Alex
Nairobi, Kenya
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Name
Alex
Member since
October 2015
On-time repayments
35 installments • 0%
Am alex njau from central province kenya in kiambu district.
i was born and raised to a humble family of seven my dear parents passed on in a terrible road accident in the year 2012 living me as the first born with responsibilties to take care of my sibllings, life was so hard after the lose but at least today am proud to say farming has opend way for me and my brothers.
i joined karura high school and straight after i joined kenya institue of bussiness studies it was unfortunate for me to drop out in my secound year after my parents passed on.
i settled for farming as my parents alwas said farming is everything, i now plant carrots, maize, and tree for sell as we4 were left with five acre piece of land.
i like to play basket ball and hockey is my favorite game.
My farming business is specialised in selling of trees but vegatables works as a substatantial source of daily money to cater for food and basic needs.
In a good day i sell seventeen trees at a cost of 1 us dollar making a profit of 12 usd after packaging expenses.
This money i make is used to finance my brothers school and clothing.
12 us dollars is close to 1,500 kenya shillings wich i manage to surport my family and farm.
Granted 55 us dollars i will buy diffrent variety of tree seedlings as stated below.
cypress tree 1kg seedlings at $ 10
blue gum trees 1 kg at $10
sukuma wiki kales seedlings 2 kgs at $ 15
cabbages vegatable seedlings at 1 kg $ 10
a new panga for cultivation at $ 10
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$200.00
Date disbursed
Oct 24, 2015
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
8 months
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