Mary

Nairobi, Kenya

Funds disbursed

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Entrepreneur

Name

Mary

Member since

July 2012

On-time repayments

11 installments  •  0%

About Me

I am a 24 year old Kenya business lady, the sixth born in a family of seven; three sisters and four brothers. Living in Maxwell Center Apartments, house number seven, ground floor, at Limuru town. An urban county approximately 10 kilometers form Bata shoe shop Limuru. I hold a diploma in community development from Royal Polytechnic and still studying for a higher level, a course that build me into the business that am in; house to house care and cleaning that I started when I was in school until now because of my strong desire to show what am learning and to be my own boss and do what am interested to do. My business currently operates with the support of institutional catering which we deliver tea and snacks at tea break and lunch time.

My Business

My business involves cleaning of compounds and fence cutting at the same time delivering food and drinks at institutional like Bata Shoe Company and other institutions. I have 10 permanent workers now who all together work as a team to meet the demand of my client. I have operated this business for two and a half years now, gaining me and experience that is priceless. There is a very high demand for my services in this area that I operate in because of my pricing and the relation I have created with my clients over time. The challenges I face in this business include the cost of tools, traveling and marketing expenses. My monthly income is approximately 82, 000 exclusive of labor rent and my bills which amount to 45, 000, leaving me with a net profit of 37, 000.

Loan Proposal

hae lenders,with the loan i have borrowed i will use 18000 Kenyan shillings by buying a refrigerator for keeping ma food stuff cool and fresh and thus increasing my customer by surfing them fresh and deli seas food, and 6000 for buying a big thermos and and by doing this i can surf many customer without going back to the kitchen. 4000 increase my utensils and i can surf many customers without waiting me to wash the already used ones .6000 on my cutting tools ,this will help me get more work and more workers working at different sites,and the rest of money on my uniform and my workers uniforms and protective kits.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$500.00

Date disbursed

Aug 3, 2012

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

12 months

Lenders

S

Spock

Koeln, Germany

investor

Candiac, Canada

G

grizu

dortmund, Germany

Hope2012

United Kingdom

S E C King

Worcester, United Kingdom

Silver

Steiermark, Austria

Svenip

Vienna, Austria

H

HappythroughHelp

Torrance, United States

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  • Hope2012    Mar 9, 2014

    I agree, this lady has clearly stated that the money helped her and she had done well so it's not a case of illness, yet completely failed to repay a penny. Don't really understand why they wrote it off and was wondering if we can try again to at least ask the recommending official or local church

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  • Silver    Mar 8, 2014

    Why nobody (zidisha) do anything in this case? It's not OK that this
    person didn't repay the outstanding money. Why zidisha don't contact
    George Ndungu??? What's the reason, why he don't repay the money
    completly?

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  • traciyoshiyama    Apr 29, 2013

    Dear lenders,

    My name is Traci Yoshiyama and I am a Client Relationship Manager for Zidisha.

    Thank you for your patience thus far. Despite our many efforts to contact Mary, we are not able to locate her or find out more about her situation. We have tried calling, visiting, and emailing her, but there is still no word, as well as contacting multiple other contacts. We are doing our best to establish communication with her and will keep you updated on any progress that we make.

    If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

    Thank you again for your patience,
    Traci Yoshiyama

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    • S E C King    Jun 27, 2013

      Traci, I guess still no news from/about Ms Gathoni? At what point should we just write off this loan? Thanks, Ginoir

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    • Hope2012    Jul 14, 2013

      Did you ever manage to contact her at all?

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  • Silver    Apr 25, 2013

    Is there anything new from Mary Gathoni?

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    • Hope2012    Apr 25, 2013

      I have emailed zidisha staff about this borrower and another called Massamba Wade neither have made an effort to repay.

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    • Hope2012    Apr 25, 2013

      Zidisha staff can you chase this one thanks

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  • traciyoshiyama    Feb 4, 2013

    Habari yako Bibi Gathoni,

    My name is Traci. I am Zidisha's Client Relationship Manager. Thank you for your messages thus far. I have been trying to contact you through your phone number provided, but have not been successful. I would love to visit you in Limuru to speak to you more about Zidisha and how it has helped you. Please feel free to call me at 0708844862 or SMS me your new telephone number. Asante sana and I look forward to hearing from you soon!

    Siku njema,
    Traci

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    • S E C King    Mar 26, 2013

      Dear Traci, I don't suppose you have received any news from Mrs Gathoni by telephone? Thanks, Ginoir

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      • Hope2012    Apr 12, 2013

        I was also wondering whether you had an update on this loan...

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  • Mary    Jan 4, 2013

    hi and happy new year everyone ,thank for your patient lenders the patient that has took you lenders almost five months now without any payment from me and still you people are patient with me,i actuary don't know any lending institution that i can compare you people with but to pray for you and good work plus your patient to go on ,at first i was not in a position of giving you people a date or making any commitment with you because at first i though i was at the end of what i know but you zidisha showed me more and more pages of life eversinse you opened the page that you did in my life thanks a lot .i have seen the light at the end of the tunnel and my prays and my mission this month is to pay my dept with you because for sure my business is stable now before i think of another one thanks a lot.

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    • Hope2012    Jan 5, 2013

      Thanks for your message. It's true that there are some really bad lending institutions out there, full of greedy people and bullies. We have the same problem in my country but we also have credit unions where people with a bit extra can keep their money safe whilst helping entrepreneurs.
      I'm very glad to be part of zidisha community and the good work it is doing putting people together because you can see who you are lending to. With the big multinational banks you have no real idea what your money is going towards.
      Hope your business continues to do well. best wishes.

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  • Mary    Sep 28, 2012

    HI lenders am gathonimary and i am grateful to your work and again thanks,first your organization have developed my interest in knowing computer so that i can be able to communicate with you people and also i can introduce my workers the same way i was introduced ,my business is working out well from the loan u gave me and i have been able to perchance most of the tools that was slowing down my work , i promise that i am in another business level from the one i was before i met u.thanks

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    • Svenip    Oct 5, 2012

      Hi Mary,
      It's good to hear that your business is working well and that you were able to buy the tools you needed. Did you also manage to increase your profits, as you planned, or are you having difficulties to make your repayments?
      It would be nice to hear from you!
      Best wishes from Vienna!

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      • Mary    Oct 14, 2012

        hi svenip,i am grand to hear from you and hope you are fine ,yes i did my profit is increasing greatly more than i thout and as i said that i started computer classes the business is paying for my classes,and now my great plan is to pay zidisha before time and maybe they will be able to fund my biggest business plan that will change my life in a major way.svenip every time i look at my business running smoothy i see zidisha thanks to zidisha it is really great in my life,and may them prosper in great ways and also they see how they have change life of many .say thank to the organization on my behave and hope to hear from u.

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        • S E C King    Nov 29, 2012

          Dear Mrs Gathoni, I hope your business is running well? Do you expect to be able to starting making repayments in the near future, or might you need to request some extra time to repay the loan for some reason? Please let us know your latest news from Nairobi! Thanks.

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          • Mary    Dec 18, 2012

            hi and thank you very much Ginor,I got a tender with a non government organization for cooking for them at upcountry a place while they our to collect mine and clearing for camp site and to access internet is prove to be impossible ,but am okey and will now what i stopped is only my classes but i am resuming next year,what worries me the most is that i lost my phone plus my line which have numbers of all my customer and the same line which i can use to pay my loan and i have no details of that line, can i update my loan page with anther number or i pay with another number before i work on the old one,otherwise my business is working will and next year God willing it will be another level thanks to zidisha i don't know where i could be thanks again.

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