Maize farming for food security

Nancy

Mwotot-kapenguria, Kenya

7% paid forward

Entrepreneur

Name

Nancy

Member since

June 2015

On-time repayments

385 installments  •  64%

About Me

My name is Nancy Chepkorir Andiema from Kapenguria. i come from a family of 10 (5 girls 5boys ), i am the 6th born brought up by a single parent our beloved mother. from the 10 kids i was lucky i went up to form four though with alot of challenges. our mother couldnt afford basic need leave alone school fees. my fees was through bursary from well wishers an i am greatfull for that.
i managed through college by kneating mats where i used to make kshs. 25.00 per thread and in a day i managed atmost five threads that makes it kshs. 125.00 per day. i used to do casual work like washing clothes for people and get some cash from it. i studied Community Development did volunteer work and now i own a kiosk through the little savings i made. it has been difficult to get job. through this kiosk i get basic needs for my family and i can now pay fees for my little sisters.
i engage in merry go round with my friedns here where we assist each other with capital to boost our businesse in turns.
The pokot culture is very unique you do not take what does not belong to you if you have not borrowed. honesty and community brotherhood is treasured very much. the media has a very bad image of the pokots which is not true. Pokots are peaceful people who love development. it is the land of the heroes.
I am married with two children Steve is 7 years and Joy will turn 10 years on the 18th of December, 2020. Joy says she want to be a Medical Doctor so is Steve. I am completed part time classes and graduated with a bachelor degree in Business Management Human Resource Management option, i usually tell them that one day i will be Dr. Nancy Chepkorir Andiema so they all want to be doctors. My husband is very supportive we run the kiosk together and this makes me happy.
During my passtime i do volunteer work i also love singing i am in the church choir.

My Business

In my kiosk i run an Mpesa agent, we do offer photocopy, typing and printing services.
We sell retail goods like mannila papers, pens, celotapes, envelops among others.
We offer internet services, We do KRA online returns for our customers among other e-business. recently we registered a sole proprietor company which deals with computer and stationeries we hope this will bring enough revenue to us and we can meet all our needs on day to day live.
The goods and services are easy to work on and also in demand. the world is going global so are we trying to catch with the days trends.
Why did i choose this type of business. yes when i was doing my course in community development i learnt through entrepreneurship where i did a business plan on computer and bookshops. when i came out i could not get enough capital to start on my plan so with only Kshs. 15,0000.00 i got myself an mpesa agent line and paid single business permit, i borrowed kshs. 35,000.00 from friends and families for initial float and there my business started unlike the earlier business plan which needed around Kshs. 800,000.00.
My costs and revenues are manageable.
I use the profits for school fees, top up my business and provision of basic needs. I got a loan from zidisha of 150USD. This loan has been a stepping stone in my business i purchased a desktop computer which i use to offer internet services and its proceeds has enabled me get a land for one year on lease to plant watermelons when the season for it comes. Right now i am doing poultry farming. I have approximately 480 improved indiginous chicken. With this i am able to supply eggs to the nearby shops and also sell chicken for consumption.

Project Proposal

As the long rains are just beginning my my already available land needs farm inputs to realize the outcome.
For the available 5 acres of land I need 5 bags of ADP Fertilizer at Kenya shilings 40,000/= , 50 kilograms of Maize seeds at Kenya Shillings 25,000/=, ploughing kshs.25,000/=, planting kshs. 15,000, Kshs. 10,000 for herbicides and maintenance and 15000 for gravity irrigation.

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Project Info

Project Type

Pay It Forward

Disbursed amount

$891.00

Date disbursed

Mar 28, 2023

Backers

investor

Candiac, Canada

S

stroll

Stockholm, Sweden

JimVandegriff

Trinidad, California, United States

D

Divergent

Bethesda, United States

G

glomardor

Leonardtown, United States

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

P

Piotr

London, United Kingdom

JTShorty

Gorham, Maine, United States

C

Colmena

Chicago, United States

A

AndrewC

London, United Kingdom

mikeice

Kohler, United States

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

Duncan

Thika, Kenya

Kevin

San Francisco, United States

C

cota

United States

Urszula

United Kingdom

Isabella

UK, United Kingdom

RV

Rob Van Dam

United States

AH

ajay hampapur

United States

Aran Dunlop

United States

Paul Smithson

Leeds, United Kingdom

AK

Achim Königs

Bonn, Germany

Nelson

Kisii, Kenya

MC

United States

I

isaac

United Kingdom

RC

Rudi Chen

United States

Dan Brinkman

Lynden, WA, United States

E

EABF

Netherlands

JA

Jan Andresen

Hamburg, Germany

KG

Kate Goodwin

United States

L

Lucy

Australia

Richard Benyon

United States

Day Family

Melbourne, Australia

Vratik Krocik

Prague, Czech Republic

B

BSM

France

CJ

Chris Jones

Seattle, United States

DW

David Westmoreland

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

George

Nyandarua, Kenya

Donald Major

United States

Damaris

Delmonte Thika, Kenya

Matt Weight

Los Angeles, United States

HL

Harris Lin

New Zealand

Esther

Nairobi, Kenya

Ryan Agnew

Australia

Shervin

San Francisco, United States

BP

Brian Piltz

United States

Isti

Kota Semarang, Indonesia

Elpinah

Nairobi, Kenya

Sayuri

United Kingdom

N

Nate

South Strafford, United States

Yosef

United States

EJ

Ewan Jones

Bristol, United Kingdom

Lilian

Nairobi, Kenya

SW

saurabh wahi

United Kingdom

DD

Diego Donoso

United States

RA

Ray and Abram

Melbourne, Australia

A

Anonymous

United States

Amy

United States

Maxwell Otieno

Nakuru Kenya, Kenya

G

Gojali

Jakarta, Indonesia

S

Sarai

United States

Jeff

Ndola, Zambia

T

Thom

Alton, United States

J

Jennifer

United States

Miti

Zambia, Zambia

Kafula

Zambia, Zambia

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