Benson
Nairobi, Kenya
100% repaid
Name
Benson
Member since
April 2014
On-time repayments
67 installments • 51%
I was brought up in the Western rural community. When my parents passed on, well wishers assisted me to go through my primary and secondary education. I later started a small business in the rural, selling vegetables and other horticultural produce at the local markets. Later, I joined a youth group where I underwent entrepreneurship training. We got financial support that we used to purchase interlocking bricks machine. The project is ongoing and helping many community members.
I started my own business in the suburbs of Kawangware. I offer hostel services to students in the low income earning families. I wish to expand the housing to accommodate more students.
I operate a hostel service in the Kawangware slums. Many families in this community are mostly single parent. Most of the parents/guardians work as casuals (house helps) in homes in the adjacent Lavington estate. They therefore find jobs which require them to stay at the work place. To find a means to stay for their children who attend school, I offer the hostel services, though the children go to different school in the slums. I have decided to reinvest the profits to expand more on infrastructure and materials required for homework help.
I just discovered that parents want to leave their children with people who can enhance their academics and knowledge in general. I plan to purchase learning material for the students in Webstar hostel to help them improve in their academics so as to attract more clients. I intend to buy revision books and expand the hostel further and also employ an additional part-time teacher who will assist the boys in the hostel with homework and other challenging areas in their studies.
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$143.00
Date disbursed
Mar 24, 2015
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
5 months
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Amount repaid
$150.65
Amount remaining
$0.00
Date repaid
Aug 18, 2015
Status
Fully repaid
Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
---|---|---|---|
Apr 5, 2015 | $7.92 | Apr 4, 2015 | $7.92 |
Apr 12, 2015 | $7.92 | Apr 4, 2015 | $1.31 |
Apr 15, 2015 | $6.62 | ||
Apr 19, 2015 | $7.92 | Apr 15, 2015 | $2.18 |
Apr 21, 2015 | $5.75 | ||
Apr 26, 2015 | $7.92 | Apr 21, 2015 | $1.95 |
Apr 27, 2015 | $5.98 | ||
May 3, 2015 | $7.92 | Apr 27, 2015 | $0.07 |
May 23, 2015 | $7.86 | ||
May 10, 2015 | $7.92 | May 23, 2015 | $7.92 |
May 17, 2015 | $7.92 | May 23, 2015 | $7.92 |
May 24, 2015 | $7.92 | May 23, 2015 | $0.47 |
Jun 3, 2015 | $7.45 | ||
May 31, 2015 | $7.92 | Jun 3, 2015 | $7.92 |
Jun 7, 2015 | $1.11 | Jun 3, 2015 | $1.11 |
Jun 14, 2015 | $5.49 | Jun 13, 2015 | $5.49 |
Jun 21, 2015 | $5.49 | Jul 7, 2015 | $5.49 |
Jun 28, 2015 | $5.49 | Jul 7, 2015 | $5.49 |
Jul 5, 2015 | $5.49 | Jul 7, 2015 | $5.49 |
Jul 12, 2015 | $5.49 | Jul 9, 2015 | $5.49 |
Jul 19, 2015 | $5.49 | Jul 19, 2015 | $5.49 |
Jul 26, 2015 | $5.49 | Jul 19, 2015 | $1.65 |
Jul 26, 2015 | $3.85 | ||
Aug 2, 2015 | $0.55 | Jul 26, 2015 | $0.55 |
Aug 9, 2015 | $10.99 | Aug 3, 2015 | $10.99 |
Aug 16, 2015 | $10.99 | Aug 9, 2015 | $10.99 |
Aug 23, 2015 | $6.04 | Aug 9, 2015 | $6.04 |
Aug 30, 2015 | $3.30 | Aug 15, 2015 | $3.30 |
Sep 6, 2015 | $3.30 | Aug 18, 2015 | $3.30 |
Sep 13, 2015 | $4.60 | Aug 18, 2015 | $4.60 |
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