Colourful bonwire kente clothe

Collins

Bonwire Ashanti, Ghana

Funds disbursed

$0 to go

100% funded of $372 goal

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Entrepreneur

Name

Collins

Member since

June 2015

On-time repayments

149 installments  •  86%

About Me

I was born at Bonwire in Ashanti region where l started my basic education. l gained admission into Kumasi Anglican High School (KASS). l was single parented by my mother from 1999 after my father passed away. This brought a bigger financial constraint so l have to weave kente cloth and sell to support my mother to take care of my education; and this continued during my undergraduate studies. currently l weave, buy and sell kente cloth concurrently with my studies in M.Phil Environmental Science at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. one funny thing about my hometown is that kente weaving is a traditional occupation, nobody teaches you, once you are a native and born in the town, you become an automatic weaver.

My Business

l will use the loan to boost the production and sale of my kente cloth. l have chosen to sell kente cloth because it is locally made but have domestic and international attraction. In Ghana people use kente for every major occasion that requires colourful designs. The cost of production is determined by many factors such as the cloth being men or women size, the category of the designs employed in the cloth and their complications. this time the the loan can help me produce the first class cloth natively called "edwene si edwene so" (art on art). l will use the profit to stipend myself as an M.Phil. Student.

Loan Proposal

I will use the loan to purchase yarns (cotton and rayon) to produce already make colorful interwoven Kente cloths. I will use GHs 700 to by rayon and 700 for cotton. This will help me meet the demands of my customers. Thank you

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  • nicole    Jun 4, 2018

    My second loan - still on schedule - I would definitely lend to you a third time!

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$372.00

Date disbursed

Mar 19, 2019

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

2 months

Lenders

J

jeffb

United States

Feldborg

Stuttgart, Germany

Brian

Midhurst, Canada

Ishaque

New Jersey, United States

investor

Candiac, Canada

AltruisticSelfishnes

Chicago, United States

L

ldron7

Utah, United States

Martin

Manama, Bahrain

Pere

Barcelona, Spain

Joseph P. Edd

Seoul, Republic of Korea

J

jjiffer

Seattle, United States

J

jdhowa2

Louisville, KY, United States

EmilAsker

Lomma, Sweden

F

fisaire

Ithaca, United States

Sundstroms

Falun, Sweden

R

RichardH

Manchester, United Kingdom

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

J

jzidi

Los Angeles, United States

A

Austin

Long Beach, United States

C

ChrisG

Charlestown, Australia

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

Christopher

Copenhagen, Denmark

rfriedenberg

New Jersey, United States

P

Peksa

Espoo, Finland

O

ochunshoney

charlotte, United States

nakamura

United States

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

F

Funnels4Jesus

Calgary, Canada

S

solarkismet

Logan, United States

Y

Yecats

New York, United States

A

Avalokiteshvara

Yau Yat Chuen, Hong Kong

TimK01

gfhj, Moldova

Michel

Paris, France

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

Longhorn

Austin, United States

G

Galbania

Toowoomba, Australia

ibc123

Seattle, United States

xtrahardware

Cazenovia, United States

M

Madone52

Brisbane, Australia

E

E

Marin county, United States

G

Gdrvasc

Frederick, United States

A

Armeij

Veendam, Netherlands

sderickson

Berkeley, CA, United States

G

GoughGirl

Washington, Dc, United States

O

osubucks45

United States

J

Jonas

Linköping, Sweden

DavidHS

United Kingdom

J

jay12

Germany

S

sarah4d2

Saint Louis, United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

Vesa

Helsinki, Finland

S

SaraNT

United States

N

Nicole

Pittsburgh, United States

HL

Holly Laird

Austin, United States

S

Stephan

Netherlands

JL

Joao Leal

United Kingdom

DF

Dennis Furr

United Kingdom

M

Marcus86257

United States

Kate Courteau

United States

YM

Yelka Mikolji

United States

TH

tom hd

United Kingdom

AK

Anita K

Maryland, United States

wissam

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

A

Andrei

United States

Thomas

Sweden, Sweden

Gabriel Fenili

Santo André, Brazil

I

isaac

United Kingdom

KK

karl kerksiek

United States

NG

Nick Gorrell

Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia

JA

Jan Andresen

Hamburg, Germany

SA

Shar Alamdari

Los Angeles, United States

L

Lucy

Australia

JA

Joshua Axtell

United States

Katie

United States

Diane U

Olympia, Wa, Usa, United States

JF

J Fister

United States

France

R

RMIM

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

B

BRB

Australia

JM

Joseph Moore

United States

FN

frank nunn

United Kingdom

FD

Florin Draghici

United Kingdom

S

Sandra

United States

R

RM

Australia

D

Dave

Canada

AE

Asher Enciso

United States

E

Euge

Argentina

Jeanette

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

RS

Ralph Smyth

United Kingdom

NB

Nikolaus Bührer

Karlsruhe, Germany

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  • Collins    Mar 19, 2019

    I will use the loan to buy yarns in order to increase my ready cash customers. Thank you zidisha, thank you lenders.

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  • Collins    Jun 9, 2018

    zidisha loans have helped me to expand my kente weaving and selling business. The profits made from the business through the assistance of zidisha has helped me complete an MPhil Degree in Environmental Science from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Thank you Zidisha, thank you my lenders.

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    • nicole    Jun 10, 2018

      Collins, I'm so happy to hear that. It's terribly difficult to work & attend school at the same time. Congratulations on your master's degree!!

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  • Collins    Dec 31, 2017

    I have used the money to buy new sets of yarns for production

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  • Collins    Dec 23, 2017

    I have made sales of cloth l produced and l wish to pay with the profit. Thank you

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  • Collins    Nov 19, 2017

    I am most grateful to my lenders. I have received the money you lend to me thus GHs 1700 and some pesewas. I will use the money to buy yarns to weave more Kente cloth. Very soon there is going to be Kente festival 23-25 December and the money will help me to get more ready cash buyers that will increase my profit margin

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  • Collins    Sep 29, 2017

    Thank you Zidisha, thank you lenders, I will use the money to buy boxes of rayon and cotton to weave colourful BONWIRE Kente clothes. This will strategically help me to overcome shortage of yarns during the Kente production. Lenders l'm very grateful. Thank you.

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  • Collins    Sep 26, 2017

    Thank you Zidisha, thank you lenders, in fact this soft loan has really been a relief to my excruciating pain in finance. Am most grateful

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  • Collins    Sep 18, 2017

    I wish to pay with a profit l made from a sale

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  • Collins    Sep 3, 2017

    I have made sales of some the Kente product and would like to pay with the profit

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  • Collins    Jun 2, 2017

    I have made sales of Kente productand therefore wish to pay with the profit

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  • Collins    Feb 14, 2017

    l will always be thankful to Zidisha and for that matter the lenders for helping me out with Zidisha loan. The loan has helped me to raise the number of my ready cash buyers and most importantly l have used the profit extensively for funding my Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Degree and l will be completing by July this year. Thank you Zidisha, Thank you Lenders

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  • Collins    Dec 28, 2016

    i have made sales of some the woven kente and wish to pay with the profit

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  • Collins    Nov 5, 2016

    l have made sales of some kente l produced. l would therefore like to pay with the profit gained

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  • Collins    Sep 7, 2016

    I used the loan to purchase new set of yarns to produce new kente cloth and it has helped me to secure more customers who are interested in retail sale of kente cloth. thank you Lenders, thank you Zidisha

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  • Collins    Jul 29, 2016

    i have used the money to purchase some clothes in order to maximize profit

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  • Collins    Jul 12, 2016

    zidisha loans are very flexible, good and manageable. zidisha loans have helped me to overcome some life barriers. though l apply the loan for kente production, but the profits the the sale of the cloth is helping me out to fend for my self as M.Phil Student. Thank you Zidisha, Thank you lenders

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  • Collins    Jul 11, 2016

    I have gotten some profit from a sale l made from kente cloth

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  • Collins    Apr 22, 2016

    l have traveled to place where mobile where there is inconsistent reception and the only amount left in my mobile wallet

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  • Collins    Mar 31, 2016

    Thank you Zidisha thank you lenders for giving me a loan of GHc 1156. THE loan has really been a relief to me as a young weaver and up and coming philosopher in the environment. l have bought colourful yarns to produce men and women size of the cloth in attachment.
    Thank you lenders

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  • Collins    Mar 25, 2016

    l will use the loan to purchase yarns to produce more colourful pieces of Kente cloth. This will enable me to get my own cloths ready for cash buyers, thereby maximizing profit. Profit currently is around $15 per sale. l expect the profit to increase from $15 to $25 this time after selling the cloths l will produce. l will buy cotton yarns for 40 dollars and rayon yarns for 60 dollars, to produce two different sets of cloths.

    l will use the loan to buy a new set of yarns to start a new set of colourful Kente-cloth production. This will give me more ready cash, hence the ability to bargain with cash buyers. l am most grateful to the Zidisha team and to the lenders for helping me. Thank you.

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