Poultry project loan

Daniel

Meru, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Daniel

Member since

March 2017

On-time repayments

99 installments  •  61%

About Me

IM SIMIYU DANIEL WANJALA,BORN IN A FAMILY OF FOUR BOYS AND FOUR GIRLS.MY PARENTS ARE PEASANT FARMERS.THEY COULD ONLY AFFORD TO TAKE US IN NEARBY PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS,STILL WITH DIFFICULTY.WHILE AT SCHOOL,I ADMIRED THE LIFESTYLE OF MY TEACHERS,AND I HAD A DREAM OF BEING LIKE THEM,SO I VOWED TO WORK VERY HARD,DESPITE THE LIMITATIONS.AT KCPE,I MANAGED TO SCORE 355/500 MARKS.MY GOOD MARKS EARNED ME A POSITION OF STUDYING AT CHESAMISI BOYS,A GOOD PROVINCIAL SCHOOL,BUT ITS SOMETHING THAT NEVER HAPPENED.MY PARENTS COULD ONLY AFFORD TO TAKE ME TO A NEARBY MIXED DAY SCHOOL,WHERE STILL PAYING SH14,000 PER YEAR WAS NOT A WALK IN THE PARK.I THANK GOD FOR HELPING ME WIN MY PRINCIPAL'S FAVOUR.HE HELPED ME DO MY KCSE EVEN WITH A FEE BALANCE OF SH11,000.I MANAGED GRADE B+ OF 70 POINTS,WHICH EARNED ME GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP TO STUDY A DEGREE IN EDUCATION SCIENCE AT UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI.WITH THE HELB LOAN I USED TO RECEIVE,I STARTED FARMING HORTICULTURAL CROPS AND CEREALS,A BUSINESS VENTURE WHICH IS THRIVING.CURRENTLY IM EMPLOYED BY THE GOVERNMENT ON PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE TERMS AS A TEACHER,A DREAM COME THROUGH.

My Business

MY CONSTANT AND FREQUENT INCOME COMES FROM MY WORK AS A TEACHER.IM EMPLOYED ON PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE TERMS.I TEACH AT MWOROGA SECONDARY SCHOOL.I ALSO DO FARMING,WHERE I PLANT CROPS LIKE MAIZE,BEANS,KALES,SPINACH,GREEN GRAMS AND OTHER CEREALS ALTERNATIVELY.THEY GIVE ME SOME GOOD INCOME,ESPECIALLY WHEN THE MARKET IS AT ITS PEAK.I HAVE ALSO BEGUN A POULTRY BUSINESS

Loan Proposal

IM PLANNING TO USE THE LOAN TO BUILD A HOUSE FOR MY KIENYEJI IMPROVED CHICKEN.I HAVE BOUGHT SOME MATERIALS AND IM REMAINING WITH NAILS,A WIRE MESH AND SOME IRON SHEETS.I BELIEVE THE LOAN WILL ASSIST ME TO PURCHASE SOME.I LEARNED FROM MY FRIEND ABOUT THE PROJECT,HIS PROJECT IS DOING WELL,ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THERE IS GOOD DEMANT IN HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$22.00

Date disbursed

Sep 19, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

6 weeks

Lenders

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Craig Newmark

United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

CN

Craig Newmark

United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

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