John

Kiptangwanyi, Kenya

58% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

John

Member since

November 2012

On-time repayments

14 installments  •  21%

About Me

I
am a married man mrs Susan blessed with five children three boys and
two girls.All boys have finished their secondary education.the two girls
are in a local primary school.i was born in 1953 at a place called Molo
in riftvalley province both of my parents are 90 years and above but my
father passed away recently.I learnt in a school called Furaha that was
in the year 1958 where i joined my primary education.in 1963 i
completed my primary level I was not enrolled in secondary school due to
lack of school fees.I moved from Molo to Kiptangwanyi in 1975 i am a
real resident of kiptangwanyi and i own plot number 711.I am practicing
farming and in this area and i also own a white pickup truck which i
have given my son to use for transportation.There after in 1986 where i
had practiced a business of butchery for 10years I had been in that
business but now i have employed some workers who run the butchery.I
have been one of the sinior leaders in this town in 1992 election i was
elected the county representative of this town.

My Business

I
started the business of dairy cattle in the year 2001.This was the time
that i discovered that dairy cows could help me to earn my familly's
living and educate my family.I am practicing dairy farming in my land
and i have two dairy cows but the cows does not produce the required
milk the grade of my dairies is not all that attractive.I am willing to
get a loan from zidisha so that it can help me to improve the grades of
my dairy cattle.I usually sell the milk to a company called Brookside
ltd.The company buys the milk in our village and then process the milk
into packets and packed at Nairobi.I earn at least from 10,000 to 13,000
and i am targeting more milk when i make an improvement of my dairy
cows.i usually plant sorghum and then grind it and pack the sorghum for
my dairy cattle.I have been also board of member in Muriricua secondary
schools and i am also one of the most respected leader in this
community.most of the people and the government officials comes and
collect some advices from me.

Loan Proposal

dear all my lenders am so greatful to zidisha for giving me this chance to join this wonderful platform. the amount will help me in buying a good quality foods for my dairy cattles. this will help my family in production of much more milk.i will also sell the milk to a near by company which buys milk in our village in bulks. im hoping all the best in my hardwork thanks

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$100.00

Date disbursed

Apr 4, 2013

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

14 months

Lenders

Straetman

Kaarst, Germany

russell

leicester, United Kingdom

Namaste250

Pittsford, United States

Ingela

Falun, Sweden

M

mistromme

Roseville, United States

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