Branch off to pig farming

Peris

Mombasa, Kenya

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Entrepreneur

Name

Peris

Member since

June 2014

On-time repayments

290 installments • 90%

About Me

My name is Peris Wanjiku Mburu, a last born in a family of 5. I am married to Zack Mengo 2 years ago. I was born in Central region of Kenya where I went to school for my primary and secondary education. I later enrolled for a computer course where I learned standard computer packages.
I was later employed in a music shop in Mombasa town where I was an attendant selling music in form of audio cassettes, cds and dvds. Through savings and hard work, I managed to open my own music shop last year. The business is quite profitable since I use the experience that I gained from my previous job to run it. I am also well connected in the field of music and this makes it rather easy for me to run the business.

My Business

About a year ago, and with credit from Zidisha, I changed my business from music production to farming. This change was informed by the stiff competition in the music industry which made it difficult to make a reasonable income.

This drastic change has paid off and I am now a supplier of pig products in my town. I am currently keeping 48 pigs which I sell to meat processors after every six months. My average net income per month is USD 400 and the business is growing fast and I hope to increase this income in the coming months.

Loan Proposal

Through serious savings, my husband and I have managed to buy a small piece of land as we try to diversify our investments. Our main project is to raise pigs which are in high demand in this area. We are targeting hotels as our main market.

This venture will cost us around USD 1500 where half of it will go into construction work and the remaining amount will be spent on buying the first few piglets and their food.

Thank you for your continued support.