Back up generator for poultry business

Geoffrey

Nairobi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Geoffrey

Member since

July 2013

On-time repayments

280 installments  •  72%

About Me

My name is Geoffrey Mwaniki, I reside in Nairobi County, Embakasi District, Fedha Estate. I was born in Machakos County, Kathiani Division, Kaani Sub Location. It is 12km from Machakos Town to Kaani town. And approximately 400 meters off Machakos Kitui road. There is a school next to my farm called St Catherine Girls High School. I am married to Edith Baru and we have been blessed with a baby boy called Nathanael Mwaniki.He is now 4 and half years. I have been farming for the last 6 years. What started as a passion has now grown to be an established business thanks to Zidisha loans which has helped me to grow my farming business.

My Business

I am in agribusiness where I practice mixed farming. I have a Green house where I grow tomatoes and capsicums. I am also in poultry where I have 200 indigenous birds. I also have cattle and have also planted pawpaws and mangoes. I have experienced tremendous growth over the last 2 years that I have been in the business. For example, I started with 5 she goats and 1 he goat and now I have over 20 goats. In the area of Poultry, I have been able to construct a house which can hold over 2,000 birds from proceeds from the farm which am planning to stock as soon as possible. I have been also able to plant over 1,000 pawpaw trees which will mature in the next 1 year. Already I have around 100 mature pawpaw trees which I sell the fruits to my customers in Nairobi.The climate condition in our area is very good for fruits which many customers prefer them because of the sweetness.

Loan Proposal

First and foremost and want to convey my gratitude to my lenders and zidisha for the help you have given my towards achieving my financial goals. The last two loans have helped me big time.
Now am requesting for a loan of 588 US dollars to buy a generator which will act as a back up for my incubator when there electricity goes off which happens frequently in our area. The one I have been using is very small in terms of watts compared to the size of incubator. It has 500 watts and the machine has 600 watts making the generator strain a lot. I have identified one in the market which has 1,000 watts where it can run the machine and also light the chicken house especially when I have young chicks. Its been sold at 500 US dollars. The cables and also Voltage regulator is going for 33 USD and 50 USD respectively. I am looking forward for your positive response.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$604.00

Date disbursed

Jan 30, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

9 months

Lenders

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WilsonLending

Atlanta, United States

R

Raabo

Rungsted, Denmark

José Antonio

Carapicuíba, Brazil

Raoul72

Naarden, Netherlands

Zidisha

Sterling, United States

M

mogensh

København V, Denmark

Laurent

Vevey, Switzerland

B

briansedz

Canton, Ohio, United States

J

jimmydjjr

Gautier, United States

Boysenfam

Boulder, United States

DLarson

Morris, United States

Susansfund

Colorado Springs, United States

M

markusfitza

College Station, United States

S

samuk

Nottingham, United Kingdom

D

davide

Vallentuna, Sweden

Jouni

Finland

S

SvenWaage

Stavanger, Norway

danielytao

Boston, United States

K

Katehar

Maple Valley, WA, United States

J

jwharding

Hamburg, Germany

J

janharg

Garland, Tx, United States

U

UmSaeed

Southfield, United States

Alina

Amsterdam, Netherlands

A

Aaron

Zurich, Switzerland

OlyRhys

Olympia, United States

J

jerryq

Redding, United States

L

lilbsedz

Raleigh, United States

T

Tui1974

nuenen, Netherlands

R

Rearden

STAVANGER, Norway

HMS_5th_Grade

Honolulu, United States

S

solarkismet

Logan, United States

Cricketca

San Jose, United States

A

amish

San Francisco, United States

A

Avalokiteshvara

Yau Yat Chuen, Hong Kong

U

UTLonghorn

Lincoln, United States

PulsoJewelry

Los Angeles, United States

S

smetis

Kananaskis, Canada

P

Pavane

Kungsbacka, Sweden

R

ronimo

Brussels, Belgium

T

ThereIsNoGod

Singapore, Singapore

Kristrun Tinna

Reykjavik, Iceland

somuchjackson

Boston, United States

R

rosebo

Bend, United States

H

happytrailsjpd

South Bend, United States

M

markus61

cologne, Germany

M

mibrahim51

Mountain View, United States

A

akshu71

Ottawa, Canada

R

RohitSingh

Montreal, Canada

D

dj9812

United States

TomF925

www.AfricaLeap.com, United States

M

Morgan1301

United States

L

liseman

United States

E

elhh82

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

OP

Old People

Corona Del Mar, United States

P

Peaches

United States

O

osubucks45

United States

jonnyhj

Stockholm, Sweden

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

F

FSO

Canada

J

jenda

Czech Republic

L

Lender59

United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

AndrewNeu

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

T

timnj

United States

J

JonAlec

United States

D

Desteli

United States

Mikers

Netherlands

NathanMoore

United States

Frank Termathe

Frankfurt Main, Germany

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

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