Loan to buy seedlings for a tree nursery

Jorim

Mbita Township, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Jorim

Member since

April 2015

On-time repayments

45 installments  •  53%

About Me

I am Jorim Sumba Okach, a Kenyan citizen aged 64 years old. I am the last born in a family of 5 (3 girls and 2 boys). I was brought up in a humble background with lots of life challenges pertaining to access to basic needs and education. Both my parents have died. My father was a cobbler and my mother was a peasant farmer and I learn't crop and tree rendering and environmental conservation from her during farm activities that she made a mandatory for her children.

I went through my education in Government funded schools and completed High School and joined a Tertiary College to study Environmental Management in which I graduated with a Certificate in 1978. I was employed with Government of Kenya as a Forester between 1978 upto 2005.

I got married, in 1977 and since my wife was unemployed, I taught her tree nursery and management, which she did until I retired from the Public Service to join her in the business. We are both doing the tree nursery business now as a family venture. I love beautification of environment (landscaping) and improving forest cover in order to combat climate change.

I like watching football matches and visiting friends.

My Business

I started tree nursery business in 1979, the business was managed on a very small scale with my wife till the year 2005 when I joined her in the business. Since then the business has been doing well indeed. I have built a network of reliable clients that seeks my services.

Basically I focus myself in provision of seedlings of different varieties for afforestation and landscaping to various sectors including local public primary schools and churches. During the rainy seasons I normally go round to asses the progress of my goods at various places

From my tree nursery I sell upto 700 trees average per day . This amounts to a monthly income of KES 25,000. I have many customers because I have the best of what they need, people like indigenous trees, I strive to provide the seedlings for them. I water the seedlings with the water I pump directly from Lake Victoria . The business is doing well though capital is needed to expand it in order to serve the ever-growing clients base.

Loan Proposal

I am seeking a loan of KES 9,134 to enable me purchase the following items;
-Irrigation horse pipes =US$20
-Seedlings = US$40
-Pesticides and insecticides =US$20
-Fertilizers =US$10
-Seedling Papers =$10

The ZIDISHA loan will enable me to expand on my business as well as creating employment to unemployed youths in my village. With improved and quality production of indigenous tree seedlings. my business will rapidly grow.

Repaying the loan will be easy for me because in the same piece of land, I plant tomatoes and onions which I harvest and sell to get surplus income. The income from the business will support the education of the 4 grandchildren I am living after the death of their parents. Thanks alot to ZIDISHA lenders for loaning.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$100.00

Date disbursed

May 10, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

6 weeks

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  • Gladys    Dec 11, 2015

    Dear Zidisha Team,

    I have tried to call Jorim Sumba but his phone is off. I have talked to one invitee John Onditi and he said he will look for Jorim and let him know about his loan.

    Thank You,
    Gladys Adera,
    Volunteer Mentor.

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  • Jorim    Aug 11, 2015

    I am re-adjusting in order to improve weekly remittance and I will re-adjust again.

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  • Jorim    Jul 20, 2015

    I am grateful to ZIDISHA lenders for the loan of KES 19,982. I appreciate and the loan has helped to improve my tree nursery business.

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  • Jorim    Jul 11, 2015

    I appreciate your good gesture. I will use the loan to expand my business.

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  • Jorim    Jun 29, 2015

    My farm business has done very well. I look forward to expanding the business further.

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  • dlpringle    May 7, 2015

    Congratulations on full funding and good luck to you. So happy to contibute to this loan: you are a provider and an environmentalist.

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