Construction materials to build a home for my family

Bernard Maina

Kitengela Town,, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Bernard Maina

Member since

January 2016

On-time repayments

132 installments  •  48%

About Me

Hello zidisha, I have heard alot about zidisha and how amazing it is. My names are Bernard Kibete, I am married and blessed with a baby girl. I was born raised and educated in Muranga county in kiharu division. After highschool I joined College in the city of nairobi where I graduated with a diploma in electrical engineering.
I got employed in an electrical firm where I worked for two years, in 2007 I quit employment to persue my passion in business.
I started small, selling electrical applliences from a make shift platform on the roadside, then I was determined to open a shop within a year.I planned well and in a years time, I was able to achieve my objective. My shop is located in kitengela town in a busy street. My hobbies are jogging, going to gym and part time actor in the local commedy programmes. I love people and making friends.

My Business

My business mainly deals with electricals and electronics for sale.I buy goods from wholesale stores and retail them to my clients.This involves, bulbs, solar panels, solar bulbs,electrical cables, lamp holders, and general electrical appliances.The cost of bulbs range from $5 to$10, solar panels from $50 to $150 and expect a profit of between 50% to 75%. Being an urban centre, there is high demand for my products and can do replacements once or twice a week.My profits goes to basic need, home keeping and Rent paying and school fees.

Loan Proposal

Hello Dear lenders,
I take this opportunity to thank you so much for funding my last loan of $300. I was able to buy building materials and started building a temporally home for my family( I have included pictures of the work done in my profile.. I once again need your assistance for a loan of $450. The funds will help me finish up building the house. The loan will help me buy cement ( $100), gravel ($100), sand($100) and hard boards($75)for the house finishing and also pay for the labor costs($75). I thank you in advance and looking forward for a positive response. God bless you.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$454.00

Date disbursed

Feb 2, 2017

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

10 months

Lenders

A

anonymous123

United States

Eduard

Dnepr, Ukraine

F

flaguy999

Tampa, United States

Treesforpeople

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

TomF925

www.AfricaLeap.com, United States

T

tophini

Alma, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

melissapmeier

United States

jennysommer85

United States

Kevin

San Francisco, United States

Diego

Monza, Italy

MC

United States

Ed

Howells, United States

LS

Leah Stemeroff

Toronto, Canada, Canada

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

RR

Rory Rohloff

United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

R

Ryan

Albuquerque, NM, United States

Karin

Germany

A

Anonymous

United States

A

As

United States

JH

Joseph Hwang

Houston, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

S

Sarah

Arlington, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

C

Corran

United Kingdom

MW

Matt Winkler

United States, Canada

IR

Isaac Rattey

United States

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