Virginia
Kitengela, Kenya
28% repaid
Name
Virginia
Member since
February 2015
On-time repayments
123 installments • 46%
My name is Virginia born in Thika near the capital city of Kenya – Nairobi. I was born in a family of three and I am the second born. Thika is an industrial town which is about 40 kilometers from Nairobi and it here where you will find heavy industries for making vehicles and food processing. My parents were businesspeople and I was raised up in an urban setup while helping our parents in their business activities.
I did my education up to secondary school and then joined a course in hairdressing where I got a certificate after one year training. I could not secure a job after the training so I resorted to doing odd jobs to earn a living.
I finally decided to start food business where I would prepare the food at home and take it to construction sites where the workers would buy the food. I later opened a makeshift hotel where I am still operating to date.
I am married with two children 10 and 4 years old and they are both in school.
I run a small restaurant where I serve people who surround my hotel. I sell popular food at an affordable price. I also sell packaged food in take-away form (where a food is packaged and the clients eats outside the hotel as shown on my profile photo). I manage to keep the price to the minimum by reducing the overheads and doing most of the chores by myself. I also try to source the food directly from the farmers so as to cut off the middlemen.
This business is quite profitable and I have earned a large group of loyal customers who came for their meals at my place. I also do outside catering on request and this is doing quite well too. I make a about $15 per day and half of that is my profit. I use this money to supplement my husband’s effort of providing for our family.
As stated earlier, my business has grown tremendously. This growth has come with some challenges since I cannot accommodate all clients in my tiny eatery joint. I am losing business due to this set-back and I now want to spend this money to move to a more spacious joint.
I will spend about $250 to pay for lent and lease agreement and use the balance to paint and brand the new place. Thank you so much and I hope to get funded once more.
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$360.00
Date disbursed
Jan 27, 2016
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
17 months
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Amount repaid
$105.00
Amount remaining
$273.97
Expected completion
Jul 15, 2017
Status
Repaying late
Installment amount
$5.00
Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
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Feb 6, 2016 | $10.00 | Feb 15, 2016 | $10.00 |
Feb 13, 2016 | $0.00 | ||
Feb 20, 2016 | $5.00 | Feb 24, 2016 | $5.00 |
Feb 27, 2016 | $5.00 | Mar 6, 2016 | $5.00 |
Mar 5, 2016 | $5.00 | Mar 6, 2016 | $5.00 |
Mar 12, 2016 | $5.00 | Mar 27, 2016 | $5.00 |
Mar 19, 2016 | $5.00 | Mar 27, 2016 | $5.00 |
Mar 26, 2016 | $5.00 | Mar 27, 2016 | $5.00 |
Apr 2, 2016 | $5.00 | Apr 25, 2016 | $5.00 |
Apr 9, 2016 | $5.00 | Apr 25, 2016 | $5.00 |
Apr 16, 2016 | $5.00 | Apr 25, 2016 | $5.00 |
Apr 23, 2016 | $5.00 | Apr 30, 2016 | $5.00 |
Apr 30, 2016 | $5.00 | May 8, 2016 | $5.00 |
May 7, 2016 | $5.00 | May 8, 2016 | $5.00 |
May 14, 2016 | $5.00 | Jun 12, 2016 | $5.00 |
May 21, 2016 | $5.00 | Jun 27, 2016 | $5.00 |
May 28, 2016 | $5.00 | Jun 27, 2016 | $5.00 |
Jun 4, 2016 | $5.00 | Jun 27, 2016 | $5.00 |
Jun 11, 2016 | $5.00 | Jun 27, 2016 | $5.00 |
Jun 18, 2016 | $5.00 | Jun 27, 2016 | $5.00 |
Jun 25, 2016 | $5.00 | Jun 27, 2016 | $5.00 |
Jul 2, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Jul 9, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Jul 16, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Jul 23, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Jul 30, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Aug 6, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Aug 13, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Aug 20, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Aug 27, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Sep 3, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Sep 10, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Sep 17, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Sep 24, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Oct 1, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Oct 8, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Oct 15, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Oct 22, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Oct 29, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Nov 5, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Nov 12, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Nov 19, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Nov 26, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Dec 3, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Dec 10, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Dec 17, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Dec 24, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Dec 31, 2016 | $5.00 | ||
Jan 7, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Jan 14, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Jan 21, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Jan 28, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Feb 4, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Feb 11, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Feb 18, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Feb 25, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Mar 4, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Mar 11, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Mar 18, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Mar 25, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Apr 1, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Apr 8, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Apr 15, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Apr 22, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Apr 29, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
May 6, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
May 13, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
May 20, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
May 27, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Jun 3, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Jun 10, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Jun 17, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Jun 24, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Jul 1, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Jul 8, 2017 | $5.00 | ||
Jul 15, 2017 | $3.97 |
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