Adding stock to my grocery business

Magdalena

Mtwapa, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Magdalena

Member since

August 2016

On-time repayments

236 installments  •  43%

About Me

My names are Magdalena Katana. I was born and raised in Shanzu, which is a sublocation in Mombasa county in Kenya. I'am the third born in a family of eight children. I'm a happily married mother of three beautiful girls, Philister 14yrs, Sylvia 7yrs and Cynthia 4yrs. I got my education still in Mombasa.
Growing in a humble family, life was quite hard. We could go for some of the days with just a single meal. Even more frustrating, I could be sent out school because of unpaid fees. We could sometimes go and fetch water for our neighbors from a distant well, where we were paid and buy food.
With the hustle, I managed to complete my studies. I then started doing some jobs here and there, whereby I earned some money.
After saving for some time, I decided to start a green grocery business. It is three years now and still running and I'm enjoying the growth thanks to My lenders through Zidisha. My eldest daughter has joined high school this year and the others are still in primary school.
During my free time, I like watching gospel songs and soaps on television.

My Business

My business deals with all types of green groceries. I get vegetables, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, variety of fruits and more from the market in wholesale price then come and sell in the village in retail.
In return, I do get some profit which I normally use for my upkeep together with my kids and siblings. Now that my eldest daughter is in high school whereby the fees are quite expensive, I would love to help my husband by paying tuition fees for the younger daughters. In some instances when the sales are high, I do put some money back to the business as inventory.
Apart from my husband, I mostly depend on my business and I'am quite optimistic that with you my Lenders, it will grow to a big one and even create job opportunities for others.

Loan Proposal

My dear Lenders, I kindly please request for your help once again. I would like to add more stock on the business. Once I receive the loan , I plan to use it this way:-
50 dollars will be used to buy 4 crates of tomatoes,
30 dollars will go to buying 30 kg of onions,
30 dollars will be used to buy vegetables like spinaches, kale and cabbages,
10 dollars will go to buying some fruits eg mangoes, oranges and bananas,
The remaining 2 dollars will be for transport.
I pray that our Lord give you what you desire as you prepare to fund me. Thank you in advance.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$128.00

Date disbursed

Sep 10, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

5 months

Lenders

M

marvin24

Giessen, Germany

malcolm D

grants pass, United States

T

traderjohn

Baltimore, United States

JimVandegriff

Trinidad, California, United States

S

Scordato

Mattituck, United States

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

bigleaf

Nashville, United States

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

Otto Barten

Amsterdam, Netherlands

SuperMario28

Cudahy, United States

T

Tony1

Australia

Voscke

Utrecht, Netherlands

MD

Miles Dodge

CORVALLIS, United States

DF

Daniel Fehr-Krahn

Winnipeg, Canada

V

Vivek

Arlington, VA, United States

G

GS2

Germany

Aran Dunlop

United States

M

Magnus

Switzerland

KK

karl kerksiek

United States

B

Boris

Bern, Switzerland

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

chessplayer

Berlin, Germany

JA

Joshua Axtell

United States

Donald

United States

BE

Bob Ewing

United States

HCPSPIRIT

Helsinki, Finland

ED

Eunan Doherty

donegal ireland, Ireland

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

Maria

Germany

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  • Magdalena    Feb 10, 2022

    Dear Lenders, my prayer that you're all safe and sound.

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  • Magdalena    Jan 26, 2022

    My dear Lenders, things seems a bit better on my business. I promise to start repaying.

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  • Eric    Mar 9, 2021

    mag has promised to pay this week despite low incomes around

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  • Magdalena    Feb 25, 2021

    The business condition is too low still.

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  • Eric    Feb 8, 2021

    magdalne is down economically but he said she will comeback and pay

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  • Eric    Jan 7, 2021

    Mag said she has low incomes and urged to adjust for reduced amount.

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  • Eric    Dec 7, 2020

    Magdalene explained the low income she is getting and promised to pay soon

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  • Magdalena    Dec 1, 2020

    Dear Lenders, I'm still struggling.

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  • Eric    Nov 26, 2020

    she promised to pay next week

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  • Justus    Oct 22, 2020

    The lender has promised to increase her efforts on repayment

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  • Magdalena    Oct 5, 2020

    Things still down my Lenders.

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  • Timothy    Sep 8, 2020

    I called Karana and she told me that her business is not doing good at the moment. She promised to make repayment next month.

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  • Magdalena    Jul 28, 2020

    My Lenders,, hope you're all well. Things still not good in the business.

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  • Magdalena    Jun 8, 2020

    Really affected the business. COVID

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  • Magdalena    Apr 20, 2020

    My Lenders, everything is in a mess now.

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  • Magdalena    Mar 3, 2020

    My Dear Lenders, my hope that you're doing great. My financial situation is still not okay. I believe things will change.

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  • Magdalena    Jan 21, 2020

    My Lenders I'm still in same situation. Thanks so much as I pray for the best.

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  • Magdalena    Nov 26, 2019

    Dear Lenders, things are not going well for me. Please allow me remain with the reduced installment. Many thanks.

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  • Magdalena    Sep 22, 2019

    My Dear Lenders, I'm very sorry for not being able to make payments properly. This is due to very low sales in my business. Will not give up hoping for the best in future.

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  • Magdalena    Jul 27, 2019

    My Lenders,
    My prayer that you are all in good health.. The business is still too difficult. Trying to get it back to track but seems tricky. Please let me remain with the reduced installment. Thanks and Be blessed.

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