States

C

cota

United States

ME

Manaal Eisa

Washington DC, United States

V

vincent

Switzerland

RH

Rebecca Hahn

Halle, Germany

TH

tom hd

United Kingdom

F

Frits

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Isabella

UK, United Kingdom

Mark Grey

Redding, CT, United States

E

eriklonnroth

United Kingdom

Aran Dunlop

United States

Rosario von Li

San Jose, Ca, United States

A

Andrei

United States

MC

United States

Taylor

Memphis, United States

SH

Steven Huntington

London, United Kingdom

Rory McLaughlin

Dallas, United States

Gabriel Fenili

Santo André, Brazil

Tam Thao Nathan

United States

Max B

Saint Louis, United States

I

isaac

United Kingdom

RC

Rudi Chen

United States

NG

Nick Gorrell

Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia

M

Maiia

United Kingdom

NM

Neil M

London, United Kingdom

SS

Steve Smith

Winchester, Ma, United States

KirstenAlana

Los Angeles, United States

Jes-c

United States

RC

Roy Chicky Arad

tel aviv, Israel, Israel

Sinan Taifour

Munich, Germany, Germany

Rick

United States

MP

Matt Patton

United States

L

Lucy

Australia

Lulu

Germany

Martin Kraus

Traiskirchen, Austria

Seppo Ruohonen

Vantaa, Finland

RS

Rich Stein

United States

KJ

Kevin J Baird

Cleveland, OH, United States

Richard Benyon

United States

HCPSPIRIT

Helsinki, Finland

E

ericb321

Republic of Korea

GS

Gary Sinard

Franklin, TN, United States

ED

Eunan Doherty

donegal ireland, Ireland

R

Robert

Netherlands

R

Raffins

United States

Paul Thompson

York, United Kingdom

JF

J Fister

United States

Philipp Lehmann

Zurich, Switzerland

France

R

RMIM

United States

A

Aaron

United States

WC

Walter Clarke

Phoenix, United States

S

SD

Japan

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

Tyler Metcalf

Utah, United States

Jane

Ontario, Canada

S

Sarah

Arlington, United States

A

Alex

United States

Nethanel Kohen

NYC, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

MC

Melissa Corrigan

Richmond, California, United States

Theo

Zürich, Switzerland

Ronald

Dättwil, Switzerland

JT

Joanne Thompson

United Kingdom

H

Haley

United States

JN

Julie Noel

United States

JL

James Little

United Kingdom

PB

Powered by me

European Union, Netherlands

Kelly

United States

RD

Roel De Meester

Antwerpen, Belgium

Chris

Fairfax County Virginia, United States

AM

Andy Marston

United Kingdom

MB

MW Brown

United Kingdom

L

Linda

Netherlands

F

Fay

United Kingdom

petter

Finland

James Douglass

Sydney, Australia

Jennie

Milan, Italy

SB

Stephen B

United States

Matt Weight

Los Angeles, United States

JM

Joseph Moore

United States

SW

Sean Walsh

United States

Richard Paulin

Sydney, Australia

MH

Matt Hodges

United Kingdom

CJ

Chloe Jensen

United States

Nick Studenski

Minneapolis, United States

Ryan Agnew

Australia

Shervin

San Francisco, United States

DO

Denis Ontiveros

Guildford, United Kingdom

B

Ben

United States

BR

Brian Rickman

United States

M

Malte

Switzerland

SM

Shawn Murphy

United States

C

Carol

Bayswater, WA, Australia

R

RM

Australia

L

Lisa

United States

Girolamo Marroccoli

Basel, Switzerland

EA

Eric Ayers

Atlanta, United States

E

Euge

Argentina

BP

Brian Piltz

United States

Jeanette

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Peter Collins

Darmstadt, Germany

CE

Christopher Engleright

Stafford, United States

Tim

Utrecht, Netherlands

RS

Ralph Smyth

United Kingdom

GF

Gammon Family

United States

NB

Nikolaus Bührer

Karlsruhe, Germany

SR

Sean Rodgers

Wellington, New Zealand

Tom Purser

Cambridge, United Kingdom

A

Anonymous

United Kingdom

CL

Caleb Liu

United States

M

Melissa

United States

A

Anonymous

United States

R

Ru

New York, United States

MC

Mike Cormack

Vancouver, Canada

E

emily

Australia

Black and White Zebra

Vancouver, Canada

ZC

Zach Corum

United States

Utahna

United States

K

Katka

Germany

C

Carrie

United States

AZ

Andre Zita

United States

C

Christopher

United Kingdom

B

Berend

Netherlands

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  • Awa    Jul 13, 2021

    To the glory of God I was offered provisional admission into the Nigerian Law School Abuja. This is an expectation that has lasted 6 years. So even though it was pleasant outcome, it drained all I had and beyond. I was able pay the school fee of N296, 000 but still struggling to meet up with other expenses here on campus.

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  • Awa    May 25, 2021

    I am still financially down for now

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  • Awa    May 23, 2021

    For the past three weeks I have been saddled with retinue of burials of my family members.
    In fact I am overwhelmed. Business has nosedived due to insecurity and imposition of curfew in Abia State.

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  • Awa    Apr 12, 2021

    I am most grateful to my lenders for the prompt funding of my present loan.
    I shall employ 70%of the loan sum in inventory, 20% on infrastructural expansion and 10% on contingencies.
    This will enable my business to make a substantial growth.
    As usual, I shall endeavor to be making prompt and regular repayments of the loan to the best of my ability.
    May the Good LORD grant mh lenders more Properous years in goid health.
    Awa Iroha
    Aba
    Nigeria.

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  • Awa    Apr 6, 2021

    The COVI-19 pandemic shook every facet of the economy nationally and globally. Many jobs have been lost and prices of things keep soaring on daily basis.
    But for Zidisha loan I would have long gone under. Zidisha gave me a lifeline and made repayments less stressful.
    Long live Zidisha!

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  • Awa    Mar 26, 2021

    My elder sister died in January, yet to be buried and my daughter underwent major surgery last month and I'm still battling to settle the hospital bill.

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  • Samuel    Mar 18, 2021

    Awa iroha says his daughter went through some surgery which cost him a huge sum, but hoping to finish up his payment in the next two to three weeks

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  • Awa    Feb 26, 2021

    All expectations for better business operations were dashed.
    Things are really getting tougher on daily basis.

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  • Awa    Jan 29, 2021

    Very hard period. I lost my only sister on 12/01/2021 and my wife's younged brother last Sunday (24/01 /2021). Too tough for me right now please.

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  • Awa    Jan 18, 2021

    My only sister (elder) died a week ago after brief illness. A sort of devastated.

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  • Christine E Graham    Jan 11, 2021

    Good morning, Awa, thank you for your repayment posted on January 10th.

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  • Awa    Dec 27, 2020

    Could not realize my expected revenue due unfavorable economic climate.

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  • Samuel    Dec 2, 2020

    Awa has promised to begin payment next week

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  • Awa    Nov 16, 2020

    The aftermath of the covid 19 pandemic and the recent endears lockdown has devastating effect on the overall economic activities in my locality.

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  • Awa    Oct 23, 2020

    Hello dear lenders/Zidisha team, the prevailing unrest in Nigeria which led to 24 hour curfew being imposed in some states including mine ( Abia State) has made it impossible for me to make my Zidisha loan repayment this week.
    Please bear with me.
    Thanks for your understanding.
    Awa Iroha.

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  • Awa    Sep 20, 2020

    To all my lenders, I'm very grateful for your show of support.
    This loan will be principally used to replenish my inventory which will enable generate daily income from sales thereby making it convenient for me to maintain my weekly repayment.
    Thanks once again for being there for me and I hereby reaffirm my promise of never to let you down.

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  • Awa    Sep 17, 2020

    Thanks A. A. Okon for your positive comment.
    It's quite reassuring.
    Remain blessed.

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  • Akrangko Afaiko Okon    Sep 17, 2020

    I will pay back as soon as possible

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  • Awa    Sep 9, 2020

    Hello
    My Respected Lenders/Volunteers,
    Compliments of the season to you all.
    I am glad to inform you that I successfully repaid my last loan two days ago quite ahead of the repayment date of 11th Sept, 2020.
    This is a confirmation of my promise to you that I will not let you down.
    My business is really coming up despite the adverse effect of the COVID 19 pandemic on almost everything globally. With the reported cases declining, I hope to make greater progress with my next loan.
    Please keep on supporting me and you will never regret your action.
    Thank you and God bless.
    Awa

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  • Awa    Aug 13, 2020

    I am delighted to inform my wonderful lenders that I have been consistent in my loan repayment despite the unabated economic hardship on the globe ,particularly in my country, Nigeria.
    My promise to make you people proud still subsists.
    God bless you all.

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