Irine
Mbita Township, Kenya
53% repaid
Name
Irine
Member since
May 2015
On-time repayments
34 installments • 18%
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 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.
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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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$100.00
Date disbursed
Jun 3, 2015
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
7 months
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