Joseph
Masii, Kenya
100% repaid
Name
Joseph
Member since
December 2015
On-time repayments
144 installments • 74%
I am a graphic designer and livestock farmer. Born in Nairobi Kenya and raised in Machakos town. I am the first born of three children to a single mother. I have a Diploma in Business Administration from Technical University of Mombasa. After my college studies in Mombasa, I moved to Machakos and did volunteer work in NGOs. Driven by passion I went into business 2 years later (2011) to start a graphic design agency called Jomac Media. In 2014 having lost my grandparents and my father I moved to my local village in Masii to manage my grandfathers estate. My desire to utilize land and create employment saw me start goat farming. I acquired a few local breed of sheep/ goats and opened a butchery in a Peri-urban settlement area in Machakos called Mjini in my hope that I can sell affordable meat to improve nutritional security. Adequate consumption of animal source foods amongst the poor communities here still lags behind because of cost challenge. To date I have identified best breed of sheeps and goats that I can breed in my farm to improve animal source products in the market. I have already started securing feed and making housing units for at least 200 sheeps. I want to acquire 50 ewes by January 2016. An ewe cost Kes. 5600 and hope to raise atleast KES. 560000 from loan and grands
I have two businesses, Jomac Media which I have operated for four years and Earthorganic Industries which is a year old. I earn my income from Jomac Media by developing marketing and communication mediums for SMEs, IEC materials for NGOs and advertising consult for start ups.
It is from this that I support myself, and the new business (Earthorganic Industries) whose primary business is forage, tree seedlings and livestock husbandry.
I am a livestock farmer. My livestock feed on grass and maize stocks. Since I have 16 acres of grass. I harvest some of the grass, bail and sell it to other other farmers. I only have two farm workers to cut the grass alongside other duties. 16 acres is a lot of ground cover and I barely harvest a quarter of the acreage before the grass withers. I want to procure a brass cutter to improve my performance. I recently attended an agricultural fair in Machakos under a USAID programme and saw these machine in action. They are very efficient and effective. I would like to implement this as soon as possible.
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$212.00
Date disbursed
Apr 22, 2016
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
6 months
Other loans
Amount repaid
$222.59
Amount remaining
$0.00
Date repaid
Oct 23, 2016
Status
Fully repaid
Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
---|---|---|---|
May 4, 2016 | $10.09 | May 5, 2016 | $10.09 |
May 11, 2016 | $10.09 | May 12, 2016 | $10.09 |
May 18, 2016 | $10.09 | May 17, 2016 | $10.09 |
May 25, 2016 | $10.09 | May 30, 2016 | $10.09 |
Jun 1, 2016 | $10.09 | May 30, 2016 | $10.09 |
Jun 8, 2016 | $0.00 | ||
Jun 15, 2016 | $5.04 | Jun 10, 2016 | $5.04 |
Jun 22, 2016 | $5.04 | Jun 10, 2016 | $5.04 |
Jun 29, 2016 | $5.04 | Jun 29, 2016 | $5.04 |
Jul 6, 2016 | $5.04 | Jul 6, 2016 | $5.04 |
Jul 13, 2016 | $5.04 | Jul 14, 2016 | $5.04 |
Jul 20, 2016 | $5.04 | Jul 19, 2016 | $5.04 |
Jul 27, 2016 | $5.04 | Jul 27, 2016 | $5.04 |
Aug 3, 2016 | $5.04 | Aug 6, 2016 | $5.04 |
Aug 10, 2016 | $5.04 | Aug 16, 2016 | $5.04 |
Aug 17, 2016 | $5.04 | Aug 16, 2016 | $5.04 |
Aug 24, 2016 | $0.00 | ||
Aug 31, 2016 | $20.18 | Aug 25, 2016 | $5.04 |
Sep 15, 2016 | $15.13 | ||
Sep 7, 2016 | $20.18 | Sep 15, 2016 | $20.18 |
Sep 14, 2016 | $20.18 | Sep 15, 2016 | $20.18 |
Sep 21, 2016 | $20.18 | Sep 22, 2016 | $20.18 |
Sep 28, 2016 | $5.04 | Sep 27, 2016 | $5.04 |
Oct 5, 2016 | $5.04 | Oct 10, 2016 | $5.04 |
Oct 12, 2016 | $5.04 | Oct 13, 2016 | $5.04 |
Oct 19, 2016 | $5.04 | Oct 20, 2016 | $5.04 |
Oct 26, 2016 | $20.83 | Oct 23, 2016 | $20.83 |
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