Project Updates

Hello zidisha team,It is my hope that you are keeping safe,my last loan helped me increase profits since I was able to add stock ain my clothes selling business and also was able to buy good quality food for my pigs and was also able to finish successfully my CPA(certified public accountant) 1 and 2, unfortunately when corona happened my business were not doing well because pig food prices were increased and thus profit decreased,also the cost of buying mitumba(second hand clothes) also increased,customers purchasing power also decreased thus a reduction in profit,after a deliberation and discussing with my husband I decided to sell all my pigs and the stock of clothes I had and decided to venture into another business,I was also able to get employment as an assistant accountant at a company called muigai commercial agency in Nakuru Kenya,I must say that were it not for zidisha team I wouldn't be able to get employment as an accountant because with your help I was able to sit for my exams and passed.

Despite, late payment let confess that, the previous loan really propelled my progress. I'm much ahead.
I used the funding to start a business of selling internet services within Nairobi.

With the funds raised from this loan I need to buy 7 sewing machine to help teach and develop sewing skills for young girls in our community. I have embarked on a bigger project of sewing more reusable washable sanitary pads. This is because the demand has increased for our target market who in this case are the women and young ladies. The profits made will used to to more fabric materials for sewing more clothing so as to earn more income generation and develop more skill in our community.

Thank you to you all my lenders that have supported me to see to it that my business project becomes a success.May God bless all

Doing service for Tuk tuk after purchase.The new Tuk tuk costs 2600$ from dayun.Much appreciation to lenders.

I would like to improve my farming activities so I will use the loan to purchase fertilizer to support my crops. Thank you

Dear Mr Doug Henderson, am so happy for your support and encouraging words, indeed my project has attracted many youths our community especially many that have dropped out of school and now loitering the streets can find relief by learning how to sew and become independent. Thank you very much sir once again for your support.

Hi Caroline, thank you for your commitment to children's education. We need more Caroline's in the world :) With love from NZ - Rachel.

Thanks rlfor lending this loan to me
It has really helped me and I will like to thank you all for helping me

Mirriam

Good luck with your venture. I admire you for teaching others and helping others to better themselves. I have had people in my background that have done that for me.

Thank you funders.Our books inventory is steadily building up.The number of schools buying text books has been increasing.
A significant funding will facilitate physical bookstore establishment.

Hello family, I am so grateful for you trusting and lending my project. I received the funds and immediately put the funds to purpose. I am now a real farmer because I managed to buy a heifer as I had outlined in my proposal. Thank you and am humbled.

I would like to buy a water tank for storying more water for my project this will help me carb the water shortages during drought season in my area where many people depend on rain water which is seasonal.Thanks alot Mr PaulE and Mr Amanda Linde for the support

Thank you for making my dream and goals possible to give me the loan to pay off my mother's hospital bill's and other expenses needed

First of all, I want to thank each and everyone that contributed to my funding am very happy. I will use the money to buy laptop battery to help me work online and earn income to help me settle my bills. This was so fast. My heart is full of gratitude and anyone that contributed towards my funds, may God bless you abundantly. May God fill your pockets and enlarge your territory. I am out of words all I can say is thank you a lot.

Feel hopeful and full of thanks for the people who never knew you but gave a helping hand.
Thank you

I am a sheep farmer. The problem is that I don't own a ram which has lead to delay in breeding of my ewes. This amount will enable me to buy good breed of a young ram. Improved breeds of my sheep will mean a good income from my farm.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all the members who funded my project. I can now buy the ram.

Good morning Good people, Am well and blessed this morning. Always grateful for what zidisha is doing to change the lives of many throughout the world mine included. The last loan I received really helped me. I have a small tuck shop co-owned with my wife which was struggling to restock following poor sales during these pre-corona times. I re-stocked with the funds loaned and once more the business is up and doing fine. The increased earnings though not so much, but enabled me pay a sizeable chunk of my children's school fees. It's my belief if this picks and continues this way will be able to stabilize and pay for even more needs of my young family. I believe this next funding will push me even more to revamp my stocks.

Good luck, Douglas!

know there are a number of things you have achieved, because of some special people you have in your life. I’m sure if you look back, you will know you wouldn’t be here but for those special persons. thank you

I will buy 3 sewing machine and employ 2 helpers as demand is growing at my tailoring shop. This will help me to serve my customers on time as they bring their orders in bulk especially school uniforms.
Thank you to you all o my lenders for supporting me once again, am so grateful and may God bless you more.

Thank you all for the quick funding of my loan. I will deposit the cash to the school's bank account now so the kid can report to school tomorrow morning.

The loan that I requested the previous time, that's nearly four or five years ago was of great assistance. It helped me top up my baby's medical fees. I pass my many thanks to the team of zidisha for the pool of members here in supporting one another in fulfilling dreams and responsibilities.

This community is so helpful. I love being a member.

Dear lenders and backers the previous loan you helped to raise indeed did a lot for me, especially on part of teaching and impacting young girls our community to acquire sewing skill on reusable sanitary pads. Am grateful for your support because these funds have gone in vain because more youths benefiting in our community and there lives are changing because of your support through Zidisha loan.
Thank you very much for supporting me in this project, I hope will also support me in the same project future. Thank you

I've been supplying bags of maize at lower cost to the remote areas especially to the vulnerable communities

With the funds am raising from this Zidisha loan, I would to buy organic fertilizer, pesticides and herbicides for vegetable farming to get rid of worms attacking the vegetables and other farming inputs to help me in developing my vegetable gardens to have a good harvest. Therefore I will be able to grow more crops for sell and earn more profits. Am anticipating my profits to increase from 4000 ZMW to 8000 ZMW.

The loan you supported me helped a lot I bought all all the farming inputs and the vegetables are growing very well, am so happy with Zidisha Loans and life is really changing and that of my family. Thank you very much and may God bless .

Thank you all,

May God Bless You.

Now i can purchase chicken feed for my poultry.

I am grateful.

Regards,
Catherine

Dear my lenders and backers of my loan, am so happy you supported me in my previous loan and I was able to buy the sewing machine and buy some fabric materials , I made school uniforms and jerseys and I was able to generate good profits, with Zidisha loan I can now see the light otherwise I had lost hope. Thank you for your efforts and support.

Dear Lenders,
Thank you so much for the loan ,it went a long way to adding products especially the male shampoos , testers and many more products that have slowly boosted my business in profit margins . I have expanded and there is a male full beauty section and thus more clients . I am so grateful.
Charity

All the best

I will like to say a big thanks to my backers for their kindness in supporting me raise the money I requested for. This was really helpful in order to help boast my credit limit. As it were, the actual amount needed to fund my project is quite higher than what my credit limit can enable to me to acquire and so, the only best remedy is to build good credentials and prove my legibility in my repayment of the loan I acquire until my credit limit is enough to execute my project.
I'm really grateful for being there for me and as being here requires, I am willing to help raise funds for others as far as I can meet the targets o their needs. Thank you!

Hello, zidisha team. Many thanks to this supportive organization. personally, I want to thank Alfred Ofori for the last loan.
I managed to top up my savings and bought a complete toolbox that has dramatically improved efficiency in my work. am looking forward to growing with you all.

Thankyou for the money. I have already received the ordered bag of charcoal and its ready for sale. Thanks very much

Last loan helped me in transportation. The distance from where I sell my things and main market is two and a half kilometers. So I was helped a lot. I use motorbike to transport. Zidisha came in help when I needed money most. My business is growing hope Zidisha will still be there for me

Thanks so much my supporters.
I will use the funds to buy vegetable items at wholsale price and sell at retail prices.
I will purchase a box of tomatoes, a sack of onions and another sack of irish potatoes.
After selling I predict to a profitvof about ksh 3000/= per week.
I will use profit repay my loan and use the remaining for upkeep of my children who are in college.
Thanks again my lenders for supporting my project.
I promise to make prompt payments.
God bless you all.

I really appreciate the support and contribution towards my business. So far my journey with Zidisha has been very fruitful for my poultry business. Yesterday I picked my very first Eggs from the Plymouth rock birds i have been feeding your funds from this platform and it was a great feeling.

I think no one know how happy I am. The progress that am making through help from members of Zidisha will take me to another level of prosperity.being with people who understands the need of help from for stepping one step to another is miracle. After I got help from members now I supply roofing material without delay, and I get more referrals because of good services.and good services is because I have support from members..thank you very much

This loan will be use towards purchasing a sewing machine to help employed workers to help me. And it my greatest pleasure for your contribution

Halo, thank you so much for trusting me and funding my project.. the money will be used to pay college fee for my daughter, buy her a lap top and a smart phone that she will be using in college.. this will make it easy for her to be in school as I work out on how to repay the loan with any worries of being sent home for school fee
I take this opportunity to thank you all once again
Blessings

I am so excited for the support I have consistently received from the Zidisha Community.
With this boost, I will now be able to buy a new hose pipe for my carwash business in Nandi County, Kenya.
This way, my customers who have been complaining of low pressure because of the burst pipe, will now be happier with my service. I will certainly post the progress of my business here.
Thank you so much for helping me walk towards financial stability through your generous funding. I must also, albeit in my own small way, help others behind me, aspiring for different success stories. Thank you for being a compassionate family.

I thank you for this wonderful dollars I will buy the items to make another Booth I will start doing that I will help me to go forward.

I wish you the best of luck.

Thank you so much to the lenders for helping me with cash that helped me add on the money that I needed to buy assorted things for my business

May God help you as you do your business

Best of luck Nelson! As someone who has a masters in food systems, I love and fully support what you're doing.

My business is now getting to start a new shape and I thank you all for making it possible

I will buy a scanner to expand my cyberCafe business. It will expand my business as there is a high need for it by my customers. Thank you all my supporters for making this happen. I promise to make use of the scanner to expand my cyber and repay the loan on time. Be blessed

I want to say thank you for funding my loan i will use it to buy more materials for my cyber cafe,the loan will help me alot to easy the running of my business

This loan has helped me to pay part of my rent.Though it was not enough to complete but it has given me chance to stay in the room and to continue with the rest of the balance.