Help me buy more plastic chairs for my learners

Jane

Nairobi,ruiru,wataalam, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Jane

Member since

January 2014

On-time repayments

35 installments  •  63%

About Me

I'm a kid at heart.That is why after completing my secondary school education ,I started working as an un-trained teacher until I could afford my college fees.I now have a diploma in early childhood education and hopes to enroll for a bachelors degree in the near future.
I'm the sixth born in a family of six sisters and four brothers.
I have always wanted to have my own school and that is why after saving for 10 years and getting space I had to start my school business.My school is four years old .

My Business

I have always been passionate about children and that is why I chose teaching.My school opening schedule was a little affected by unfinished constructions.This made me lose out on a number of pupils on my list of admission.To meet my financial obligations without the expected income,I had to devise a new income stream and that is how I decided to start admission for non-school age children whose mothers are working .
There are quite a number of industries in my neighborhood.Many women working here cannot afford house girls and are always on the look out for day care centers.
My advantage is that I already have the infrastructure of a school thus more credible than competitors .On realizing the potential of the new income stream I hired a middle aged mother to take care of the children as I focus on the older kids in the school.
Unfortunately,my school being a start-up I do not have enough cash at hand to buy enough furniture and equipment conducive for the new early age kids.Currently,I want to add on low plastic chairs and continue raising money for better equipment.Many financial institutions can not finance me on the basis of potential and that is why I'm appealing on Zidisha lenders to lend me a hand in making my dream come true.
Currently I have 70 older kids and 8 under 3 years kids who bring an income as follows.

Fees per month 1700*70kids=119000
Day care fees per month 1000*8=8000

Total income =127000

Expenses
Rent 50000
Salaries 40000
Stationery 4000
My living expenses 10000
Profit [reinvested currently] 5000
I believe that with the new income stream,I will make a projected monthly profit of 50000 And now that constructions are complete,I also expect an increase in my student numbers.

Loan Proposal

Hallo lenders.

I will start by thanking the lenders who believed in my vision of building a business that aims at offering affordable basic education to kids from otherwise low income families.

I'm seeking a second loan that will aid me buy 17 plastic chairs that will offer comfort to my young learners.Each chair costs about USD 3.

My school is a start up and much of the furniture I had previously invested in suits kids of a higher age bracket.

As I had highlighted in my previous loan application,there were construction delays that led to a miss out on a high number of children in the target age group.

To stay a float,I tapped in an un-catered lower age group learners but this meant reinvestment in more accommodating furniture.

This loan will greatly assist me in that journey.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$50.00

Date disbursed

May 31, 2014

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

2 months

Lenders

Pierfausto

Rome, Italy

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