Raw materials for making jewellery and african sandals

Zipporah

Nairobi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Zipporah

Member since

May 2015

On-time repayments

146 installments  •  66%

About Me

Am a 56 year old Kenyan born on the slopes of mount Elgon. I got involved in a near fatal accident in 2012 that has greatly affected my mobility. I have been doing jewellery, transport and timber cutting business as I supplied construction materials such as sand, ballast and construction stones.
The above has since become challenging with changing times and finally the hit by Covid 19. Farming has remained the only fallback business as borders across countries and counties have since been shut. The demand for farm produce has been the most lucrative business to run. Food and local or traditional vegetables like night black shade have been on great demand to go in line with pound maize flour known as ugali
Since 2018 the other markets have shrunk but food markets have opened up locally as majority of families now relied on locally produced food stuffs. More doors open as our country Kenya seeks to get more people in Agribusiness which encampased a large field of food security. Coupled with the above i have set my sights on acquiring some farming implements like a tractor to boost my income generation since a good Samaritan has seen my struggles and given me use of her land for the next 3 years. I intend to start small by planting short term crops like Kales, Water melons and raring of Poultry to enhance my income generation. Water melons take only 120 days and they are due for harvest or sale. Kales are the immediate money making from one month.

The requirements for this project
1. Seedlings
2. Manure
3. Jembes
4. Watering cans
5. Pesticides
6. 1 farm hand
7. 3 Chickens and 1 cock

My Business

Get back to Transport business but currently doing handcrafts which bring in something for sustainance but not enough to reinvest.

Handcrafts boosted by transport is a good income generating service
1. Purchase a tractor to help in tilling my land and offer services at a fee to my neighbours as well. It can also double as a transport tool to supplement ploughing during off season.

2. Use the tractor to supplement transportation and sell of firewood that has become a major income earner since the jewellery market has lost demand due to the pendamic. The market is readily available within my area of residence so it requires very little travel.
3. In the process of creating an E commerce store with Facebook under my website www.nangila.com.

Am glad to inform my lenders that am getting back to business through farming as a backbone due to a new world order that has affected every corner of the world
I believe my lenders will join hands with to sustain food availability in this most challenging time as we wait for the world to heal.
Despite my physical challenges I hail and call out to sponsors out there to hold my hand to feed the nation and world as we keep each other encouraged at this time that is devasted by the most deadlly disease.

Looking forward to success through serving the community and the world.

Loan Proposal

Beads - 500ksh per pck, to 1000ks for Big beads
Needles,- Ksh 120 for 6pcs
Threads - Ksh 200 per roll - 1 roll
Hooks - Ksh 500 for 244 pcs
Fishing line - size 0.35 = 2 pcs
size 0.40 = 2 pcs
size 0.50 = 4 pcs
Total Ksh 800
Add ons - seperators = Ksh 1000
This will generate a total of 200 pcs of Necklaces at retail price of Ksh 150
Total income <> Ksh 30,000

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$100.00

Date disbursed

Jun 8, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

4 months

Lenders

Zidisha

Sterling, United States

A

ashtanga99

Newport, United States

indeh

London, United Kingdom

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

vinnio

Burlingame California, United States

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

pvilliger

Zurich, Switzerland

H

Heroofcanton

United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

johnhudson

Washington, DC, United States

RB

Richard Busby

United States

WE

Wendy Emlyn

Devon, United Kingdom

Robin Padberg

Pétion-Ville, Haiti

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  • Zipporah    Apr 22, 2024

    Having Ben in hospital for 2 months and currently facing Financial constraints due to ill health . Hope to get back on my feet again as I recover both health wise and financially

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  • Zipporah    Mar 26, 2024

    To my backers, I have been unwell and been hospitalized for one month. Am really down on finances. Hope to pick up soon.
    Thank you for understanding

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  • Zipporah    Jan 5, 2024

    Payments following Christmas holidays and new year still held up

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  • Zipporah    Dec 17, 2023

    Delay in payments for goods delivered and people focusing on Christmas celebration

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  • Zipporah    Dec 4, 2023

    To my backers around the glob I just want to say thank for standing with me.
    I will be able to do the following now which is the season n not be locked out, lease 4 acres of land in preparation of 2024 farming season.
    You support is very much appreciated

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  • Zipporah    Dec 4, 2023

    I want to appreciate my backers for enabling me meet my most of my goals in farming in 2023. It has not been an easy task but through your joyful backing we are closing 2023 on a sweet note.
    Thank you for your support

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  • Zipporah    Oct 6, 2023

    Thanks to my zidisha family for coming through for me.
    I. Partial payment of my sheller
    2. Self reliance away from outsourcing expensively
    3. Thanks mum zidisha family for making it possible

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  • Zipporah    Oct 6, 2023

    This is to appreciate my backers for the support this far as I work to complete payment of my maize sheller.
    It's not taken for granted as you walk with me this journey of self reliance. Once more I say thank and may the good God keep blessing the work of your hands.

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  • Zipporah    Sep 6, 2023

    Thank you my backers. Without your support my project would just be a pipe dream. The project of owning a sheller is now a reality. As I walk this journey please keep walking with me to fulfill my bigger dreams.
    It's not easy and simple to be funded by this great team of zidisha. Together we shall conquer. Thank you souch, Enock Obara, Charity Matee and Kirui Richard. Be blessed

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  • Zipporah    Sep 6, 2023

    To my backers in this process I want to say thank you for believing and walking with me. Your trust and commitment is something to cherish and never let go.
    As I take a step every day to greater achievement of being a position to plant 10 acres of maize and another 10 acres of hay which is my dream, I say thank you. I hope and believe we shall celebrate this mileage together.
    Thank you and be blessed

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  • Zipporah    Aug 12, 2023

    The reduction on timely payment has been occasioned by plenty of cheap pastures so currently no sales of hay in the next 2 weeks

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  • Zipporah    Jul 22, 2023

    Thank you all for your support and trust in my project. Am glad to get supported by the world at large. You are all awesome. Hoping to also be available for others.
    Be blessed and thank you for your big hearts

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  • Zipporah    Jul 22, 2023

    I wish to thank my friends and who have believed in funding my project and made it possible for me to have my own brush cutter to make my hay harvesting easy and comfortable.
    Thank you once more as with this loan I will be able to clear the balance of the machine and acquire spares for the same.
    It's a pleasure to work with my kind hearted online family. Remains blessed

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  • Zipporah    Jun 11, 2023

    This is to appreciate you my lenders for this quick response. It's amazing. Thank you so much for standing by my request.
    Be blessed

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  • Zipporah    Jun 11, 2023

    Wish to thank my lenders for trusting in me and enabling me to achieve my first step in my project. I have been able to acquire a brush cutter for harvesting my hay. Though I didn't have all the capital the seller allowed me a grace period of 2 months to clear the balance of $18.
    Once again a want to say thank and kindly accept my regards as we continue to work to work together towards this noble task.

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  • Zipporah    Jun 11, 2023

    I wish to say thank you to my sponsors. I was able to partially pay for the brush cutter. The seller gave me a period of 2 months to fully pay for the machine hay harvesting. The total cost is $18.
    Am sure this will happen as I have already harvested my first load of. Kindly receive my regardsas we continue working together

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  • Zipporah    May 6, 2023

    Thanks to you all my lenders to have made my project become real.
    It's with great pleasure to take this opportunity to say thank you very much.
    As we continue being here and grow each other by making each other's dreams real, am overjoyed.
    My project is born with love from your loving hearts to enable a differently abled person. May your boundaries of finances be expanded.
    Will upload next week my machine for harvesting the hay as I look forward to practice farming differently

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  • Zipporah    Nov 27, 2018

    I take this opportunity to thank my lenders who have been there for me and having tought me alot of kindness in Zidisha that is one big family without caring about boundaries.
    I do hope that one day i will also be in a position to help a needy soul somewhere grow their business.

    Thank you

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  • Zipporah    Nov 20, 2018

    Am afraid of posting any new loan application as it seems there is no posibility of the proposal going through

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