Solomon

Mazeras, Kenya

82% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Solomon

Member since

January 2014

On-time repayments

58 installments  •  38%

About Me

I live in our plot located in Buni Kisimani village in Rabai District Kilifi county, i live with my family;my mother and Father,three sisters and four brothers.i had been employed as a driver for like two years but want to settle and concentrate on farming now.I really like farming and mostly keeping of dairy cows and chicken both layers and broilers because i know they do have a good profit.i used some of my earnings to buy things like drinkers and feeders to prepare for for the poultry.I have gone to school i have done both primary school certificate and secondary school certificate.

My Business

I do farming in our plot here in Rabai,mainly i deal with dairy cows.this is such a good business in my area since there is no too much competition.I have two cows and their milk production is also good,I sell this milk to my neighbors and to some hotels in my nearby town Mazeras,i believe my customers like this fresh milk because of its cheaper price that i sell to them and also its quality.This has enabled me to start keeping poultry.Know that i have heard about zidisha i want even to add chickens to add profit to my current earnings

Loan Proposal

Now that i have a poultry house and some few drinkers and feeders, iwill use the funds from this loan to purchase chickens(layers) plus their feeds that will take them for like two or three months.I would like to appreciate the zidisha team for giving me this chance.I will make sure that i pay back the loan on time.Thank you

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$250.00

Date disbursed

Jan 20, 2014

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

13 months

Lenders

EricDWalters

Rochester, Mn, Usa, United States

Elinor

Maple Lake, MN, United States

P

Philippe

Adliswil, Switzerland

Silver

Steiermark, Austria

A

anonymus

Moon, United States

J

JoeSolar

Virginia, United States

countrygirl

Spring Green, United States

M

mkellerman

Shanghai, China

IM

Isak Maaseide

Tromso, Norway, Norway

DVM1417

Seaford, United States

T

TVandenbosch

Brussels, Belgium

Sarasota

Sarasota, Fl, United States

H

Haavard

Bergen, Norway

H

hambunny

Manchester, United Kingdom

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

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  • Solomon    Feb 5, 2015

    I wish to increase my repayment amount since i want to clear the balances soon,my business is not that bad i am now better than i was before,atleast i can sell more this month unlike January.i thank God for this far ,thanks my lenders it is because of you that i am now improving. i know i have had alot of challenges paying back but its my business was not going well at that time.

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  • Solomon    Sep 26, 2014

    Dear lenders, i hope you are all well,am doing well here though i know i have been late submitting my repayments of late.i have not recovered yet from the losses i incurred,i am now requesting a new repayment amount,hope you all understands my situation , Thanks for the support you all give me in the first place and i hope you will still trust me.God bless you.

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  • James    Jul 1, 2014

    Hello Solomon. I like your poultry business. I am impressed. You are a good example to the youth. Keep it up. I am in handicrafts business.

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    • Solomon    Jul 15, 2014

      Thank you James. I got to work hard to get a good life in future. I love the handicrafts too they.

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  • Jeremiah    May 22, 2014

    I talked to solomon today and he will make his repayments today.

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  • Samuel    Apr 24, 2014

    Thank you Solomon for timely repayments. Its encouraging to have you as my mentee. Much appreciated.

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  • Solomon    Apr 2, 2014

    i am now doing well with my chickens that are about to start laying soon

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    • Elinor    Jul 14, 2014

      Thank you for the pictures, Solomon! They are lovely. I hope you and your animals are still healthy and happy. Thank you for your repayments!

      Elinor

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      • Solomon    Jul 16, 2014

        Thanks Elinor, i am in good health plus my animals are doing good i in fact added some layers chicks and i hope they will also do well
        Thanks for the concern.

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  • Solomon    Mar 20, 2014

    i am sorry that i have to reshedule my loan payments,over the last few weeks i have had some challenges paying the loan because part of my chicks died.they were attacked by a certain disease but they are now ok i have incured an extra expense of treating them but i am still committed to paying back the loan that i received

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    • DVM1417    Mar 29, 2014

      Hello Solomon. I'm sorry about the death of your chicks. Let me know if I can help you answer questions on why they are dying. I am a veterinarian and have some experience with chickens so I'd be happy to help you out!

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      • Solomon    Apr 1, 2014

        Hi DVM1417
        This is how they looked like some could not even open their eyes at all so they had a hard time eating or drinking.I called this kenchick guy (one of the best company in chicks selling in kenya) who sells us the chicks he told me that its either the sawdust that i used or the feeds that i was using.they were vaccinated and now they are doing better.

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  • TVandenbosch    Mar 6, 2014

    Dear Solomon, how is your farming business doing now? When do you epxect your chickens to start laying eggs?

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    • Solomon    Apr 1, 2014

      hallo TVandenboach.
      i am expecting them to start laying by the end of april or maybe the start of may.

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