Agribusiness project

Mathews

Kisumu City, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Mathews

Member since

May 2017

On-time repayments

7 installments  •  86%

About Me

I am 28 years old, a graduate with a bachelor degrees in Environmental Science. Since childhood I have beat all odds to reach my level of education, being an orphan. I used to work for people in order to pay my school fees. On top of that I was growing vegetables, sell and provide school fees and food for my siblings.
With all these hardships I managed to get government sponsorship that enabled me join university, after excelling in high school exams. I am a role model to my two siblings who are soon joining higher learning through my effort.

My Business

After graduating, getting a job was not very easy so I continued growing vegetables with my savings from loan I was being given back in the university. I also managed to start poultry farming, where I was keeping chicken, their droppings utilized to improve soil fertility for the crops I was growing.
Returns ranged from Ksh. 80000 to Ksh. 130000 in every six months
A quarter of the return was saved, half of the remainder was used for my siblings schooling and the other half for basic needs.
Through networks, a colleague connected me with a telecommunication company where I now sell its products in a shop I started.

Loan Proposal

I will use the loan to buy water tank and some perforated pipes for irrigation. The pipes will supply water to tomatoes that I intend to grow as one of the crops.

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  • Claire Lewis    Jul 2, 2017

    Mathews paid his loan fully ahead of time. I would recommend him for future funding

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$3.00

Date disbursed

May 21, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

3 weeks

Lenders

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

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