Cover some of the costs of my university education

Hagan

Teshie - Accra, Ghana

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Hagan

Member since

January 2018

On-time repayments

199 installments  •  80%

About Me

Hagan Golo is my name born on 11th April, 1980. I am 41 years old and been the last among eight siblings. I was born in Dambai a farming and fishing community along the Volta lake. At age six I suffered polio attack and therefore had been with disability on one leg till today.

Even with my disability and being the last with almost my aged parent, I supported my parent in farming and fishing. I trek long distance with the use of crutches to have formal education. Against all the odds I was able to complete basic education and passed Basic Education Certificate Exams successfully. Since most of Secondary schools within the area lack facilities for kids with disability, I stayed home for two years without going to Secondary or Technical School. The fear for my parent was that I can’t cope with secondary school alone in the boarding house where washrooms, classrooms etc, were not disability friendly.

After staying home for two years, I managed to enter Technical and Vocational School to go and learn skills. My good academic performance and hard work earned me a school prefect at form two second term. In my third (final) year and in my final exams, I excel to the admiration of the school authorities. I successfully gained admission into Ghana Technology University studying Telecommunication Engineering.

Currently, with the support from the Zidisha lenders, I have successfully completed my 1st degree in telecommunication engineering. It’s my hope and prayer that I will continue with my 2nd degree very soon.

My Business

Currently, I have successfully completed my first degree in Telecommunication engineering, and fully employed with Comsys Ghana Limited. Comsys is telecoms & ICT solutions company offering businesses in Africa aspiring in using technology as a tool and also now earning a regular income each month.

I’m planning to start my masters in Telecommunication engineering and possibly do my PhD one day, in areas such using my knowledge and skills to the benefit of my family, my community, the disability community and my nation at large.

With this assistance from Zidisha, finances are no more headaches to me any longer and I can get more as I plan to settle down and work with practice on problem solving engineering practical that can add more value to myself and for my people. I believe strongly that with my creativity, innovations and skills, I can use engineering background to liberate my community from the shackles of poverty, and then make a meaningful living for my people for the years to come.
I have a strong conviction that by the time I complete my study at the university; I will come out with some work using Science, Technology and Innovation for Poverty Reduction in my community and beyond.

It’s also my plan to assist expand the study of science and engineering related courses in other schools where there is always fear for engineering related courses. It's my hope that if my loan is successful with Zidisha and I am able to complete my course, I would make science and engineering study priority in rural and community schools believing that Science, Technology and Innovation can help fight Poverty.

Loan Proposal

When granted this loan. I intend to use it to pay for my school fees. Below are the breakdowns of how I plan to use the fund if given.
$ 100 to pay my semester school fees
$ 50 to buy materials for my course
$ 50 to short courses and training in “Building a roadmap for digital transformation”
$20 to buy stationery such as pen, pencils, drawing papers, Photocopies of some other learning material,
In total a loan amount of $ 220 for my semester course.

My Videos

Aug 26, 2021: Loan to pay my rent

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  • Joshi    Aug 23, 2021

    This was my fifth loan to Hagan! Will be glad to help for next one. Keep it up Hagan.

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  • guenter    Dec 31, 2018

    Hagan payed back very well.

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  • Thorsten Kowalski    Dec 23, 2018

    Great Hagan, thanks for your full repayment.Merry Christmas and happy new year. Thorsten

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  • Ren    Nov 9, 2018

    Hagan was very communicative, inspiring and repaid promptly. I've lent to over 300 Zidisha borrowers and Hagan is memorable amongst them all!

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  • Joshi    Oct 22, 2018

    Good communication. Prompt repayments. Will lend again.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$170.00

Date disbursed

Apr 8, 2018

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

2 months

Lenders

BJ

Brandon Joz

North Carolina, United States

Raymondo

Dublin, Ireland

gbnbca

Janeville, Canada

andreasol

Bielefeld, Germany

G

glomardor

Leonardtown, United States

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

J

jwharding

Hamburg, Germany

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

JM

Joseph Martinez

San Jose, United States

xtrahardware

Cazenovia, United States

sderickson

Berkeley, CA, United States

D

drorm

United States

bb4dogs

United States

A

Akowal

United States

Loungin

United States

C

ColoradoSkier

Denver, United States

A

adamdreaming

United States

Mike and Jacqui

United Kingdom

S

Stephan

Netherlands

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

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Summary

Amount repaid

$170.80

Amount remaining

$0.00

Date repaid

May 31, 2018

Status

Fully repaid

Repayment History

Expected Payments Actual Payments
Apr 20, 2018 $19.05 Apr 20, 2018 $19.05
Apr 27, 2018 $19.05 Apr 27, 2018 $19.05
May 4, 2018 $19.05 May 4, 2018 $19.05
May 11, 2018 $19.05 May 11, 2018 $19.05
May 18, 2018 $19.05 May 18, 2018 $19.05
May 25, 2018 $19.05 May 24, 2018 $19.05
Jun 1, 2018 $19.05 May 24, 2018 $19.05
Jun 8, 2018 $19.05 May 31, 2018 $19.05
Jun 15, 2018 $18.38 May 31, 2018 $18.38

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