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Mary

Mtwapa, Kenya

33% repaid

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Entrepreneur

Name

Mary

Member since

October 2012

On-time repayments

14 installments • 29%

About Me

my name is mary married with 3 children who are now in school called bembisha academy.i live in langola sifa mikanjuni in mtwapa.i have a restaurant business with mtwapa serving about 100 customers in a day.i went to Tsagwa primary school in the year 1999.The earning i got shall be use to expand my business and be able also to feed my family.

My Business

i have a restaurant within mtwapa mtomondoni in kenya.i sell ugali,beans,vchapati,pilau,donuts,tea,customers prefer coming to my shop because my prices are reasonable and i cook good food for them.this is profitable because the urge for eating is always there and hence a viable business venture.i make about kshs 13,000 per month and i have expenses amounting to kshs 5,000 and i remain with kshs 8,000 which is enough to pay my loan.

Loan Proposal

I have a restaurant within Mtwapa Mtomondoni in Kenya.I sell ugali,beans,chapati,pilau,donuts and tea.I will therefore use the loan to buy more stock for my local restaurant within Mtwapa.This shall include maize flour,wheat flour for chapati and more meat to add to my stock.This shall costs about kshs 25,000 and the rest shall be used for miscellaneous purposes.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$358.00

Date disbursed

Nov 5, 2012

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

15 months

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russell Nov 16, 2013

Hi mary could you make at least a small token payment to show us you are still there and have not forgotten us.

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Elinor Sep 16, 2013

Is your child feeling better? I see you are behind and I hope you have not encountered more difficulty.

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Mary Mar 18, 2013

hello and thank you for this chance. i had a sick child and this has made me hard to do my business for the last month. as well election has been difficult time for kenya. for this reason i would like to ask for one month of grace period so that i can be able to pay my loan without any problem. thank you

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- Elinor Mar 18, 2013
  
  I am so sorry to hear that your child is sick. I hope your child recovers and is healthy again soon and that everything stays peaceful in your area.
  
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AWeber Feb 11, 2013

Hello Lenders,

My name is Andrew Weber and I recently served as a Zidisha Client Relationship Manger in Kenya. There I paid a visit to Mary at her home in a village outside the city of Mtwapa on the coast. Mary has endured a difficult life but continues to face her challenges with an admirable level of courage and determination. Her husband has passed away, leaving her to raise three children aged 4, 8, and 10 on her own.

Currently Mary scrapes by through operating a small restaurant (or “hotel” as they call them in Kenya). Her hotel serves a variety of breakfast pastries in the morning and rice, beans, and maize for lunch. She buys all of her supplies from a wholesale store in the nearby city of Mtwapa. She has operated the business for 11 years and has many regular customers who swear by her cooking. She is currently only able to save a small amount of money, so looks forward to uses the money from this and future Zidisha loans to by a motor bike so she can carry a greater supply of food back from the nearby wholesale store. It is possible for her to expand her menu and increase her customer base, but she has simply lacked the funds to afford transportation for this increased supply. Mary looks forward to her next loan when she should be able to afford a new motor bike.

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Elinor Jan 10, 2013

Glad to see your first payment on time! I hope things are going well for you!

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Mary Nov 5, 2012

God bless my lenders.

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