Loan to expand my door to door coconut oil and fish business

Charity

Kpetoe, Ghana

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Charity

Member since

September 2015

On-time repayments

96 installments  •  72%

About Me

I am a young lady and I live in the Volta part of Ghana. I have two siblings and l am the third born. I am currently in senior high school and l am the first person to get to this level of education. Its been so hard been held along with a single parent. The soul of my dad has inspired the clouds. Its been difficult for my mum alone to cater for us financially through our junior high school. I had a goal of becoming a medical nurse. Regardless of the limitation in my family and financial constraints, that dream of becoming a nurse looks vivid in my vision. I root for the fact that says, present unpleasant situations cannot determine my tomorrow. Neither can it change my dreams if l do not allow the situation to engulf me. I took to a part time job of selling on my own after school in the evenings which is a home based business and it is making a great change financially to help in paying my fees. I am very hopeful and optimistic. If there is life there is hope. I want to use this platform to get money to expand my home based business. I have enough time to study and do other academic assignments. I am appealing to lenders to help me achieve my dream and purely change my life story.

My Business

I have basically started with selling bottled local oil made from coconut. I have made a progress and l have added the selling of fried and smoked fish to it. I do go around with it on weekends from door to door. I have chosen these goods and services because its the normal and regular consumption of the people in my area. I am able to make 10% of profit on each a day. I use 5% of the profit l make on each bottled oil a day for reinvestment. I sell 15 bottles a day. I use the other 5% for school books. I make a profit 20% from the sell of both the fried and the smoked fish a day. I stash away 10% for my school fees and 10% for savings.

Loan Proposal

I want this loan to support my business ,in order to successfully go through financial academic challenges on my way and towards the attainment of my nursing dreams. Basically, l will buy materials such as coconuts to prepare more oil and enough fresh fish.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$452.00

Date disbursed

Feb 2, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

63 months

Lenders

johnfay

Lusaka, Zambia, South Africa

Kylie

Mount Martha, Australia

H

hilde

seattle, United States

JessieD

Alexandria, Va, United States

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

S

Serene

Philadelphia, United States

thomas2666

Brisbane, Australia

B

bscent

Hong Kong

Michel Bavin

Antwerp Area, Belgium

melissapmeier

United States

A

andreab

United States

M

mbarbier

United States

Jeroen Decock

Gent, Belgium

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

F

Florian

Munich, Germany

MR

Michiel Rauws

San Francisco, Netherlands

PG

Paul Graham

United States

N

Nick

United States

B

BM

London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Carl D Patterson

United Kingdom

Arnaud M

Sydney, Australia

Thomas

Sweden, Sweden

M

manuvi

Antwerp, Belgium

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  • Ren    Oct 15, 2018

    Dear Charity:
    Hello - I wonder if you are truly going to make repayments? I do hope so, because you may need zidisha in the future and if you pay back, even a little at a time, people will be willing to lend to you again. Good luck!
    Best,
    Karen

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  • Emma    Jul 15, 2018

    I haven't given up on you yet Charity :-)

    I'm still here with my support... I still haven't lost faith... But please do at least just communicate how you're going, even if you can't make payments, at least let me know how you're going hun...

    Life can be rough sometimes, its completely understandable... But please communicate so I don't feel so silly... Its the silence that makes us lose hope... But I haven't lost faith in you yet :-) Nearly though, so please just show us you're not a ghost...

    I know how strong you are :-)

    All the best Charity, Emma.

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  • Emma    Jan 7, 2018

    Charity... We still believe in you :-) You can do it... It doesn't matter if you're a little bit late. Just give everyone an update sometime soon so we know you're not a ghost :-) You'll be ok, you can do it hun... You've done so well with loans in the past, & I know how motivated you are with all your dreams :-) Just believe in yourself, everything will be ok, its never too late to pick yourself back up :-)

    All the best, Emma from Australia.

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  • Ren    Nov 13, 2017

    Hi Charity, I am hoping you will be able to make even small payments on your loan. You were doing so well for months, and I imagine something bad happened to keep you from paying in time. I wish you the best. Please communicate with your lenders so we know what is happening. Even if you pay back late, as long as you are making progress, then your lenders will have faith in you for future loans.

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  • Emma    Aug 25, 2017

    Hi Charity :-) Don't lose hope hun :-) We all believe in you. Its never too late to get back on track, don't worry, you got this :-)

    Everyone has rough patches, don't let it get you down. Just ask Zidisha to readjust your payments when you're ready.

    All the best hun, Emma.

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  • Michael    May 7, 2017

    I couldn't reach Charity on her line. So I called a relative and asked her(relative) to inform Charity about the late repayment of her loan

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  • Charity    Mar 6, 2017

    Greetings to all of you my lenders. I am doing great. Much regards.

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  • Charity    Dec 19, 2016

    Many ...many thanks my Lenders. I am grateful for your help . Thank you so much for making my life meaningful by your tremendous help . God bless each one of you . Wishing you all merry Christmas and a prosperous new year in advance.

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  • Charity    Nov 1, 2016

    Thanks to my lenders once again. I am doing fine as well as my business. I hope you are all doing great.

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  • Charity    Sep 6, 2016

    Hello my noble lenders, I guess you are all doing fine...same here. Thanks so much.

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  • Charity    Aug 25, 2016

    Wonderful lenders. Many thanks and business is great...

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  • Charity    Jul 25, 2016

    I have received your loan and I will buy coconuts for coconut oil and fresh fish. Thank you.

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  • Charity    Jul 25, 2016

    Wow...Thanks so much my wonderful lenders. You have done it big time for toward my future. I can't thank you enough. I am very grateful to all of you. More love my lovely lenders.

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  • Atheist4good    Jul 23, 2016

    Go on and conquer! Keep in touch and have a great time.

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  • Charity    Jul 23, 2016

    I am grateful to you my wonderful lenders. I will buy more coconuts for preparing coconut oil and l will also buy fresh fish and l will fry it. It will help increase my marketing and sale. My customers will be very happy and l will be able to pay for my nursing school fees. I thank you all for sharing what you have with me. More hugs and love.

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  • Charity    Jul 14, 2016

    Hello my wonderful lenders,your previous loan has helped me a lot in my business and also in my education. Thank you so much and the entire zidisha team.

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  • Charity    Jun 23, 2016

    Regards from my family ...

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  • Charity    Jun 23, 2016

    Thanks so much my special lenders. Business is moving on well and my profit margin has increased...l am thankful to you all and l guess you are all doing great.

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  • Charity    May 14, 2016

    I thank you my lenders. Please l have made a reduction in my installment payment. Hope to financially catch up soon. School is fine as well as business. Many Thanks.

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  • Charity    Apr 20, 2016

    Hello my special lenders, l have business running smoothly. I have paid for my school fees and purchased test books. Thanks so much.

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