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Jane

Mombasa, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Jane

Member since

July 2014

On-time repayments

346 installments  •  92%

About Me

My name is Jane Wachu – born in Nyeri County in Central Kenya. I was born in a big family of 9 and I am the 3rd born. I come from an agriculturally rich region where the main activity is coffee farming.

My parents like most people in the area practised coffee farming and it is from this activity that they raised us up.
It was a hard life because the income was not enough to cater for even the basic needs of the family and we endured lack of many necessities. In spite of the odds, my parents took me to school for my primary and secondary school and I will forever be grateful to them for this.

I managed to get a clerical job at a local health center but the pay was very poor and I quit after a few months. I decided to relocate to Mombasa to live with a friend at the same time trying to get a job for my sustenance. While living there, I enrolled for a short computer course which took me about 6 months to complete.

I am very sound spiritually and I do evangelism work when time allows. I am married with a 3 year old son.

My Business

After my studies and with the help of my friend, I bought a second hand computer to further sharpen my IT skills. My neighbors got very excited at the sight of a computer because many of them had not used or even seen one before. I saw an opportunity of making some money by offering very basic computer training to this crowd. I lived in an area that is economically depressed and I could only charge the students some minimal amounts.

With serious savings and dedication, I bought a second computer after one year to cater for the growing number of students. I can handle about 10 students in a day using my two computers and this gives me a net income of about $200 per month. While this is a modest amount, the future is bright and I believe I can double this income if I get more machines.

Loan Proposal

I used the last loan to acquire a bigger space for my ICT training business. I managed to do this and now my learners are more comfortable because of the spacious environment. I still have a small unutilized space and I want to use it to start a clothes selling business. I want to start with selling ladies clothes and accessories. I will employ one person to actualize this venture.

With this money, I will use USD 50 so set up the place and the remaining balance to buy a dozen blouses, half a dozen bags and a few other accessories. I hope to leverage on my existing business and network to grow this new venture.

Thank you for reading my proposal.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$380.00

Date disbursed

Apr 15, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

18 months

Lenders

xtrahardware

Cazenovia, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

SuperMario28

Cudahy, United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

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  • Jane    Jan 15, 2022

    i have been undergoing diffucult time but I still promise to pay all the amount

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  • Jane    Sep 11, 2021

    lack of funds

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  • Jane    Aug 16, 2021

    low income

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  • Jane    Jun 22, 2021

    Business issues

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  • Jane    Jun 1, 2021

    lack of funds

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  • Jane    May 27, 2021

    low income

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  • Jane    May 19, 2021

    business still low

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  • Jane    Apr 19, 2021

    Due to this pandemic, business are not doing well. I can only afford to pay 300 per week. Please bear up with me. You can check my previous loans and see how I used to pay

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  • Jane    Jan 11, 2021

    business is very low

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  • Jane    Jan 6, 2021

    The business is still not stable

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  • Jane    Dec 17, 2020

    Low income

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  • Jane    Nov 22, 2020

    Low income due to the pandemic

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  • Jane    Sep 2, 2020

    low income

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  • Jane    Sep 1, 2020

    The business has not yet picked.

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  • Jane    Aug 24, 2020

    I would like to take this opportunity to thank My lenders. I will use the funds to equip my cyber café with stationery and buy more machines to boost the business.
    Thanks again for the funds.

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  • Jane    Aug 10, 2020

    First of all I would like to thank all my leders. The loan I just completed was very helpful because I was able to pay for my childs school fees while meeting with other bills with the little income I was getting.

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  • Jane    Jul 18, 2020

    No income

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  • Jane    Jun 10, 2020

    Lack of income

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  • Jane    Apr 22, 2020

    Due to this pandemic. No income

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  • Jane    Mar 6, 2020

    I will adjust later. Thank you.

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