Repair spoiled taxi

Charles

Akrodie, Ghana

2% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Charles

Member since

January 2016

On-time repayments

103 installments  •  45%

About Me

My name is Charles Ahensah. I am a Ghanaian by birth. I am 33 years old.
I am married with three handsome boys. I live together with my family in Akrodie, a village in the Asunafo North Municipality. I had my basic education at Akrodiman Educational Complex at Akrodie. Iam fromfamily whereit is toodifficult to attain higher level in education. I therefore chose driving as my noble profession. I travel around 100 to 150 miles a day to make earns meet.
Road network over here is very bad forcars likethe one I amusing . This has created a lot of problems in the driving business. I have got breakdown and the car has been parked waiting for maintenance. I pay my children fees , feed the entire familywith the littleincome I earnfrom thisbusiness

My Business

I am taxi driver. Moving fromone placeto another isvery hardat myarea. I therefore chosethis service to make movement a bitcomfortable forpeople within myarea. I also help the sick and the aged in transporting some of them clinics and hospitals.
I earn GHS70.00 withina week.
Iuse someto paymy children schoolfees and for improving home.also reinvestinto the growingof the business. Due to financial problems ,I'm unable to to buy some fuel down cos sometimes as a taxi driver I have to get additional fuel .

Loan Proposal

am taxi driver. Moving fromone place toanother isvery hard atmy area. I therefore chose this service eto make movement abit comfortable forpeople withinmy area. Ialso helpthe sick andthe aged in transporting som eof them clinics and hospitals.
I earn GHS70.00 within a week.
I usesome topay my childrenschool feesand for improvinghome. I alsoreinvest intothe growing ofthe business

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$192.00

Date disbursed

Apr 10, 2017

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

60 months

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  • Charles    Dec 27, 2017

    Please l am sorry for any inconveniences cost. I encountered a lot of problems as Mr. Ntiful and Mr. Ansu said. The engine is fixed but there is problem with the gear box. I also lost my SIM card but I have worked things out and now have it. I will start repayment of my loan any moment from now.

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  • Emmanuel    Dec 22, 2017

    Please as I explained last Month I know Ahensah personally and will pay his amount owing. His house is not far away from my house. Even yesterday morning he explained how he is worried because of owing zidisha. The gear box is not fixed. He has promised to pay his arrears soon as possible. The maintenance is almost finished. Thank you.

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  • Emmanuel    Nov 22, 2017

    Please Ahensah has problem with gear box and has not been working for sometime now. I have asked him to change payment plan.

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  • Emmanuel    Nov 21, 2017

    Please Ahensah has problem with his gear box therefore is not working. I have asked him to reduce payment plan.

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  • Evans    Nov 4, 2017

    Ahensan promised to start payment soon

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  • Emmanuel    Oct 21, 2017

    I know Ahensah personally. He had problems with his car. He has promised to repay soon as possible if the car hit the road soon.

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  • Evans    Aug 4, 2017

    Charles lost his sim card. He is finding it difficult to get it back. He said he will make payment as soon as he finds his sim

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  • Evans    Jul 3, 2017

    I contacted charles. He told me that his car engine broke down recently. It is the only source of income for family. He have littke to feed on. He promise to repay his loan as soon as he repairs his taxi.

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  • Charles    Apr 28, 2017

    Income has reduce therefore need to reduce payement.

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  • Charles    Apr 10, 2017

    I thank zidisha group for lending me GHC804. I will use the money to expand my taxi business. Once again, l appreciate for the loan given to me.

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  • Charles    Apr 7, 2017

    Thank you for the money that you have end me ,God bless you all.

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  • Charles    Feb 13, 2017

    Business is not favourable at all.

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  • Evans    Jan 13, 2017

    Ahensan is sick and finds it difficult to drive his taxi. He however promised to start repayments as soon as he gets well again which is soon.

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  • Charles    Oct 13, 2016

    Income has increased.

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  • Charles    Jun 14, 2016

    Business has collapsed due a major fault the taxi has developed.

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  • Evans    May 20, 2016

    Mr. Charles taxi developed a major fault of engine break down. So he is out of road now. The taxi is his only hope in this life and the only source of income according to him. He however plead with zidisha to give him few days as he is seeking funds else where to repair his taxi. He promised to get back to his repayment as soon as his car is back on road

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  • Charles    Apr 4, 2016

    Please Lynn, the environment these days is not favourable at all to my business. I am rather running a lost.

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  • Charles    Apr 3, 2016

    Business has gone down and as a result, my income earn each week has reduced.

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  • Charles    Mar 10, 2016

    Thank you very much, zidisha team for been backbone to the needy ones. Work is improving .

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  • Charles    Feb 24, 2016

    Work is improving .

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