Purchase of masonry equipment

James

Gem Yago, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

James

Member since

October 2017

On-time repayments

31 installments  •  87%

About Me

I'm James Owino Okoth born in 03 September 1998 in Gem Kambare location. I am the sixth child in a family of eleven children fed,brought up and guarded by my widowed mother.My father died in 2001, leaving eleven children for my mother to feed and educate by mere subsistence farming and working for villagers to obtain money. I went to Aluor primary school and did my kcpe examination in 2013,passed and proceeded to Ratiya youth polytechnic college in Bondo constituency to study building and construction. I finished my course in 2015 and went to Bondo town to search for masonry job opportunities to earn a living. I got sufficient jobs,saved some money and I got married in 2016 the following year and God the Creator blessed me with a baby boy and still very young to make decisions on his future carrier. In Gem Kambare, we experience heavy rainfall which is good for farming and cattle keeping to earn a living. During Sundays, I usually attend to church service, watch good movies, read Bible and magazines to relieve boredom and monotony of similar activity.

My Business

In Bondo,I receive masonry jobs tenders like plastering of houses, stone pitching, floor screading,construction of zero joints stones and any other building and construction works.The money received is used to provide food for the family, clothes, paying of school fees for my 2 young brothers and a sister who are still schooling in primary classes,settling various family expenses like electricity bills,water and traveling costs and purchasing of building and construction equipment.

Loan Proposal

Disbursement of this Zidisha loan will help me to buy a new trowel, measuring tape, spade,spirit level and u nails costing KES 700/=.A new working overall coat, masonry harmer and plumbing bob at a cost of KES 350/=.With this loan disbursed, it will increase my living standard and improve my income by 40%.

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  • Margaret    Apr 13, 2019

    No effort to repay in over 4 months. I dislike leaving negative comments but do believe in accountability, without it there would be no Zidisha to make loans.

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  • Margaret    Jan 16, 2018

    Excellent repayment!

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$11.00

Date disbursed

Nov 1, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

4 weeks

Lenders

CN

Craig Newmark

United States

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