New electric water pump to irrigate my cabbage farm
Esther
Nairobi, Kenya
100% repaid
Entrepreneur
Name
Esther
Member since
November 2016
On-time repayments
141 installments • 14%
About Me
I was born in Nyeri, Central Kenya, a village with about 100 households. I was educated in the village up to standard eight and then schooled in Nanyuki up to form four. I was an average student and my father was able to sponsor me to [attend] university, where I undertook a degree in Environmental Studies. I started farming by pumping water from a dam in my home area. There is a high demand for organic food in Nairobi due to high rate of lifestyle diseases. I love to spend time watching nature documentaries, learning new trends, and spending time with friends and family.
I enrolled to pursue a Master's in Renewable Energy Technology, which I have yet to complete and still need to pay for the last two semesters.
My Business
I am a licensed Environmental Associate Expert. I also train in online article and blog writing. I farm and resell farm foods.
I was desperate for work and therefore decided to use whatever resources I had to make profit. My father bought me a half an acre of land. The total cost and revenue are about 60% of the sales. [Through this work] I support my mother, brother, and sisters, and I pay my university fees and invest in SACCOs (Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations). The farming project is a joint venture of me and my sister; we use the profits I get for our basic facilitation, school, and reinvesting in the land. I have also started a side business of importing cotton shirts from China, which has good returns.
The first three semesters of school I used the returns from the farm and the shirts business. Now due to elections that were ongoing (and even now not everything is settled), business has been slow.
Loan Proposal
i will purchase an electric pump to.aid in water availability in my cabbage farm throughout the season. This will help me reduve the baggage of using donkey carts and drums to sprinklers to get water to the land. Each kilo of cabbage costs about $0.5, one portion of land produces about 100 kg for every harvest, and at least 5 harvests. I will make profit of $30 each harvest amounting to $150 total profits.
That is good for my business , myself and my family,
About Me
I am was born in Nyeri, Central Kenya a village with about 100 households, educated in the village upto standard eight and then schooled in Nanyuki up to form four. i was an average student and my father was able to sponsor me to university where i undertook degree in Environmental Studies. I started farming by pumping water from a dam in my home area.There is a high demand for organic food in Nairobi due to high rate of lifestyle diseases. I love to spend time watching nature documentaries, learning new trends, spending time with friends and family.
I enrolled to pursue Master in Energy Technology which am yet to complete paying for the last two semesters.
My Business
I am a licensed Environmental Associate Expert, i also train online article and blog writing. i farm and resell farm foods. I was desperate for work and therefore decided to use whatever resource i have to make profit. My father had bought me a half an acre of land. Total cost and revenue are about 60% of the sales. i support my mother, brother, sisters, i pay my University fees and invest in saccos, the farming project is a joint venture of me and my sister, we use the profits i get for our basic facilitation, school and also re invest in the land. I have also started a side hustle of importing cotton shirts from China that has good return. The first three semesters of I used the returns from the farm and the shirts business, now due to elections that were ongoing and a little not everything is settled, business has been slow.
Loan Proposal
i will purchase an electric pump to.aid in water availability in my cabbage farm throughout the season. This will help me reduve the baggage of using donkey carts and drums to sprinklers to get water to the land. Each kilo of cabbage costs about $0.5, one portion of land produces about 100 kg for every harvest, and at least 5 harvests. I will make profit of $30 each harvest amounting to $150 total profits.
That is good for my business , myself and my family,
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$761.00
Date disbursed
Dec 20, 2016
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
3 months
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