Victor
Techiman, Ghana, Ghana
39% repaid
Name
Victor
Member since
December 2016
On-time repayments
84 installments • 36%
Am Victor Baah, a 26 year old graduate from the university for development studies, tamale- Ghana. I studied Pubic health nutrition. I completed techiman secondary school and Asueyi methodist junior high and primary school, all in techiman-Ghana.
I am community nutritionist who sees to the dietary interventions of people who needs help with diet and health within the bia-district and beyond. Most of the conditions in the district are dietary related disorders example diabetes, hypertension, cancers and so on, that are highly related with poor eating habits, consumption of high risk processed foods, bad food additives coupled with low education and promotion on diet and health.
AIM
To reduce the prevalence of dietary related conditions through health education and promotion and also make available chemical free and organic foods for purchase throughout the various health centers in the district.
To establish nutrition care clinics such as diabetes clinic, baby friendly clinics, pregnancy schools where individual diets may be reviewed and assessed. This may provide the venue to sell nutritious diet or food as well
HOW I STARTED
I consulted some key stakeholders in the district to let them know of the wide spread of these dietary related ailments and how assessing good quality foods coupled with education could help reduce this incidence. Later I raised some money (not enough) to start a health food store where chemical free foods are sold. I started moving through the health centers to promote this innovation.
hobby and pastime
reading e-books and researching into diet and health
goods and services
provide dietary education and promotion
sell chemical free foods to people in the district
established health food store
this goods and services are on high demands because of lack of its availability in the district and also the increased rick of incidence of dietary related diseases
why?
to help reduce prevalence of dietary related diseases by making available these services and goods to all individuals of different age groups
typical cost of business= 2500 GHC and revenue= 600 cedis per month
profits, are used as inventory since the business is not large
By additional products to stock my health food shop. To invest further.
Things to buy with loan
Diabetes sugar 20 boxes× $12 = $240
Diabetes milk powder 4 boxes × $10 = $40
Tombrown (maisoyforte) 10boxes × $7.26= $72.6
Benefit
This will improve the range of health products design to impact the Heath of my customers.
It will also improve the health status of individuals in my community.
How much to expect
This loan if granted can boost my profit by $36 every week.
It will also help me employ an assistant to help in the sales of the products
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$359.00
Date disbursed
May 20, 2017
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
16 months
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