Stephen
Nairobi, Kenya
100% repaid
Name
Stephen
Member since
June 2015
On-time repayments
60 installments • 63%
I am the first born in a family of 5(2boys and 3girls). I grew up in Nairobi county where I attended my primary-Cannon Appollo and secondary school education- Ofafa Jericho High School. My childhood and education life was very tough and full of challenges.
The issue of school fess almost crippled my dreams of continuing with my education since we depended on our mother who work hard to see us through to school .She had to run small business which entailed selling mandazi and tea at her work place. The little money she got would be used in pay for my fees. During school holidays I would chip in and assist her running the business while she went to work. It is at this point where I developed a keen interest in starting my own business,in which I would make money to to buy stationary.
After finishing school, I started selling second hand shoes for1 year in order to save up for my college fees.
What's unique about my city {Nairobi} is that, it is home to the best parks in the world such as Nairobi national park.
I would love my children to practice agribusiness besides their dream jobs.
During my free time i love swimming, reading, photography, making friends, and volunteering in children's home.
Am currently planning to venture in freelance writing which involves article writing. It's one area that gives me the opportunity to work at home with minimum supervision and the ability to earn some extra cash.Since i love writing and reading, i think i will be able to create more opportunities for my future income. i will use part of my earning to support the less fortunate in the society.
I will use the loan to purchase a knapsack sprayer @ $ 20, and a water pump @ $50 and the remaining $ 20 will go to labour.This will be useful in my second farming in which am planning to plant indigenous vegetables. initially I would use a friend's knapsack sprayer at a cost of $ 1 per day . Having my own knapsack sprayer will allow me to lease it to others at $ 2 in a day thus get money for other use.
I will also create an opportunity to my friend by employing him to assist me in managing the farm.
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$97.00
Date disbursed
Nov 3, 2015
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
3 months
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