Loan to buy a new quality knapsack sprayer

Henry

Burumba, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Henry

Member since

April 2015

On-time repayments

26 installments  •  46%

About Me

my names are Henry Opondo. I am the first boarn in a familly of 6. Both my parents passed on while I was in primary school and from there hence forth I took parenting role since i was the oldest. with support from the local church and relatives ,i was able to complete my primary education at Sigalame primary school and proceeded to Sigalame secondary school where I completed my secondary education. I passed well by then the sponsor could not continue sponsoring me because they had no post secondary scholarship.The future looked bleak, I knew I had to support my five siblings in any way I could.
After tarmacking for a few months with nothing forthcoming since most employees wanted people with post secondary education which i dint have,i knew employment was not the way .I had to employee myself.But how?? I approached a neighbor armed with business idea which was farming and asked him for $50 loan to buy seeds and manure. I was to do the tilling myself with assistance from my siblings.he gave me the loan. I bought kale's and capsicum seeds. I had never grown these crops before but i just went to a farmer in the neighborhood who agreed to support me. I planted my crops,it happened there was drought and since my farm was near water source,i made good sales ,since then farming is my official employer.
i come from the luo community in western kenya,we are rich in culture including traditional dance,traditional food which is fish and many more,welcome to our land.
I love singing and dancing. during my free time I join other villegers in my youth group to sing and dance.

My Business

I am a commercial farmer growing vegetables. my main clients are schools,hospital and local community.
Vegetables are very important in the community since it is use as food and is affordable to many.
I choose these business because it was the most profitable business at that time.I had no alternative but i really enjoy farming today.
I spend $150 in a month and my revenues in a month is average $350. I make a profit of average $200 a month.
i use 50% of my profits to educate my siblings and for our living expenses. I use the rest to save and improve the business.

Loan Proposal

hello sir/madam
my name is Henry Opondo,I am a commercial farmer.I am requesting for a loan to enable me purchase a new knapsack sprayer.my current knapsack sprayer is old and inefficient .i will use the $100 loan to buy the knapsack. with crops well taken care of. i expect ,the farm production to increase and hence more sales.thank you in advance.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$100.00

Date disbursed

May 6, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

6 weeks

Lenders

F

FaaThailand

Bangkok, Thailand

MichaelDean

San Jose, United States

T

troberson

Lake Stevens, WA, United States

A

Aloha

Cologne, Germany

M

markj

Camberwell, Australia

J

juhan6811

East Point, United States

J

Jacquinta

London, United Kingdom

M

MichaelCausey

Camarillo, Ca, United States

T

TheAwakenOne

Sydney, Australia

E

eldicri

Favaro Veneto, Italy

yeahboi78

Alexandria,LA, United States

M

mpeters

New York, United States

K

kathy207

South Portland, United States

A

aliasadsj

Queens, NY, United States

AmeliaAndMatt

NSW, Australia

giullina

Torino, Italy

A

ashtanga99

Newport, United States

R

ryano

New Westminster, Canada

G

GLWall

Iowa, United States

L

lped759

Saint Paul, United States

K

Kumaran&Thea

London, United Kingdom

K

kipwhite

California, United States

P

Piccolo

London, United Kingdom

DaveinPerth

Perth, Australia

K

kingmark1

Calgary, Canada

A

ante1

trosa, Sweden

S

Sonja

London, United Kingdom

BJ

Brandon Joz

North Carolina, United States

E

eljama

Chapel Hill, United States

SP

Steve Picchione

Lake Elsinore, United States

J

John

Newbury Park, CA, United States

T

theshots

Vancouver, Canada

N

nanning

Baltasound, United Kingdom

Aggul

London, United Kingdom

W

woodleycw

Ottawa Ontario, Canada

S

SweAus

Adelaide, Australia

A

Angela

Heide, Germany

Jeff and Marcie

Portland, OR, United States

E

Elisa

Espoo, Finland

M

mrhanky1

melbourne, Australia

jk1234

Pinellas Park, United States

G

gregoryhk

San Francisco, United States

J

jjiffer

Seattle, United States

N

NancyG

Victoria, Canada

T

tlingf

San Francisco, United States

A

alejandropozo1

Brighton, United States

jmsquared

Seattle, United States

rosevines

New Orleans, United States

RockinRobin

Centennial CO, United States

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

I

idris

United States

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