Loan to buy seeds for french beans produce for export

Chris

Naivasha, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Chris

Member since

February 2015

On-time repayments

158 installments  •  52%

About Me

Hello Everyone,I am Chris Kingori, a Gospel Minister and an entrepreneur from Kenya. I'm from a very humble background in a village deep in Kiambu County. My Parents were blessed to have 3 children, my sisters and I.
Our mother was a primary school teacher where she accidentally fell into a water pond in school, drowned & passed on in 1992. I was in High school back then. My father was a farmer and I can say we survived by grace. He passed on some 20 years later in 2012. My secondary learning was a big challenge to us as my mother's salary would be used to pay for me and she was no more, luckily her benefits were paid and my whole school fees was paid. In 1995 I cleared school and in 1996 I joined some friends who gave me some temporal employment to later become permanent. While working here I enrolled myself in 3 colleges and did a driving course, & worked with them faithfully for 8 years. To date when they get much work they call me to assist.
Later on I moved from Nairobi to the central rift region of kenya where I wanted to open a flowershop but things were really hard in terms of rent and new town challenges. It's then I got employed as a security guard in 2006 september. I once again worked in dedication and my boss promoted me to be the regional manager of the company I was guarding.
The 2007 post election violence affected us and had to move towns. I love farming & leased land for farming cabbages, chilli ,Kales , spinach, french beans as well as source carrots and any other fresh produce my buyers would like. Most of my clients were sellers. I had 3 cows for a dairy farming project which with God's help I will still do in the near future.
I am currently running a funeral Services shop in the Capital City. I realized how hard it is to get a reliable funeral Service provider who can give quality and so I decided to be one. This is what I'm currently doing, God willing I will expand to other towns.

My Business

As I mentioned earlier, I have since left to the capital city and I'm running a funeral Services shop offering quality coffins and caskets, wreaths, hearse services, portraits and Eulogies. The business is picking up that means with sales from the store I could be able to pay my loan on a weekly basis.
I have the will to bring quality reliable send off services and packages Countrywide by Opening more branches. The kind of service many would not want to relate with but it's worth getting someone peace of mind and heart in their darkest hour of need.
My Coffins and caskets are made from locally available materials such as boards and timber. We also do spray for a clean smart finish.
I have a few clients who buy I'm wholesale and I'm working on marketing my work the more both online and offline. I am seeking some funding to help me expand to a new shop as well as increase my stock. Thank you lenders for accepting to assist me, I promise to keep my repayment schedule clean and constant.

Loan Proposal

Greetings Lenders,
I'm grateful for your continued support and trust . I'm happy to report that my immediate former loan has enabled me acquire a contract with an exporter for French beans, some of which might find its way on your plate.
The client got us in the farm planting fodder for the dairy farming project which you funded in the Value Added Dairy farming loan and a few acres of beans and he requested me to be one of his french beans suppliers, to which I agreed since in the past I supplied him cabbages and he paid faithfully.
My current production of the french beans is not enough and has made me outsource from farmers around.I believe with funding i will buy more seeds for USD 55 , and Pesticides for USD 58. With these, my own production will increase by three and a half to four tonnes per harvest, which means more profit and less expenses .Harvesting is done twice a week , on Monday and Friday, which then translates to about 8 tonnes of beans harvest per week.From the loan i will have created employment for several people right from the farm to the exporting company, and this way, you and i will have empowered a generation.I pray I get a lender fast so that I can be able to supply the market in time.
The climate here in Naivasha is crop friendly and i am sure the beans will mature fast, enabling me to pay in time and hopefully faster and apply for more loans.
With the profit i get, i hope to buy an extra water pump and sponsor 2 needy children to school.I will also re-invest in replanting for increased production .Should the remainder be enough I want to register a Foundation to help educate needy children in my community as per the dreams of my late Mother. Thank you so much for considering my request and may God bless you.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$159.00

Date disbursed

Oct 1, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

3 months

Lenders

Jan

Netherlands

R

Rembrandt

United Kingdom

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

CN

Craig Newmark

United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

AE

Asher Enciso

United States

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  • Chris    Apr 13, 2024

    I regret I failed to pay my loan as scheduled. I had a very serious sickness on a child that took all my time and money. However I promise to be clearing in instalments

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  • Chris    Dec 2, 2022

    Thank you for the funds. Once I receive them on my hands I will immediately pay for the storage space for my goods.

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  • Chris    Dec 2, 2022

    Thank you funders I will now be able to get storage space for my products

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  • Chris    Dec 1, 2022

    Much appreciated the funds. J was able to make the products more appealing to the clients.

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  • Chris    Nov 6, 2022

    I have some challenges with goods . moving but I will try to sort soonest

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  • Chris    Nov 2, 2022

    Stock hasn't moved as fast but I'm trying to get it sorted

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  • Chris    Sep 23, 2022

    Thank you my support system. With the funding I'll buy some casket handles and deco. This will fast track sales. Thank you so much for the boost, I will try as much to clear even the earliest possible.

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  • Austin    Sep 23, 2022

    Good luck

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  • Philes    Sep 20, 2022

    God bless you

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  • Chris    Sep 19, 2022

    With the previous funds I managed to buy some paints and now the artwork on the products looks great.

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  • Chris    Aug 6, 2022

    Thank you so much lenders for the funds, I will be buying some materials to give a shine to the products. Asante sana.

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  • Chris    Aug 6, 2022

    Thanks so much dear lenders. I'm going to buy more materials for my products facelift

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  • Chris    Aug 3, 2022

    Thanks for support, work on going and upgrading the production

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  • Chris    Jul 23, 2022

    Thank you bro, I will buy the paints and some filler materials. I'll be back with the photos. I will be paying back soonest

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  • Chris    Jul 23, 2022

    I'm truly grateful for the funding. Though the farm was taken away, I did alot with the profits made in the early stage harvest. I am also sponsoring a young man in a Bible School.

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  • Chris    Jul 23, 2022

    Greetings everyone,
    First of all I regret the delay in payments. I got sick then almost immediately the farm I had leased the owners demanded it back. So I went terribly down with stock and losses of the unharvested produce. However, I thank God I have made to clear the loan after a long time. I also has since moved to the Capital City and now on different projects. I'm still very committed to fulfilling the desires of creating employment for several people. I believe with time I will mange to do so. I'm getting on my feet once again. Thank you lenders for your patience and my apologies once again.

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  • Daniel    Nov 30, 2017

    I have tried contacting him but no response yet

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  • Chris    Oct 3, 2017

    Thank you so much my lenders,i received the disbursement and have already booked the seeds.Will keep you posted as well as repay on time.God bless you.

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  • Chris    Sep 29, 2017

    Thank you Lenders, I will immediately put the loan into action and buy the seeds, pesticides and start on planting once the funds reach my end. I shall keep you posted and will pay back without fail. Asante sana( kiswahili word for "Thank you so much ".

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