Gracious designer

Stella

Timau, Meru, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Stella

Member since

May 2015

On-time repayments

98 installments  •  57%

About Me

My name Stella Mbuthu Laban married to Stephen Doang Nyoat. I was born in a small and poor family in Kibirichia, Meru County. I was the first born and my sister was the last born. Our parents struggled to secure our education and I managed to obtain my Secondary level certificate in 1992. From there my parents were not able to support me to pursue my university education, but instate I turned to be a tailor. My father is a tailor up-to-date and I obtained tailoring training from his trained tailors whom was once worked for him. While working in my tailoring business I pursued my theological training in Bethany Christian Collage and graduated with Diploma in theology in order to follow my church service career. When I got married to Stephen Nyoat we went to South Sudan where my husband belong as his native origin and stayed for the last four years in Juba conducting our business successfully. We decided to come back to Kenya for continuation of education for ourselves and our kids' future. Therefore; as long we are a live, we should strife and continue to work hard for our survivals with my beloved family

My Business

Because my parents were not able to support my higher education I turned to be a tailor in order to keep my financial status fits for my life. Before I got married I work in the tailoring business from 1995 up-to-date. Beside tailoring am a full time pastor in my church under United Methodist Church jurisdiction. My husband also is a professional theologian and work as a full time church minster too. The business, which we are running right now with my husband is tailoring cloth and retailing consumable food. But our most concentration focusing in tailoring. Cloth production has a lot of demand that re generate income to our family living status. I make African dresses for both women and men, wedding dresses, children cloth and school uniforms. I did choose this business because to secure income, to support those who need my help, and having fun of loving to be busy in my life. Therefore; the business is a source of supporting my family life that meet their demand expenses, in shelter, food, education, clothing and holidays fun.

Loan Proposal

This time I wanted the coming loan for buying over-lock machine which, designs the finishing dresses. I have many costumers which I designs their clothes and I usually suffer of looking over-lock from nearby tailors because they are so busy whereby they can't do my work immediately. Another reason is also such machine can bring more generating income to my business by doing others' work. Also I would like to support my husband's study too that will bring more instabilities into our financial status in the future.

1. Over-lock Machine cost US$ 120
2. Study fee in KeMu cost US$ 050
3, Tailoring materials cost US$ 015
4. Sewing threads cost US$ 010
Total cost US$ 195

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$191.00

Date disbursed

Nov 3, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

7 months

Lenders

Cordula

Cologne, Germany

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

Jeroen Decock

Gent, Belgium

MW

Matt Willis

United States

RW

Ron Wilde

Alaska, United States

L

LK

United States

Y

YTSJ

London, United Kingdom

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