Solar-powered clean water purifier & books for Hope School

Kennedy

Mbita, Kenya, Kenya

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Entrepreneur

Name

Kennedy

Member since

January 2015

On-time repayments

135 installments • 39%

About Me

I am 37 years old, male Kenyan citizen. I am a Social Entrepreneur with strong social and economic ties to the local community of Mbita, Kenya through my engagement in basic education, poverty reduction and health-related initiatives.

I went through my early education in hardship conditions as my parents were very poor and my mother was doing menial jobs to raise funds to support the family. However, with determination and focus, I succeeded. I am a holder of Diploma in Information Technology, Associate Degree of Arts in Christian Studies, Associate Degree of Arts in Theology, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theology and am pursuing a Masters Degree in Public Administration.

In my free time, I do actively participate in community service, counsel and advise youths and widows on entrepreneurship ventures that could enable them get income to support their families.

Mbita is a rural area, and the region is wet and dry throughout the year with main economic activity being fishing and tertiary trades. Most of the children do not go to school and would prefer fishing and when they reach their teen-hood, they engage in sex for pay activities in the overpopulated fish-landing beaches in the shores of Lake Victoria.

My Business

I am currently engaged in provision of quality early childhood education and learning activities in Mbita community. The school is built on social enterprise model with the 50% of the net profit realized used to pay the school 30 total orphans and destitute children enrolled at Hope School.

The school business is growing but I lack financial ability to equip the school with basic teaching resources to enhance learning, I am therefore looking for an investor/lender to loan me a total of KES 246,000 to install solar-powered pump for clean, drinkable water for use at school, purchase out-door games equipment, classroom charts and instructional books. This money will be repayable on a weekly basis.

Loan Proposal

I am seeking a loan of KES 147,000 to purchase and install a Solar-Powered Clean Water Purification and Pumping Machine to be used at Hope School, this will ensure that the children gets clean water for use at school everyday. I will also purchase pupil's books, charts, classroom chairs, instructional charts and text books for the early years of school (ECDE). This money will be repayable on a weekly basis.

This being my 4th ZIDISHA loan, I will use it to buy the following items;
- Install solar-powered water pump & purification system at a cost of KES 46,000
-Purchase and Install 5,000 Water Tank at a cost of KES 54,000
-Purchase metal - fabricated outdoor games equipment at a cost of KES 36,000,
-Crayons, Pencils and Drawing Books at a cost of KES 10,000

The outdoor games equipment will be used to facilitate learning activities at Hope School. Thanks alot for your trust and partnership with us, through your loan, we are providing quality early childhood education to 320 children in Mbita community, Kenya.