Zainabu

Mtwapa, Kenya

64% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Zainabu

Member since

January 2013

On-time repayments

36 installments  •  17%

About Me

Am an elderly and committed woman living in mtwapa Am a business woman in mtwapa too. Am a mother of seven children ling with my whole family here in mtwapa. Am a widow and have the responsibility of my family upkeep My education level is only primary level. I never had the opportunity to join a secondary school due to my family's poverty situation.With this low education back ground i never got a decent job to help in my family needs, all jobs i did were underpaying, so i had to turn to business. I started fish business, in this business i buy fresh fish either at the sea shore from the fishermen or sometimes i buy from the fish shops found here in mtwapa. This business is good and profitable. With the income i get in my business, i buy food for my family, pay school fees, and also invest back to the business

My Business

Am a businesswoman in mtwapa. I have been in this business for about five years now. My fish business is profitable and i than God my family's needs are also not a problem to me now. In mtwapa this fish business is doing well because many people like fish as its a ready to eat food.In this business risks include, price fluctuations in the fish, this affects the business as the profit lowers. In a month i get an income of ksh 20,000. With this income i use ksh 2,000 paying rent at my fish selling point, ksh 5,000 paying school fees and ksh 5,000 for my family food. so i save ksh 8,000 per month.

Loan Proposal

Thank you zidisha team for the effort you've done to make my application a success. With this loan i want to make my business do more better by adding more stock to the business. So with this amount i will buy Dried fish,for ksh 10,000, and also add the quantity of fresh fish. and i also want to extend and also start selling vegetables and fruits.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$500.00

Date disbursed

Feb 9, 2013

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

37 months

Lenders

Lauren Rosenbaum

Washington, DC, United States

L

laicus

Helsinki, Finland

C

CanadianMom

Toronto, Canada

Flobe

Portland, United States

Scott Walker

Canmore, Canada

nelson637

Greenbrae, California, United States

Sundstroms

Falun, Sweden

M

markusfitza

College Station, United States

AdvancingCompassion

San Diego, United States

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