Build a shade over my brickmaking area

Mercy

Eldoret, Kenya

99% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Mercy

Member since

August 2016

On-time repayments

125 installments  •  23%

About Me

My name is Mercy chepkoech, im happily-married lady wed to a veterinary officer. and live in eldoret and are blessed with three children. after secondary schhool i did not manage to join college therefore i worked in the construction industry for quite some time. i mastered the industry well and proved to perform better in a field dominated by men. I makes bricks that i sells to people who are building their houses.
During my free time i love reading

My Business

My business is that of making bricks and selling them to people building. I enjoy my business since the materials i need are locally available. My clients like the quality of my products and have referred their friends to me as clients. i enjoy my job since i makes good income that supports my family.

My challenge is paying for labor for the bricks, since i always need enough labor in brick making.

Loan Proposal

With the loan I am going to build a shade for my bricks at a cost of $12. An increase in the number of bricks would increase my income since they are in high demand in our area. My business is going to expand when my loan is funded. An increase in income would help me provide for my family's needs.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$131.00

Date disbursed

Oct 18, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

6 weeks

Lenders

MakeSense

-, St. Kitts and Nevis

R

Rking

Eugene, United States

dlpringle

Denver, United States

TomF925

www.AfricaLeap.com, United States

Matching Fund

Sterling, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

J

Joe

United States

Matt B

Stratford Upon Avon, United Kingdom

Jonathan Ely

Aldershot, United Kingdom

R

Rahima

United States

MS

Mike Sutherland

United Kingdom

E

EABF

Netherlands

J

James

United States

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

Katie

United States

A

Anonymous

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

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  • Eunice    May 22, 2017

    Dear Mercy, kindly liaise with your invitee Wangui to settle her o/s payments. regards VM

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  • Mercy    Mar 29, 2017

    Once again i thank all lenders for funding me. with the loan i will construct a second larger brick shade and hire 5 labourers to assist me with work. This will cost me about $550. Brick shade help in protecting the bricks from bad weather and the increased manpower of laborers will make my work to be fast thus making a lot of bricks for sale.

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  • Henry    Mar 29, 2017

    HI, MADAM I LOVE THAT PATTEN OF BRICKS WHAT CAN I DO I LIVE IN BOMET WOI WEE MADAM.

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  • Henry    Mar 29, 2017

    CONGRATULATION MERCY IN YOUR BUSINESS KEEP IT UP.

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  • Mercy    Mar 25, 2017

    construct a larger brick shade which has helped in protecting the bricks from bad weather. The shade has been ideal in saving bricks from breakage and has guarantees me increased income which has seen me repay the loan on time and improve my livelihood. Thanks all lenders and zidisha for helping me expand on my business

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  • Mercy    Mar 20, 2017

    Due to my increased and steady profits i would like to adjust my repayments to Ksh.20000.
    Thanks zidisha and all lenders for standing with me in my business

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  • Mercy    Mar 2, 2017

    The loan has helped me construct a larger brick shade which has helped in protecting the bricks from bad weather. The shade has been ideal in saving bricks from breakage and has guarantees me increased income which has seen me repay the loan on time and improve my livelihood. Thanks all lenders and zidisha team for your support

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  • Rembrandt    Jan 27, 2017

    Dear Mercy, I hope you are doing well and your bricks too. Thank you for the updates. All the best, Rembrandt

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    • Mercy    Feb 3, 2017

      My business is doing great thanks Rembrandt for your support and helping me grow my business

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  • Mercy    Dec 21, 2016

    i would like to adjust my repayment to ksh. 100 to enable me repay swiftly. Thanks zidisha for your support

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  • Mercy    Dec 20, 2016

    I confirm receipt of $362. So far i have bought construction materials for a larger brick shade. the construction will start next week. The brick shade will be used to protect the bricks from bad weather. The shade will also be ideal in burning bricks. Saving bricks from breakage will guarantee me increased income and improved life for me and my kids. Thank you to all lenders and zidisha for your help.

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  • Mercy    Dec 8, 2016

    This loan will help me buy construction materials for a larger brick shade which will be used to protect the bricks from bad weather. The shade will also be ideal in burning bricks. Saving bricks from breakage guarantees me increased income and improved life for me and my kids. Thank you to all the lenders who have funded me

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  • TomF925    Dec 5, 2016

    Thank you for this AMAZING picture!

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  • Mercy    Dec 2, 2016

    I appreciate and thank all the lenders for the previous loan . I was able to erect a temporary shade for my bricks for protection from rain, my profits have grown ever since because the bricks are not damaged by rain anymore.
    Thanks you so much zidisha

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  • Mercy    Nov 24, 2016

    i would like to adjust my installments to ksh. 3000 to enable me repay swiftly

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  • Mercy    Nov 18, 2016

    I would like to adjust my repayment to Ksh.4000

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  • Mercy    Nov 2, 2016

    Hi zidisha I would like to reduce my repayment to ksh.100 to enable me repay swiftly as my business picks up. Thanks zidisha for your continued support

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  • Matt B    Nov 1, 2016

    Good luck with your business.

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  • Mercy    Nov 1, 2016

    I appreciate and thank all the lenders having received $130. I have been able to erect a shade for my bricks for protection from rain and I'm currently in process of finalizing production of 20,000 bricks . Thanks to zidisha and the entire team of lenders

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  • Mercy    Oct 16, 2016

    With the loan I am going to build a shade for my bricks at a cost of $12. An increase in the number of bricks would increase my income since they are in high demand in our area. My business is going to expand when my loan is funded. An increase in income would help me provide for my family's needs.
    Thanks to all the lenders who funded me

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  • Mercy    Oct 16, 2016

    The previous loan helped me pay for labor I was able to produce an increased number of bricks more than what I used to produce before. i made an increase in my profits and I thank zidisha and all the lenders for your continued support

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