Loan to buy fresh onions, kales, cabbages for profit sale

Irine

Mbita Township, Kenya

53% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Irine

Member since

May 2015

On-time repayments

34 installments  •  18%

About Me

My name is Irine Aoko, I was born in 1993 in the rural village of Kanyamwa in Homa Bay County and I went through my early education in Mbita where my parents were working in as casual labourers. I did not continue with my education past grade eight due to lack of school and after dropping from school, I got married in exchange of cows so that my younger brothers could be educated using the cows that was paid as a bride price.

Marriage life was not easy and I was faced with lack of money to buy food since my husband was not engaged in any gainful employment and couldn't meet the family financial obligations. This was what prompted me to start a business of selling fried fish to enable me raise money to meet my family obligations.

I have one child, the 2 followers have died. My children has a dream to be a Nurse and I always tell her that sky is the limit.

In my free time, I do participate in Church activities like singing and visiting the sick in hospital. Mbita community where I grow, the cultural norms tend to look down upon women but with the new medias and information technologies, women are starting to have a voice and aspires to venture into small income businesses,.

My Business

My business is of selling all types of food commodities and fruits i.e. tomatoes, onions, vegetables (kales& cabbages). There is high demand for green vegetables in my area because a lot of people eat fish and therefore desire fruits and vegetables to supplement their nutritional take up.

The products am selling are in high demand and this make me to get a good income from my business which helps me to buy food for my family and pay school fee for my daughter. I look forward to expanding the business if I get low interest loans like ZIDISHA.

Loan Proposal

I am requesting for a loan of US$100 to enable me buy the essential food products like;
-US$30 to buy 25Kgs of onions
-US$20 to buy 30pcs of Cabbages
-US$40 to buy 2 crates of tomatoes
-US$10 to buy 2 crates of eggs

These food items are in high demand and I will be able to sale them so fast in every 1 week and purchase more food items for sale. I project a profit increment of 28% in the 1stmonth of operation using the loan funds. Thanks alot for supporting my business. This in turn translates to the support for my family.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$100.00

Date disbursed

Jun 3, 2015

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

7 months

Lenders

johnandmoliehi

Canton, New York, United States

C

cjmenchaca

Austin, United States

beverly

Vancouver, Canada

A

AnnaT

Adelaide, Australia

SeeMeeFi

Ontario, Canada

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

birtom

Ettlingen, Germany

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

jimmycarterforever

Missoula, United States

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

O

OrientExpress

Tokyo, Japan

Romojo

Paraparaumu, New Zealand

D

Donh419

United States

S

Samhall8

Brandon, Canada

B

bscent

Hong Kong

Y

Yanque

Madrid, Spain

Heiko

Haan, Germany

DC

Dan Crosby

United States

Jean Boulware

Chicago, United States

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