Tabitha
Nakuru,kenya, Kenya
37% repaid
Name
Tabitha
Member since
April 2017
On-time repayments
24 installments • 13%
Introduce yourself to lenders.
my name is Tabitha wangui kiiru,i was born in nakuru kenya.i am the fifth born in a family of nine children.i started my education in my village being a bright child I proceed to baraka primary school where I sat for my kcpe exams and passed.i join menengai high school in nakuru .my life in high school was not easy being to school on and of due to lack of school fees because my mom was struggling to pay for my fee's and my three brothers who were in college and one in highschool.sometimes I was forced to work in people house to help my mum raise my school fees and also my transport since my school was a bit far I could not walk.i struggled through my high school and luckily managed to sit for my kcse exams.i was not too lucky to join college despite doing well in my exams.i started working at a friend's job place selling second hand clothes trying to raise money for my college education.i struggled but was not able to due to me being the only source helping my mom and siblings.luckly I was able to save a small amount of money and I decided to start my own small biz two years later.i love my country with a lot of tourism attraction nakuru is an example for flamingos in lake nakuru.am a proud mother of a four year girl Jasmin Njoki wangui.my daughter makes me happy because she keeps on reminding me that when she grows up she wants to be a doctor and help the sick people.my desire is to give her the best education to see her dreams come true.am a volleyballer and I love playing so much
Describe your business or income source.
I am a business lady working in my own business.i am a second hand clothes vendor I sell second hand clothes that are from Canada,usa China and Europe.many people love this clothes due to their uniquecness , durability and affordable since they are not expensive.i sell the clothes at a fair price to make it easier for customer and client to afford them.the profit money I get from my business I use it to pay for my house rent,my child school fee and some I pump back to my biz to make it continue growing
I will add more stocks (shirts)to my shop since customers like new things.i shirt costs 1 dollar and sell at 2 dollars , sometimes 3dollars this creates a profit of 1or 2dollars.when i add new shirts customers buy at a higher price making the profit to be high.t his will make my profit to increase by 1 dollar
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$27.00
Date disbursed
Apr 27, 2017
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
5 months
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