Entrepreneur
Name
Alex
Member since
February 2015
On-time repayments
104 installments • 13%
About Me
I am alex kamau from kamoronyo village. I am the first born in a family of three. I went to school in kamoronyo primary school which is a public school since my parent live below the poverty line and couldn’t afford academy school fees. I did well in my O level and got a chance to join a good high school where I performed well though I had problems paying my fees. This gave me a chance to be admitted to university under government sponsorship and hence relieved the stress of raising high education fees. Though the sponsorship needed more money for my upkeep as well as paying my small fees required by the school. To cater for this I started a small farming business of growing maize, beans and potatoes in our home area in a farm allocated to me by my parents and another rented one. This business have given me a chance to continue living in school and support my other family members though it doesn’t give much as all the profit I spend on paying for our upkeep. I would like to expand it more and at least help those behind me
My Business
I started my business back in 2011 when I was joining university and so far it has been good though with a lot of challenges due to lack of capital to buy the standard inputs. My business is growing beans, maize and potatoes in kamoronyo village in Nakuru County. Maize and beans are the major crops in my farm as they give the highest returns with minimum inputs. I harvest them and sell to the millers in Nakuru and Thika town and sometimes a sell them to brokers in the area. The potatoes are seasonal and useful to ensure crop rotation in my farm though the also a high return in a good month. This are the best types of crops to grow as they form the staple food of our country hence high market demand.
Loan Proposal
I intend to buy pesticides and hire laborers to help in weeding the crops. the sum should be sufficient to ensure that i have a bumper harvest this season. the pesticides will be worth about Ksh.10000 and the labourers will cost around Ksh.8000.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$201.00
Date disbursed
May 11, 2015
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
21 months
Other loans
Lenders
Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo
San Francisco, United States
Summary
Amount repaid
$43.33
Amount remaining
$167.99
Expected completion
Mar 5, 2017
Status
Repaying late
Installment amount
$2.22
Repayment History
| Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2015 | $5.56 | May 24, 2015 | $5.56 |
| May 31, 2015 | $2.22 | May 31, 2015 | $0.89 |
| May 31, 2015 | $1.33 | ||
| Jun 7, 2015 | $2.22 | Jun 14, 2015 | $2.22 |
| Jun 14, 2015 | $2.22 | Jun 22, 2015 | $2.22 |
| Jun 21, 2015 | $2.22 | Jul 8, 2015 | $2.22 |
| Jun 28, 2015 | $2.22 | Jul 13, 2015 | $2.22 |
| Jul 5, 2015 | $2.22 | Jul 20, 2015 | $2.22 |
| Jul 12, 2015 | $2.22 | Jul 27, 2015 | $2.22 |
| Jul 19, 2015 | $2.22 | Aug 3, 2015 | $2.22 |
| Jul 26, 2015 | $2.22 | Aug 10, 2015 | $2.22 |
| Aug 2, 2015 | $2.22 | Aug 17, 2015 | $2.22 |
| Aug 9, 2015 | $2.22 | Aug 24, 2015 | $2.22 |
| Aug 16, 2015 | $2.22 | Aug 31, 2015 | $2.22 |
| Aug 23, 2015 | $2.22 | Sep 8, 2015 | $2.22 |
| Aug 30, 2015 | $2.22 | Sep 14, 2015 | $2.22 |
| Sep 6, 2015 | $2.22 | Sep 21, 2015 | $2.22 |
| Sep 13, 2015 | $2.22 | Sep 28, 2015 | $2.22 |
| Sep 20, 2015 | $2.22 | Oct 21, 2015 | $2.22 |
| Sep 27, 2015 | $2.22 | ||
| Oct 4, 2015 | $2.22 | ||
| Oct 11, 2015 | $2.22 | ||
| Oct 18, 2015 | $2.22 | ||
| Oct 25, 2015 | $2.22 | ||
| Nov 1, 2015 | $2.22 | ||
| Nov 8, 2015 | $2.22 | ||
| Nov 15, 2015 | $2.22 | ||
| Nov 22, 2015 | $2.22 | ||
| Nov 29, 2015 | $2.22 | ||
| Dec 6, 2015 | $2.22 | ||
| Dec 13, 2015 | $2.22 | ||
| Dec 20, 2015 | $2.22 | ||
| Dec 27, 2015 | $2.22 | ||
| Jan 3, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Jan 10, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Jan 17, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Jan 24, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Jan 31, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Feb 7, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Feb 14, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Feb 21, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Feb 28, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Mar 6, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Mar 13, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Mar 20, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Mar 27, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Apr 3, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Apr 10, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Apr 17, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Apr 24, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| May 1, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| May 8, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| May 15, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| May 22, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| May 29, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Jun 5, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Jun 12, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Jun 19, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Jun 26, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Jul 3, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Jul 10, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Jul 17, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Jul 24, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Jul 31, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Aug 7, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Aug 14, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Aug 21, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Aug 28, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Sep 4, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Sep 11, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Sep 18, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Sep 25, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Oct 2, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Oct 9, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Oct 16, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Oct 23, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Oct 30, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Nov 6, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Nov 13, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Nov 20, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Nov 27, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Dec 4, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Dec 11, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Dec 18, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Dec 25, 2016 | $2.22 | ||
| Jan 1, 2017 | $2.22 | ||
| Jan 8, 2017 | $2.22 | ||
| Jan 15, 2017 | $2.22 | ||
| Jan 22, 2017 | $2.22 | ||
| Jan 29, 2017 | $2.22 | ||
| Feb 5, 2017 | $2.22 | ||
| Feb 12, 2017 | $2.22 | ||
| Feb 19, 2017 | $2.22 | ||
| Feb 26, 2017 | $2.22 | ||
| Mar 5, 2017 | $1.32 | ||
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