Buying a cow for dairy business

Rebecca

Kisii, Kenya, Kenya

27% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Rebecca

Member since

March 2016

On-time repayments

93 installments  •  81%

About Me

Am Rebecca moraa nyangena, born in 1971 to family of 7. growing up we had a difficult childhood, at times we had to drop out of school due to limited funds to support all of us, my father used to work then but had to retire early due to illness but we eventually lost him. we were left with our mother who struggled a lot but she managed to help us finish our 0 levels. after that it was upto us to make our future. being the only girl in the family things were not easy, it was hard to find someone to hire me for any kind of job, but luck has it is i got a job in one of the local coffee factory, i was inexperienced and i had not idea what i was doing but due to determination en hard work eventually i learned how to operate the machineries in the factory. i worked there for four years, i kept saving my earning coz i had a dream that i wanted to fulfil. after saving enough i was able to join kisii institute where i studied accounts. i finished college after 3 years and was lucky to land my first job which i did for 3 year, after 2 years in my job i got married and was blessed with a son, due motherhood demands i was forced to quit working and i became a stay home mum, a few years later i was blessed with another son but then my marriage collapsed and i got divorced, being a single parent wasn't easy, by then my elder son was in high school and i had no job so i had to find a way to be there for my children and support them, thats when i started my chicken business and it has really seen me far, and above all God has been by my side through it all.

My Business

i started my business over 5 years ago. i basically deal with all kind of chicken, i have layer chicken for eggs and broilers for meat. i chose this business because its in my comfort zone and it requires minimum labour and so far it has worked for me. i have 200 layers chicken and i collect at least 120 eggs a day , an egg goes for kes 8, these gives me at least kes 25000 a month, i use 6500 to buy feeds and vaccinations for the chicken, use part of it to pay for my bills and pay for my sons' fee. i make sure i save a minimum of kes 5000 a month for the rainy day, i have like 50 broilers which i sell after every 3 months, after i sell em i use part of the sale to acquire a new set, use part of the money to buys their feeds and vaccinations and save the balance, 1 broiler chicken goes for kes 400 so i make kes 20000 after selling the 50, i'll then buy for 50 younger ones which i'll take care of for another 3 months. they cost kes 100 per chicken, that converts to kes 5000, vaccinations and feeds for the 3 months will cost me 8500, and i make a profit of kes 6500 which i add to my savings.

Loan Proposal

hello, i hope this finds you well, first let me say a big thank you for your support, my farm is improving and am earning more thanks to the loans i have been getting. i would like to apply for a new loan of kes 152,000. i will invest kes 120000 to buy a pure freshian heifer which will take 2 months to give birth.
the reason for this investment is that around my community there isn't a stable source of milk and milk is highly consumed so being able to get a cow that produces good quantity will be very helpful and this will also help me increase my earnings.
i have researched and identified the heifer i will be buying and from the records of the mother its guaranteed to produce 8 to 12 litres for a period of atleast 10 months.
the remaining amount of kes 32000 i will use it to plant Napier grass for the cow feed on, i will use kes 12000 to buy the seedlings for planting, kes 5000, to buy manure to add during planting and kes 5000 for labor.
i still have my chicken and the remaing kes 10000 i will use it to buy feeds.
thanks in advance and i hope you consider my loan application.

Income Source

i have embraced home deliveries for my eggs, this has helped me stay afloat and be able to repay my loan, i also started to use my facebook page to advertise my eggs and also the chicks this has helped me gain more customers, i believe with this measures i will be able to repay my loan.

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  • Dean Suminski    May 18, 2017

    Congratulations on paying off your loan! Keep those chickens coming. Yum yum.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$1,500.00

Date disbursed

Aug 22, 2020

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

9 months

Lenders

M

marycb

United States

Dipsius

London, United Kingdom

nicole

Worcester, Ma, United States

MarktheMormon

Sandy, Utah, United States

Tavin

Ottawa, Canada

juliemartha

Lake Mary, United States

C

CheapThrills

Liminka, Finland

IM

Isak Maaseide

Tromso, Norway, Norway

Jason

Auckland, New Zealand

T

tophini

Alma, United States

JA

Jorge Alagon

Munich, Germany

K

Kebrenagast

New York, United States

SuperMario28

Cudahy, United States

Franmiguel

Perth, Australia

M

Marzl

Germany

Stephan W

Witten, Germany

Ren

Minneapolis/StPaul, United States

H

Hans

Czech Republic

Vratik Krocik

Prague, Czech Republic

B

Berni

Germany

DM

Darin MacRae

United States

Daveycee

The Hague, Netherlands

S

SallyM

United States

petter

Finland

SW

Sean Walsh

United States

J

Netherlands

Jeanette

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

GF

Gammon Family

United States

C

Cianna

United States

Kevin Kong

San Francisco, CA, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

DK

Daniel Kalla

Saint Paul, United States

Black and White Zebra

Vancouver, Canada

Utahna

United States

KM

Kirk Moore

Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

K

Kyle

Australia

A

Andy

United States

J

Jessica

Melbourne, Australia

S

Sarah

New York, United States

RK

Rodney Kruger

Manhattan, United States

GA

Glam amour

United States

GA

Grace Arthur

United States

J

John

United States

J

June

United States

J

Jorge

United States

C

cate

United Kingdom

M

moses

United Kingdom

FJ

Frank james

United Kingdom

M

Moise

United States

J

janet

United Kingdom

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  • Eric    Mar 16, 2021

    Rebecca has said she will adjust and pay on next week due to low incomes

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  • Eric    Feb 15, 2021

    Rebecca has been having low incomes and she is willing to repay her loan next week in full instalment

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  • Rebecca    Jan 29, 2021

    Kindly allow me reduce for a few weeks I will increase soon

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  • Rebecca    Dec 17, 2020

    I will increase soon once business picks

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  • Rebecca    Nov 4, 2020

    Am sorry for being late with the payment, I had lost my phone and I had to have it replaced plus the line I make payments with, I will make an effort and catch up with my payments.

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  • Rebecca    Oct 15, 2020

    Kindly allow me adjust for now I will make up for it soon

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  • Rebecca    Sep 8, 2020

    Kindly allow me adjust for now, my finances are a bit low because I had to build a shed for the dairy cow and it cost more than I anticipated.

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  • Rebecca    Aug 21, 2020

    A big thank you to all my lenders who made this possible, I will use this amount to get the dairy cow for my farm, this will help me grow my business and have more sources of income. Thank you so much.

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  • Sarah    Aug 14, 2020

    Wish you luck in your venture

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  • Jessica    Aug 14, 2020

    Can't wait to hear how your new venture goes, Rebecca!

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    • Rebecca    Aug 15, 2020

      Thank you so much Jessica, I appreciate your support I will keep updating my progress from time to time.

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  • Rebecca    Aug 10, 2020

    my cows doing well

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    • Fufu    Aug 11, 2020

      Congratulations on repayment! And please stay safe.

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      • Rebecca    Aug 15, 2020

        Thank you so much for your support, God bless you and stay safe too.

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  • Rebecca    Aug 10, 2020

    Taking care of my farm

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  • Rebecca    Jun 10, 2020

    Business is picking up and i would wish adjust my weekly installment

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  • Rebecca    Apr 28, 2020

    Business has gone down kindly let me reduce for now I will increase once things pick up

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  • Rebecca    Apr 14, 2020

    I confirm that I received 58,279 KES, I will use this amount to improve my farm. Thank you for your support.

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  • Rebecca    Apr 10, 2020

    Thanks for your faith in me, this loan will help me make major improvements to my farm which in return will boost my earnings, I will keep you updated on my progress.

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  • Rebecca    Mar 1, 2020

    Hello lenders, am so grateful for the support, the loan I received last help me buy an incubator this will help me grow my business and that's thanks to you.

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  • Rebecca    Feb 23, 2020

    The incubator

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  • Rebecca    Feb 23, 2020

    I managed to buy the incubator I needed, it's a semi automatic one and has a capacity of 96 eggs.

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