Food supplies for my needy students
Damaris
Delmonte Thika, Kenya
109% paid forward
Entrepreneur
Name
Damaris
Member since
April 2017
On-time repayments
48 installments • 52%
About Me
My name is Damaris Okwuosa, I am a graduate teacher, a mother and a small scale business woman. I also engage in charity work whenever I have funds. Am the 6th child in my family. Raised by my mom. I got interested in business to be able to substitute the income that I get from my day job. This has helped to supplement the needs of my children and some of the people who benefit from the charity donations that I am able to make. I enrolled and completed a business mentorship program sponsored by UNITAR AND ABSA. Through this program I was mentored and able to manage my small business well and balance it well with my day job.
My Business
I have been selling small fish,( omena) or dagaa in my neighborhood. I do this on small scale. I get a profit of about Ksh7,000/-per month. This business helps me to manage expenses in my house, am able to provide basic utilities for my children. I also started a new side business; food related. I prepare snacks(mandazi) for school going children ,these snacks sell very well in the morning. This has helped me to expand my income a little bit and to cushion me in the tough economic times.
Am also gaining more experience on how to grow my business. I hope that in the near future I shall be able to expand my business and get moreopportunities and an Increased customer base.
Project Proposal
Am a teacher,i have a class of 51 students. They're now sitting for the final exam in secondary school. Some of my students come from very needy homes and sometimes during their study time in school they've had to leave and go work on hand jobs to be able to get food supplies.
During this exam period they may not be able to make it to work..I intend to use this funds to buy some flour, just to ensure that they have a meal once they get home..we could also buy about 10kgs of rice which will be great.
I will try my best to raise funds from my vegetable garden and repay the loan.
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Project Info
Project Type
Pay It Forward
Disbursed amount
$14.00
Date disbursed
Dec 3, 2022
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