Pay school fees for my son

Mwaniki

Likoni, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Mwaniki

Member since

March 2015

On-time repayments

158 installments  •  73%

About Me

My name is Mwaniki, born in Central region of Kenya. I was born in a big family of 7 where I am the 4th born born. I was raised in a farming community where my parents engaged in small scale farming mostly food crop for the family and coffee as the cash crop.

Like most parts of central Kenya, there is a high population pressure in the area where I was born and the parcels of land are very small which could not even produce enough food for our family consumption. My parents had to do some menial jobs in order to supplement their income for supporting the family. In spite of all these odds, they managed to take us to school up to secondary level but their financial ability could not allow them to take us further than that.

Due to land pressure, we were encouraged to look for opportunities outside our home area and that is how landed in Mombasa about 12 years ago. I came to live with a friend who invited me. Once Mombasa, got a job as a milk supplier while at the same time doing preaching jobs for my local church.

I then started my own business of selling second hand house hold items. I would normally source these items from people who were leaving Mombasa and who needed cash instead of carrying their old items with them.

I am married with 2 children aged 8 and 3 years old.

My Business

My business entails buying and selling of household items. Mombasa is a large city and it has many workers who came to work here from other parts of the country. These people normally return to where they were born upon retirement or change of work station. For this reason, they normally dispose off their bulky items such as chairs, beds etc at a cheap prices.

I buy such items and then look for suitable buyers. This business requires a lot of capital but the returns are good. In a good season, I can make about $300 per month, I use this money for my family's upkeep and also to support my extended family back home.

Loan Proposal

We are not in a new school term and I request you to help me raise school fees for my son . This will cover the remaining part of this year as he prepares to join the next grade.

This loan will free my business cash that I'd have used to pay the fees and it will be a big relief to me if my request is granted.

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  • Jan V    Feb 13, 2019

    Mwaniki fully paid the loan. I loaned him again, so his son can go to school.
    Cheers, Jan, Canada.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$99.00

Date disbursed

Sep 19, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

11 months

Lenders

A

alfredo

Bremen, Germany

mraph

Virginia, United States

K

KiraDee

United States

jennysommer85

United States

PP

Pasi Paajanen

Helsinki, Finland

PG

Paul Graham

United States

L

Laura

San Francisco, United States

Craig Newmark

United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

Mike

Indianapolis, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

Jan V

Port Dalhousie, Canada

A

Anonymous

United States

CN

Craig Newmark

United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

L

Liz

Canada

A

Anonymous

United States

Metalfreund

Berlin, Germany

FoxFamily

Enschede, Netherlands

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  • Manasseh    May 22, 2019

    I spoke with mwaniki,he promised to resume pay his loan installment this coming week

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  • Mwaniki    Feb 14, 2019

    Thank you for funding my loan. I will use the money to pay school fees for my son.

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  • Jan V    Feb 13, 2019

    Hi Mwaniki,
    I wish your son all the best in school.
    Cheers, Jan from Canada.

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    • Mwaniki    Feb 14, 2019

      Much greetings from Kenya. Thank you so much for fully funding my loan. The money will go a long way in securing my child's future.

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  • Mwaniki    Feb 12, 2019

    Thank you my precious lenders. I used the money to pay school fees for my son who is doing well in school. May God bless you abundantly.

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  • Everlyn    May 29, 2018

    Hello Mwaniki, Kindly let me know what challenges you have that has made you not to pay up your loan. You can reduce your installments so that you pay easily.

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  • Mwaniki    Sep 16, 2017

    Thank you so much for helping me in my endeavor to put my son through school. You have given me the much needed help.

    I am a church pastor and I will pray for your long life so that you continue to help those who need such assistance.

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  • Mwaniki    Sep 5, 2017

    Thank you lenders for supporting me all along. I used the loan to pay for my sons school fees.

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  • Mwaniki    Jan 9, 2017

    Thank you lenders. This loan means that my son will go to school on time.

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  • Kennedy    Jan 9, 2017

    Thank you ZIDISHA for your great support,my business is now improving, thank you God bless you.

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  • Mwaniki    Jan 7, 2017

    Thank you Zidisha lenders for your contributions towards my son's education. He is doing well in school and thanks you once more for being part of this story.

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  • Mwaniki    Jan 26, 2016

    Wow! I am glad the loan is fully funded now. I will use the money to take my son to school as indicated in my loan proposal. Thank you so much my lender Paul.

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  • Mwaniki    Jan 20, 2016

    Thank you lenders for your support. This was my first loan and though I missed to make on time payments a few times, I am now wiser and I will be more organized this time.

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  • Mercy    Aug 31, 2015

    Hi Lenders,

    I have talked to Mwaniki and he will be making the payment today.

    Thanks
    Mercy

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  • Mercy    Aug 1, 2015

    Hello Lenders,

    I have talked to Mr. Mwaniki,he will be making a payment tomorrow.

    Thanks
    Mercy

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  • Mercy    Jun 27, 2015

    Hello Lenders,

    I talked to Mwaniki and he promised to clear the amount in arrears.

    Thanks
    Mercy

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  • Mercy    May 21, 2015

    Hello Lenders,

    I have talked to Mwaniki and he has promised to repay the amount in arrears on Sunday.

    Thanks
    Mercy

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  • George    Apr 28, 2015

    I'm glad that the money has been helpful to you Mwaniki. My wife and I are happy to help a brother in Christ. Good luck with your business!

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  • Mwaniki    Apr 22, 2015

    Am glad to let you know that I received the money ksh(6000) and it was of great help to me. I have already bought the keyboard which has become of great help even to our church. (We are just a small congregation) thanks a lot Zindisha people.
    Continue doing great. God bless.

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