Farming to support education

Charity

Seikwa, Ghana

49% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Charity

Member since

August 2016

On-time repayments

145 installments  •  62%

About Me

My name is charity Doe, I am about 30 years old. I come from the volta region of Ghana but I live and stay in Obuase in the Ashanti region of Ghana.
I attended both my primary and junior high school at Obuasi in Ashanti Region of Ghana. I attended
Senior high school at Nkawie in the Ashanti Region.
I have three siblings, one boy and three girls. I have a daughter who is about a year. I now work at Seikwa health centre in Tain district as a technical officer in disease control.

My mother is a trader and my father has retired since my senior secondary education. After my father’s retirement the burden of the family was on my mother and this made things difficult for the family.

As the first born of the family, the burden of the family falls on me as I have to support them with the little I have.
Looking at the financial difficulties I added farming to my work in order to get extra source of income and food stuffs for the family.

I will be very grateful if I receive this loan support to enable me expand my farming business. This will help me and my family to achieve our dreams.
I have already assisted my other siblings in their education and other needs with the little I had from zidisha.
Thank you.

My Business

I plant maize for sale and for family consumption. In addition I plant yam and vegetables.
My farm is at seikwa in the Tain District of Ghana.
Maize is on a higher demand in Ghana. It is use for making many varieties of food like kooko(porridge), banku, kenkey,akple and many more.
After harvesting my produce I sell them to the traders who buy for sale in the cities and also for export. Again I sell in smaller quantities to the people in my area who cannot buy in bulk.I have now grown interest in farming as it help in eradicating world hunger
The money I get from the farming is use to support myself and the family. Zidisha loans is making a lot of good in my family and I praise you for the good works.

Unemployment is on a worrying trend in my country so it is my dream to expand my farming to the level that I can employ so many people in my farm to offer them livelihood.

I will be very happy to get this loan as that will help me expand my farming to achieve all my targeted dreams in life.

Loan Proposal

I am small scale farmer. I plant yam,maize(corn),coconut, cassava and many vegetables. I plant them for sale and for family consumption.

I will use this loan if raise to expand my farming : I will buy more agro imputs and seedlings like improve maize and vegetables for planting that will cost about $200,
My daughter and sibblings education $200, and labour cost $150.

This loan if I get it will bring so much joy to my family and serve as a relief to my mother as I can take full responsibility of the family.

I am looking forward for your usual cooperation.

Thank you.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$553.00

Date disbursed

Nov 29, 2017

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

22 months

Lenders

JimVandegriff

Trinidad, California, United States

Treesforpeople

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

M

mbarbier

United States

Alberto Cereser

Copenhagen, Denmark

Jeremy

Washington State, United States, United States

WE

Wendy Emlyn

Devon, United Kingdom

Emma

Australia

MR

Michiel Rauws

San Francisco, Netherlands

PG

Paul Graham

United States

MC

United States

R

Rahima

United States

TO

Thomas O'Neil

United States

Ed

Howells, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

Bjørn

Norway

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

T

TP

United States

KP

Keith Penrod

United States

MA

Mauricio Arguedas

San Jose, Costa Rica

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  • Emma    Aug 18, 2019

    Hi Charity, your recent payment worked :-) Its probably worth getting in touch with the zidisha team, for them to restructure your loan so you can just pick it up from here, so your payment dates correct back to now :-)

    Just pop them a msg & ask for some help :-) www.zidisha.org/forum-threa...

    Wishing you all the best Charity :-) Emma from Australia.

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  • Charity    Aug 1, 2019

    Hello,
    Good morning from Ghana.
    I send my repayments to the mobile number not knowing it has been changed.

    I will resume payment soon.
    Thanks for the patience.


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  • Wendy Emlyn    Dec 15, 2018

    Hello Charity.
    Are you able to make any more payments yet please?
    God bless you,
    Wendy

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  • Charity    Dec 10, 2017

    Thank you lenders
    I have purchase all thé items i propose like agro imputs .
    M'y family is laughing because of your support.

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  • Charity    Nov 27, 2017

    Thank you all lenders I am so grateful.
    I will use the money to buy agro inputs and support my family as I propose in my proposal.

    Thank you once again.

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  • Ahmed Omar    Nov 25, 2017

    Keep going!

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  • Treesforpeople    Nov 23, 2017

    I love your photos Charity, and am very happy to lend to you.

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  • Charity    Nov 12, 2017

    Thank you all lenders
    And the great zidisha community for the good works.
    My previous loan have actually help me achieve my dreams greatly.

    All is well with me and my family. By your help I and my family have enough to eat, and cater for our daily needs.
    I say God bless you all once more.

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  • Charity    May 2, 2017

    Thank you lenders.
    I will use this money to buy more inputs for my farm , hire labour, and assist my brother's education.
    Thanks.

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  • Charity    Apr 30, 2017

    I thank my lenders for the great work done to me.
    I will buy some agro inputs, hire labourers, I will also support my younger brothers education from this loan. Thanks may God bless you.

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  • Thomas Hörner    Apr 27, 2017

    I like, what you do. And thanks for your in-time-repayment of your last loan. I give you 50,- for your new loan again.

    I wish you a good future and good success in all educational plans (you and your brother).
    Best Regards Thomas

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  • Charity    Apr 26, 2017

    Thanks so much lenders. The loan made a big difference in my life. I have been able to increase my farm, made some sales to support my younger siblings and the family in general.
    I'm so happy and thanks to you all. You have also help put food on the family table.
    May God keep blessing you all.

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  • Charity    Mar 25, 2017

    Hello lenders!
    I thank you the loan have me pay my younger siblings school fees and the farm too is doing well .
    I have planted most of the crops.
    I am praying to get good rains.
    Thank you. For being nice to me.

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  • Charity    Jan 23, 2017

    Thank you all lenders.
    I will invest this money in my farm.
    The proceeds from the farm will be used to support my family and siblings.
    Thank you once more I am very grateful.

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  • Charity    Jan 21, 2017

    Hello lenders,

    Thanks you all for the support so far, I am very grateful.
    I am praying to raising the rest of the loan soon.
    May God bless you all.

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  • Charity    Jan 18, 2017

    The money I got after harvesting the farm produce has realy helps me a lot by sending one of my sibling to school. Thank you all for helping me. May God richly bless you.

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  • Charity    Dec 12, 2016

    Dear lenders,
    I thank you so much.
    This money have help me so much.
    I have harvested my crops and sold some. I have also store some for consumption.
    I am most grateful to you.

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  • Charity    Sep 5, 2016

    Dear lenders,

    I have received the full amount of my loan. I will use it to buy seedlings and agro inputs for planting.

    Thank you.

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  • Charity    Aug 20, 2016

    Hello lenders,
    Once again I thank you very much for funding this koan for me.
    I will use it to buy agro inputs for my farming business
    This will help bring happiness to me and my family.
    May God richly bless you all.

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  • Charity    Aug 18, 2016

    Hello lenders,
    I thank you so much for funding this loan for me.
    I will invest this money into my farming business.

    This money will help bring so much joy to me and my family.
    Thank you so much.

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