Name
Elizabeth
Member since
December 2014
On-time repayments
133 installments • 8%
I am married and a mother of five children that depend on farming to raise and educate my children. I was not lucky to get a college education myself because money was often a challenge but I strive so that my children get education and not have to struggle like I had to while growing up. I have a daughter in college and one son in high school. I started farming to supplement my husband's earning, which is not enough to support my children education and our upkeep. And although I did not study agriculture, I learned and gained experience while doing the farming. My land, which my husband inherited from his father is huge but the scarcity of rain makes farming a difficult activity. Therefore, we depend on water from wells to do the farming. People in my are generally hard working and so I am able to handle these difficulties. We are also kind people and welcome visitors from different areas and cultures. My area has some interesting scenes that I encourage you to visits and see. My daughter who is currently in college would like to be a lecturer and my son would love to be an artist. Me eldest son graduated last year in college and has started teaching. My other two daughters are married. My hobby is farming and as a person that is active in the society and a member of a woman group, I am involved in an NGO-Government supported program that teach women about various issues on health.
My business involves cultivating mostly maize and selling the harvests locally. I have also planted fruits on my farm, which is a farming activity that is becoming popular in my area but the fruit plants are not yet mature to produce fruits. The costs of my business include labour costs, which is about 3000 to 4000 KES (about US$35 - 45) per planting season. On average, I get about 60 bags of maize per planting season and one bag sells at between 2500 KES to 3500 KES. My gross income is 150,000 to 210,000 KES (about 1,600 to 2,300 USD) per planting season. Due the scarcity of rain we are able to plant only once per year.
Because I did the planting around the end of October, I need money to pay workers to cultivate or remove weed out of the maize plantation (about $30). I also need to add fertilizers and spray the maize (which need about $70). And being January when schools are opening and I am required to pay school fees, this money will be very helpful. Maize farming depends very much on fertilizers and cultivation an so the loan will have a positive impact on the productivity of the plantation and also the profits I will make due to increased bags of maize.
Positive
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Neutral
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Negative
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$100.00
Date disbursed
Dec 30, 2014
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
31 months
Amount repaid
$14.74
Amount remaining
$112.94
Expected completion
Jul 23, 2017
Status
Repaying late
Installment amount
$1.12
Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
---|---|---|---|
Jan 11, 2015 | $2.04 | Jan 13, 2015 | $1.01 |
Jan 13, 2015 | $1.03 | ||
Jan 18, 2015 | $1.12 | Jan 20, 2015 | $0.56 |
Jan 20, 2015 | $0.56 | ||
Jan 25, 2015 | $1.12 | Feb 3, 2015 | $1.12 |
Feb 1, 2015 | $1.12 | Feb 3, 2015 | $1.12 |
Feb 8, 2015 | $1.12 | Feb 10, 2015 | $1.12 |
Feb 15, 2015 | $1.12 | Feb 10, 2015 | $1.12 |
Feb 22, 2015 | $1.12 | Mar 5, 2015 | $0.67 |
Mar 5, 2015 | $0.45 | ||
Mar 1, 2015 | $1.12 | Mar 10, 2015 | $1.12 |
Mar 8, 2015 | $1.12 | Mar 10, 2015 | $1.12 |
Mar 15, 2015 | $1.12 | Jul 23, 2015 | $0.56 |
Jul 23, 2015 | $0.56 | ||
Mar 22, 2015 | $1.12 | Aug 3, 2015 | $0.67 |
Aug 3, 2015 | $0.45 | ||
Mar 29, 2015 | $0.22 | Aug 3, 2015 | $0.22 |
Apr 5, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Apr 12, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Apr 19, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Apr 26, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
May 3, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
May 10, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
May 17, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
May 24, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
May 31, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Jun 7, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Jun 14, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Jun 21, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Jun 28, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Jul 5, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Jul 12, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Jul 19, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Jul 26, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Aug 2, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Aug 9, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Aug 16, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Aug 23, 2015 | $1.12 | Sep 8, 2015 | $0.62 |
Sep 8, 2015 | $0.51 | ||
Aug 30, 2015 | $1.12 | Sep 8, 2015 | $0.11 |
Sep 6, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Sep 13, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Sep 20, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Sep 27, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Oct 4, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Oct 11, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Oct 18, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Oct 25, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Nov 1, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Nov 8, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Nov 15, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Nov 22, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Nov 29, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Dec 6, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Dec 13, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Dec 20, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Dec 27, 2015 | $1.12 | ||
Jan 3, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Jan 10, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Jan 17, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Jan 24, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Jan 31, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Feb 7, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Feb 14, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Feb 21, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Feb 28, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Mar 6, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Mar 13, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Mar 20, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Mar 27, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Apr 3, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Apr 10, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Apr 17, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Apr 24, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
May 1, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
May 8, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
May 15, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
May 22, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
May 29, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Jun 5, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Jun 12, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Jun 19, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Jun 26, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Jul 3, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Jul 10, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Jul 17, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Jul 24, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Jul 31, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Aug 7, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Aug 14, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Aug 21, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Aug 28, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Sep 4, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Sep 11, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Sep 18, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Sep 25, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Oct 2, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Oct 9, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Oct 16, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Oct 23, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Oct 30, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Nov 6, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Nov 13, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Nov 20, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Nov 27, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Dec 4, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Dec 11, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Dec 18, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Dec 25, 2016 | $1.12 | ||
Jan 1, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Jan 8, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Jan 15, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Jan 22, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Jan 29, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Feb 5, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Feb 12, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Feb 19, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Feb 26, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Mar 5, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Mar 12, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Mar 19, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Mar 26, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Apr 2, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Apr 9, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Apr 16, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Apr 23, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Apr 30, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
May 7, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
May 14, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
May 21, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
May 28, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Jun 4, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Jun 11, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Jun 18, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Jun 25, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Jul 2, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Jul 9, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Jul 16, 2017 | $1.12 | ||
Jul 23, 2017 | $1.82 |
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