Buying more fruit trees for my orchard

Mambo

Kitwe, Zambia

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Mambo

Member since

February 2017

On-time repayments

33 installments  •  33%

About Me

Born in a Family of 6 in Chipata Eastern Zambia.My parents were civil servants in the Govt. Am a holder of a cert in General Agriculture and a Dip in Sales and Marketing. Am currently based in Kitwe involved in Agribusiness and Mtn Mobile Money business. I have a lot of passion for Farming as such I own a small piece of Land in Luanshya were am developing a fruit orchard to assist meet the high need of vitamin c and raise money to meet my daily needs. ZIDISH loan has really help us grow our business

My Business

I do mtn mobile money businesses and Agriculture. Am an Agent for Mtn Mobile Money providing a service of withdraw and deposit. Currently operating with 7000 ZMW capital. I also supply fresh farm products from my farm. Zidisha loans has really helped me grow business Am continuing to extend my orchard so to meet the ever growing fruit demand in my locality.

Loan Proposal

Am buying some more fruit trees for my orchard to extend it. The price of a fruit tree is $5. This will assist put the much needed vitamin C on the table of many homes to avoid vitamin deficiency illnesses by strengthening there body defence systems. I will also benefit from the sale of fruits to meet my daily family needs.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$186.00

Date disbursed

Apr 18, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

2 months

Lenders

MarktheMormon

Sandy, Utah, United States

JimVandegriff

Trinidad, California, United States

E

Edijac

Strombeek-Bever, Belgium

M

markus61

cologne, Germany

dlpringle

Denver, United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

R

Rahima

United States

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

JM

Joris Moen

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

M

Mary

United States

A

Anonymous

United States

CN

Craig Newmark

United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

Claire Lewis

Wales Uk, United Kingdom

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  • Lebetina    Jan 17, 2021

    I called Mamba Tembo he said is in a financial crises at the moment but he will repay very soon as he finds the money.Thank you

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  • Lebetina    Jan 4, 2021

    He said he will repay, he is still in financial support and this January he will do his best to repay the loan.

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  • Muswangeli Tongo    Nov 29, 2020

    I called Mambo he said his business his down he repay his loan next week.Thank you

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  • Mambo    Oct 29, 2020

    Business is very slow at the moment, hence my adjustment of the loan

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  • Muswangeli Tongo    Oct 29, 2020

    I spoke to one of his personal reference Alex Chirwa, have advised him to lay on a message to Mambo Tembo to adjust his weekly repayment to an amount he can afford than skipping it.He can adjust to even to ZMW 1.00, when his business improves he can increase his weekly repayment to any amount.Thank you

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  • Chiozya    Sep 25, 2020

    Dear Lenders,

    I spoke with Mambo and he plans to make a repayment towards his loan today. Thank you.

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  • Chiozya    Sep 25, 2020

    Dear Lenders,

    I spoke with Mambo and he explained to me that he had some issues with his MTN Mobile Money and so he missed his payment. Mambo plans to make a repayment towards his loan today. Thank you.

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  • Mambo    Sep 3, 2020

    The reason for the adjustment is because business is very slow.

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  • Chiozya    Aug 21, 2020

    Dear Lenders,

    I spoke with Mambo and he explained to me that he lost his mobile sim card and had to have it replaced. Mambo intends to make a repayment towards his loan next week. Thank you.

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  • Mambo    Aug 2, 2020

    Hi Landers,

    Am very grateful for funding my loan, This will greatly assist me improve my business and I will ensure timely payment.
    May God bless you

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  • Mambo    Jun 15, 2020

    Thanks all the lender for the last loan, I got it really changed my life. I managed to open a retail outlet for fruits and various food stuff.
    Once more thanks a million times.

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  • Cephas    Dec 23, 2018

    This project has birthed other projects.

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  • Cephas    May 18, 2017

    How is the project doing?

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  • Colm O Brien    Apr 30, 2017

    Hi Mambo,

    I'm looking forward to hearing some progress about your orchard development. I hope everything is going well?

    Best wishes,
    Colm

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    • Mambo    Jun 11, 2020

      Hi Colm,
      Thanks my orchard is doing very well now. We have even started harvesting fruits. Thanks a million times for your support.

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  • Mambo    Apr 15, 2017

    Thanks very much dear lenders for considering my Loan request. Am very grateful and the loan will be used as proscribed in the request.

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  • Mambo    Feb 13, 2017

    Hi lenders,
    I received the loan and I have already started extending my orchard. The loan has given me hope and confidence to grow my business as an SME. Thanks for your kindness

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  • Mambo    Feb 8, 2017

    Thanks very much lenders. The loan will be used as prescribed in the application i.e. to extend my orchard so as to improve the yield of my fruits to meet the ever growing demands for fresh fruits in our community. With this facility am seeing a quick growth of our business and a bright future for us Small Scale Entrepreneurs. Once more thanks for your kindness.

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