One lorry of manure for planting vegetables

Sharon

Ekero, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Sharon

Member since

May 2015

On-time repayments

18 installments  •  67%

About Me

I was born in teso disrict in western kenya at place called malaba.I grew up and went to school in Asenge primary and kolanya girls respectively. I am married in kakamega county with 2 children Esther and Daniel.
My husband lost his job when we had just stayed for three months. we searched for jobs but we didnt get.these is when i decided to try my hand in farming .i started planting traditional african vegetables but since i was relaying on rain,I always took my produce the market when it was flooded and sold my produce at low prices.despite the hard ship I did not give up.I always tried ,i soon noted the market trends and started irrigating my farm so as to produce more during dry season.
My children are still young,they are aged 2 and 4. I am working hard to give them a better life.
I like singing a lot and always join other choir members to singing for my church. I also like serving other people in the community more so those that are physically challenged. I am looking forward to join college to study special education to help them more.

My Business

I usualy grow traditional african vegetables on my 3/4 acre piece of land. I irrigate my farm so that I am able to supply all seasons and get premium prices for my vegetables.
I choose traditional african vegetables because they are disease resistant,take short time to mature and fetch good prices in the market.
I spend $100 a month buying seeds,manure and labor for the farm. In a good month I make an average of $240. I use the money to pay take care of my family needs and save for my college fees.

Loan Proposal

Dear lenders
I am requesting for $100 loan so that I can buy a lorry of fertilizer for planting vegetables the organic way in my farm. A fully lorry will be much cheaper compared to buying in small quantities. The manure will increase quantity and quality of my produce. my profits will also increase.Thank you

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$95.00

Date disbursed

Jun 30, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

6 weeks

Lenders

G

guenter

Bremen, Germany

A

AlexCheng

Seattle, United States

Jonas Sweep

Utrecht, Netherlands

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

K

kingcamo1095

Mountain Home, United States

B

BMcDermott

Washington, DC, United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

MW

Matt Willis

United States

WE

Wendy Emlyn

Devon, United Kingdom

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