Josphine

Location:	Pangani, Kenya
Gender:	Female
Age:	61
Occupation:	Green Grocer
Sector:	Food/Vendor
Amount Requested:	$1,060.00
Amount Unfulfilled:	$775.00 The "amount unfulfilled" refers to the portion of the loan that has not yet been funded. You may choose to fill all or part of any loan. Any donation beyond the amount unfulfilled will be placed into our General Fund.

About the entrepreneur

Josphine is a widowed mother of four children. She is currently self-employed as a grocer, she finds it difficult to provide enough income for quality meals for the home as well as paying school fees for each of the children. She currently has the added difficulty of taking care of her nieces and nephews as their parents are currently out of work.

About the loan

Josphine does very well to provide for her children and extended family with what she has but she is hoping that through some extra capital to increase her produce variety that she will be able to gain a larger customer base and be able to gradually increase her income enough to find herself in a more permanent building and sustainable business.