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
A new school year has started and school fees for my son is due. I will spend this money to pay for my 9 year old school fees as he joins Grade 4. He is currently doing well in school and I wouldn't like to discourage him by failing to pay his school fees in time.
Thank you and once again I promise to pay the loan as per the schedule.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$90.00
Date disbursed
Jan 27, 2016
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
11 months
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