Alice

Rongai, Nakuru, Kenya

5% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Alice

Member since

August 2010

On-time repayments

45 installments  •  49%

About Me

I am Alice Wakonyo Mwangi aged 43years living at Rongai waka estate. i’m single with 2 wonderfull daughters. as a single woman I experience so many difficulties especially after the death of my husband in our early years of our marriage it has been very difficult for me to raise the children alone especially their education.
As days went by I decided to start a small business in 2004 of a small shop using a small capital of 4,000 sh that I was lent my father in law. Within an year my business had picked and I had saved 15,000 sh as profit. I ploughed back the profit and I could afford to pay for the fees of the two daughters who were in school. It was well untill 2008 during the post election violence that affected the country and mostly our area Rongai and I lost about sh.50,000 some of my properties were looted e.g weighng machine of weighinng consumer goods ; 50 loaves of breads and three crates of sodas .Some of my clients also dIssapeared with huge debts and they were finally resettled in other areas of kenya as internally displaced persons (IDP).

My Business

My business is a mini supermarket located at Waka centere at the junction of Rongai Visoi and worker Tavot road I get very many customers because the business is strategicaly located and my prices are low for an ordinary Mwananchi( citizen). My shop is a multiporpose one and I also stock other local goods such as plastic shoes playing cards and scatch cards.
The business has helped me alot that if I can get any aid to boost it can be more better. I do sell 5 bundles of wheat flour,50kg suger and 90kg maize meal a day.the estimated daily Sales are 12,000 to 15,000 that makes a total of 70,000 to 105,000 a week. The annual income is approximately 60,000 to 80000.
I also give the service by taking some item to the homes of my customers that need a faster means of transport all the same I use bicycle to transport the goods.I have two assistant who i pay 300 sh a day. They always report early at 7a.m arranging thing in order weigh sugar, rice, fat, maize floor and later transporting goods to the customers. Their evening offtime is always at 5p.m.
I am always happy with the bussines, as it has been my life. It has helped to develop,educate the children, have builed me a home and assisting my aged parents.

Loan Proposal

I will use the loan to increase my stock because recently it had declined because I was sick for some considerable time. I would like to raise the stock and hence business to where it was and even more. I will use 20000 Ksh. for stocking new shoes and increasing the current stock, 20000 Ksh. for foodstuff i.e bread and sodas as they have increased in demand from my customers, 20000 Ksh. to increase clothes stock, 40000 Ksh. for cereals i.e green grams, beans, maize, rice, wheat flour and maize flour (this are not included in the earlier fast foodstuffs) and the rest for the services.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$1,341.00

Date disbursed

Nov 23, 2013

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

14 months

Lenders

IJAZBOF

Chihuahua, Mexico

EricDWalters

Rochester, Mn, Usa, United States

C

chkuo

Taipei, Taiwan

P

Philippe

Adliswil, Switzerland

Umair Mahmood

Raleigh, United States

T

Tec69200

Jacksonville, United States

KyRoamer

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Kjartan

Oslo, Norway

T

ToddK

Indianapolis, IN, USA, United States

B

Bavarian

Bavaria, Germany

TheMoonDuster

Brisbane, Australia

russell

leicester, United Kingdom

Pierfausto

Rome, Italy

Sundstroms

Falun, Sweden

M

missjoyy

Munich, Germany

A

aiban

Austin, United States

madnomad

San Francisco, CA, United States

B

BClay

Campbell, United States

R

RobBne

Brisbane, Australia

Ingela

Falun, Sweden

S

Southern

Oberursel, Germany, Germany

J

jerryq

Redding, United States

T

Tui1974

nuenen, Netherlands

Z

zhihanchew1234

Tampin, Malaysia

S

solarkismet

Logan, United States

joaoferraz

RINCHOA, Portugal

Sarasota

Sarasota, Fl, United States

C

christopherttran

Toronto, Canada

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Summary

Amount repaid

$83.33

Amount remaining

$1,478.64

Expected completion

Feb 14, 2015

Status

Repaying late

Installment amount

$111.57

Repayment History

Expected Payments Actual Payments
Jan 14, 2014 $111.57 Feb 19, 2014 $83.33
Feb 14, 2014 $111.57
Mar 15, 2014 $111.57
Apr 15, 2014 $111.57
May 15, 2014 $111.57
Jun 15, 2014 $111.57
Jul 15, 2014 $111.57
Aug 15, 2014 $111.57
Sep 15, 2014 $111.57
Oct 15, 2014 $111.57
Nov 14, 2014 $111.57
Dec 14, 2014 $111.57
Jan 14, 2015 $111.57
Feb 14, 2015 $111.55

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