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

I intend to use the loan to pay for my hostel and school fee

1. Payment of monthly hostel fees @ $80
2. Part payment of school fees for the semester @ $240
3. Buying of stationery items for the semester @ $ 50
4. Feeding and clothing @ $ 130
4.Transportation @ $ 50

In all, I need a loan of $ 560 to do these activities in semester

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

$389.00

Date disbursed

Mar 25, 2019

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

11 months

Lenders

D

dkapplerb

Toronto, Canada

S

slamarca

Caserta, Italy

S

SydneySider

Sydney, Australia

D

dallin1776

Blackfoot, United States

oleseidenberg

Berlin, Germany

S

soren

Göteborg, Sweden

A

AlethiaLtd

Carlisle, United Kingdom

B

bizarresmom

Willowick, United States

I

Interfree

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

T

traderjohn

Baltimore, United States

I

IngeH

Muehlheim, Germany

P

paulo1

Aptos, United States

M

mushroom

Brussels, Belgium

A

anonymus

Moon, United States

Tavin

Ottawa, Canada

G

graememoss

Amsterdam, Netherlands

amovida

Central valley, ny, United States

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

pentatonicscale

Niiza-shi, Japan

L

leniwiec

Poznan, Poland

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

Bruno

São Paulo, Brazil

calvero

Bergen, Norway

JOKer

Weisendorf, Germany

stever

Cape Coral, United States

J

jlberqie

Wake Forest, United States

H

Haavard

Bergen, Norway

Evan Lamos

Brussels, Belgium

A

akshu71

Ottawa, Canada

G

GoughGirl

Washington, Dc, United States

R

roozbeh

United States

DavidHS

United Kingdom

H

heretohelp

Philippines

W

wesbh89

United States

Grant Xavier Storer

Seattle, Wa, United States

Cassian Opara

London / Dubai, United Arab Emirates

W

Wade

United States

Wendy

Los Angeles, United States

Francoise Kuenzi

Neuchâtel, Switzerland

SK

Stefan Kruell

Muenster, Germany

Carla

Amsterdam, Netherlands

AH

ajay hampapur

United States

Aran Dunlop

United States

Cliff

United States

JH

Julia Hermann

United States

LD

Luã de Souza

Sydney, Brazil

EthicalHost

Toronto, Canada

V

Vidar

Oslo, Norway

RC

Rudi Chen

United States

SR

Sharyn Ribich

United States

J

Jo

United States

Angela Linwood

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

B

Brett

Australia

JA

Jan Andresen

Hamburg, Germany

Rick

United States

I

ibaer

Germany

L

Lucy

Australia

S

Suzannah

New York City, United States

Richard Benyon

United States

VC

Victor Chong

United States

BP

Bill Piper

United States

HCPSPIRIT

Helsinki, Finland

DW

David Westmoreland

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Paul Thompson

York, United Kingdom

JF

J Fister

United States

Salvatore Martello

New York, New York, United States

TH

Tyler Harris

United States

A

Alex

United States

Sean Richards

Wilmette, United States

daniel

maryborough, Australia

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

L

Liz

Canada

A

Anonymous

United States

RW

Ronald Waite

United States

Metalfreund

Berlin, Germany

CP

Carina Paton

United States

GR

Germano Rizzo

Venice, Italy, Italy

M

Miles

United States

Marcelo De Polli

São Paulo, Brazil

J

John

United States

Francesca

Scotch Plains - New Jersey, United States

ZN

Zane Norman

United States

AF

Amon Feen

Göttingen, Germany

C

chellepaningbatan

United Arab Emirates

R

Roman

Germany

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