Entrepreneur
Name
Leitisha
Member since
April 2015
On-time repayments
24 installments • 42%
About Me
my names are Leitisha Achieng. I am single mother of three kids,Daniel,Esther and Erick.MY husband passed on early year (2014) after short illness. I went to Sitero primary school and chalk girls secondary school.
After secondary school I met my husband who was working in a farm. I was only 18 years old but due to poverty levels back home ,I thought marriage was the only way to salvage myself.I was wrong. after a few months in marriage I noticed life was all the same,i could not get out and leave my husband just because he was poor.we encouraged each other and worked harder on the farm.I advised my husband to stop growing maize in our one acre piece of land since we could weight for 2 bags of maize for several months.instead we embarked on tomato farming. We grew tomato in half an acre piece of land and the results was amazing.Our lives changed drastically,unfortunately my husband passed on. after the death of my husband i continued farming but i was now doing it purely for commercial purposes.
I come from land near the great lake victoria.it is hilly and the breeze is amazing.
my children like watching me and helping me work in the farm.they all say they want to be big farmers when the grow up. I love the attitude and keep encouraging them to work harder in school.
I like reading,traveling, pruning my crops and playing with my kids when I am free.
My Business
I mainly grow tomatoes and colored capsicum in my one acre piece of land. These goods are in demand because only a few farmers grow them here and 90% of what is consumed locally is imported from Uganda.
I choose these business because my husband was a farmer and we had already started it with him.Because the business is profitable.i decided to continue with it after the death of my husband.
I spend $150 on average in a month to take care of the crops .my monthly revenues average are $400. in a good month I make up to $300 in profit.
I used my profits to pay fees for my children,buy food for my family and support my aging parents. I also save some money to put back into the business.
Loan Proposal
I am appealing to you honorable ladies and gentlemen to finance my loan so that I can consruct a borehole to supply my farm with water. I currently use tapped water which is not realible because it always stop coming anytime making my crops vulnerable. It is also expensive because I pay monthly bills. I would add $80 to the loan so that I can make it $280 to enable me do the construction. Thank you in advance
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$189.00
Date disbursed
Jun 20, 2015
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
6 weeks
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