Entrepreneur
Name
Solea
Member since
August 2016
On-time repayments
27 installments • 59%
About Me
I am Solea Anyango Ochieng , I was born in 1986 in the rural village of Kochia in Homa Bay county, in the republic of Kenya. I was the 1st born in a family of 5. My parents were peasant farmers involved in maize and sorghum farming.
I grew up in a very loving environment though my parents had a very low income. I did not proceed with my education to high school due to lack of funds to support my education. After dropping from school, I got married in 2003 and our marriage has been blessed with 2 children (Girls).
I am involved in mixed farming and tree nursery for commercial purposes. I grow lots of fruits like grafted mangoes, paw paw, watermellon and oranges. My farm is organic and I do grow food crops like maize, sourghum and tomatoes.
My Business
From my tree nursery I sell upto 50 trees on average per day which bring an income of KES 700 on a daily basis. The tree nursery is doing very well. I have integrated food crops in the farm and the high yield maize crops serves as food for my family. I have many customers because i have the best of what they need because I put a lot of effort in my work. I would like to expand my tree nursery and add fruit trees like; grafted mangoes, pawpaw and mangoes.
Loan Proposal
I am seeking a loan of KES 578 that will enable me to buy 5pkts of plastic bags for making compost heaps for use in the organic food farm. The plastic bags will enable me to produce more seedlings for planting hence increasing my farm output.
I look forward to expanding my farm.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$6.00
Date disbursed
Sep 15, 2016
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
6 weeks
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Lenders
United States
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