Recycling materials

Ali

Mombasa, Kenya

18% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Ali

Member since

December 2014

On-time repayments

138 installments  •  26%

About Me

My name is Ali Mbaji, born in Kilifi County in Coast region of Kenya. I was born in a family of 7 by my parents who are casual laborers. I grew up through hard life due to meager resources that my family had. Through relatives and well wishers, I managed to attend school where I reached secondary level. I will always be grateful to them for making such a big difference in my life.

After school, I moved to Mombasa town to live with a friend while looking for something to sustain me in the harsh urban life. I was employed as a casual in industrial area of Mombasa town. I worked in many industries while at the same time enrolled for a course in computer hardware maintenance.

I am married with one child.

My Business

My business deals with repair and maintenance of computer hardware. I specialized in computer printers and I started my own workshop where I do the repair work.
I normally support commercial companies, schools as well as home users. To supplement my income I also sell printer toner and ink cartridges.

The business generates about $350 a month and this is what supports my family and my other expenses. I recently started retailing printer cartridges and the results are very encouraging. However, due to a wide variety of the printers in the market (different printers use different cartridges) I need to have a big stock of the same.

Loan Proposal

My business of recycling printer toner cartridges is doing well in spite of a few challenges. I mainly deal with educational institutions since most have embraced ICT.

With this money, I will buy black and color toner for refilling cartridges and also buy empty cartridges for refilling. My clients prefer recycled cartridges since they are more affordable and last longer. Thank you.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$222.00

Date disbursed

Mar 23, 2016

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

18 months

Lenders

Feldborg

Stuttgart, Germany

A

andyfletcher

I want my "My loans" page back, Qatar

Zidisha

Sterling, United States

B

blahblah

Nuernberg, Germany

D

Divergent

Bethesda, United States

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

Matching Fund

Sterling, United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

KM

Kirsty M

United Kingdom

Gab

Singapore

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

R

Rembrandt

United Kingdom

PG

Paul Graham

United States

wissam

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

BH

Barbara Hermann

United Kingdom

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Benjamin Kniaz

Boston, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

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  • Muhande    Oct 25, 2017

    Ali says he will make some payment this week or early next week.

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  • Rembrandt    Nov 18, 2016

    Dear Ali,

    Thank you for restarting payments. I hope you are doing well and can manage your business. Let us know how it is going!

    All the best, Rembrandt

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  • Rembrandt    Jun 24, 2016

    Dear Ali, thank you for the update. I hope this are improving now! All the best, REmbrandt

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  • Ali    Mar 19, 2016

    First things first. I am sorry I delayed my payments for a long time. This was due to a delay by one of my major client which resulted into a severe cash flow problems. All is well that ends well and I ask for your understanding on this matter. I also take this opportunity to thank for your support and patience.

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  • andyfletcher    Jan 26, 2016

    Hello Ali,
    How is business?

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  • Samuel    Sep 16, 2015

    I phoned Ali today at 3.49pm . He says business has been low temporarily and has now picked up. He will send in more as he gets the increased income.

    Thanks.

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  • Samuel    Jul 30, 2015

    I phoned Ali today at 11.15am. He explains that he had challenges but he is looking forward to restart repayments as from tomorrow.

    Thanks.

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  • Ali    Jun 2, 2015

    I received $231.01 today and I am very grateful to Zidisha and the lenders. I will put the money into my refilling business and this will help in conserving the environment too.

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  • Victor    May 27, 2015

    All the best Ali.
    To lenders, kindly visit my page- been struggling for months to raise this second loan but I believe in you this time

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  • Ali    May 27, 2015

    Thanks to all who have lent me their money so far. I am glad the loan is now 67% funded. I am optimistic that the remaining part will be raised within the remaining hours. I call upon lenders to chip in something here so that the loan does not expire after all these efforts. Thanks.

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  • Ali    May 21, 2015

    Many thanks to my only lender so far - andyfletcher. I call upon other lenders to make their contribution to this loan because I need the money to expand my business.

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  • Ali    May 14, 2015

    Thank you lenders for the first loan. I have now cleared it and I must add that it was of much help to me because I managed to boost my work with it.

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  • Ali    Apr 6, 2015

    To my lenders. I am now at the tail end of my loan repayment. This is my first loan ever and I must say that I was a bit apprehensive when I applied for this loan. I am glad my fears were unfounded since I have found Zidisha's terms to be very friendly.

    The money has been of much help to my business since I was able to buy a few cartridges which I then sold at a tidy profit.

    I hope to keep a clean record as I prepare to apply for another loan soon.

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  • Ali    Dec 28, 2014

    Thank you my lenders for your kindness. I hope more will contribute before the time ends.

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