Pawpaw farming

Mercy

Kitui Town, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Mercy

Member since

January 2017

On-time repayments

107 installments  •  47%

About Me

I am Mercy Kalunde from Kitui in Kenya. I am a mother to one boy named Mike. I am a diploma holder in International Relations and also travel and tourism (IATA). I decided to venture into business after looking for a job for so long and not getting any reliable offers.

With the help of my family and my personal savings, I opened my wines and spirits parlour. It was challenging at first but with time I got used to it and learned business tactics on how to grow my business. It's been two years since I started my business and so far so good. I have learned how to survive and what to avoid to ensure my business thrives.

My Business

My business is mainly in wines and spirits. It's located in Mbitini market in Kitui County. This is my main source of income.

Loan Proposal

I have a plot that I would like to use for a new venture I found. I would like to start growing papaya/pawpaw. I have done my market research well and bought a variety of seeds known as Solo sunrise pawpaw. This is a dwarf variety that starts producing fruits after 9months.

This loan will assist me in buying a water tank where I can store my irrigation water and watering cans. I will also use part of it to pay for labour of preparing the land for transplantation of the seedlings. I am preparing my nursery bed already and should be transplanting my seedlings in December.

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About Me

Am Mercy Kalunde from Kitui in Kenya. Am a mother to one boy named Mike. Am a diploma holder in International relations and also travel and tourism (IATA). I decided to venture into business after looking for a job for so long and not getting any reliable offers.


With the help of my family and my personal savings I opened my wines and spirits parlour. it was challenging at first but with time I got used to it and learned business tactics on how to grow my business.

it's been two years since I started my business and so far so good. I have learned how to survive and what to avoid to ensure my business thrives.

My Business

My business is mainly a wines and spirits. It's located in Mbitini market in Kitui county. This is my main source of income.

I would like to restock my liquor store in readiness for the festive season this Easter.

Loan Proposal

I have a plot that I would like to use for a new venture I found. I would like to start growing papaya/pawpaw. I have done my market research well and bought a variety of seeds known as Solo sunrise pawpaw. This is a dwarf variety that starts producing fruits after 9months.

This loan will assist me in buying a water tank where I can store my irrigation water and watering cans. I will also use part of it to pay for labour of preparing the land for transplantation of the seedlings. I am preparing my nursery bed already and should be transplanting my seedlings in December.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$592.00

Date disbursed

Sep 15, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

7 months

Lenders

JimVandegriff

Trinidad, California, United States

Franmiguel

Perth, Australia

MR

Michiel Rauws

San Francisco, Netherlands

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Craig Newmark

United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

CN

Craig Newmark

United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

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  • Mercy    Jan 16, 2022

    I have been sick, had complications while having a baby and underwent several surgeries. I am currently feeling well and ready to start my repayment. Pls understand and am sorry for inconvenience caused.

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  • Mercy    Jul 30, 2019

    I have been taking care of my ailing parent and times have been hard. I feel very bad for having defaulted my payment due to the current financial restraints. Am working on fully repaying my loan. Kindly accept my apologies.

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  • Antony    Dec 8, 2018

    She explained more to her lenders and also I advised her to reschedule her loan accordingly.

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  • Mercy    Oct 31, 2018

    I am having a little challenge as business is down but I promise to get back on track as soon as my issue is sorted.

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  • Antony    Oct 24, 2018

    Hello all,
    I talked to her about loan late payment and advised her to reschedule the loan instalments downwards. Thanks

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  • Mercy    Sep 24, 2018

    Dear Lenders,
    I have received my loan of $443 after deductions. I will be purchasing the items I need for my liquor store tomorrow morning and send you a photo. Thank you for being such a blessing to me and my family. Much appreciated.

    Mercy

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  • Mercy    Sep 15, 2018

    Thank you very much my lender. I will purchase 10 barrels of keg and 2 cartons of spirits. This will be a very big boost to my business and I promise to repay the loan on time always. May God bless you.

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  • Mercy    Sep 15, 2018

    My last loan has been of help to me as it boosted my sales.

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  • Collins    May 8, 2018

    Hello. Please try and mantain your expected monthly repayments and have a clean record.

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  • Mercy    Jan 28, 2018

    I planted my pawpaw seeds and they germinated. The seedlings have since been transferred to the farm and are doing well. Now I would like to ensure they don't dry up by digging my borehole a few feet deep to ensure adequate water supply.

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  • Mercy    Oct 22, 2017

    Dear Lenders,
    I hope this finds you well, greetings from Kitui Kenya, this is to update you how far I am with my project. My little guys are still shooting and growing healthy. Will always keep you posted and thank you for your trust in me.

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  • Mercy    Sep 2, 2017

    Dear lenders,
    This is to inform you that I have fully repaid my loan. My display is very pleasing to the eye and attracts more customers.I am very grateful to you all for the help accorded. I look forward to partnering with you to grow my business further.

    Kind regards,
    Mercy Nzilu.

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  • JK    Aug 24, 2017

    Thank you for uploading a photo showing what you did with our loan – this is so much appreciated (by me and other lenders who are generally interested in your effort)! :) Way too less people on Zidisha do so (showing what kind of effect their loan had)... So, you are showing the "best practice" here – thanx again!

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  • Mercy    Jul 26, 2017

    Dear lenders,
    I have uploaded a picture of my new counter for you to see what I did with the funds received. thank you for your help and support.

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  • Mercy    Jun 11, 2017

    Hello my lenders,
    Greetings from my family and I in Kitui. This is to inform you that I have redone my counter and I am so grateful for your help. I have started repaying my loan.

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  • Mercy    Jun 4, 2017

    Hello dear lenders,
    Am very grateful to you all for having financed me. I received 25,276 Ksh last night. I will be purchasing the repair materials tomorrow and begin the renovation immediately. Thank you so much and I'll keep you updated.

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  • Mercy    May 23, 2017

    Hi Paul, I just wanted to inform you that I have fully paid my loan. I am very grateful for your support and hope you will lend me in the future.

    Much regards,
    Mercy Kalunde.

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  • Mercy    Mar 23, 2017

    I have a few family commitments which need urgent attention. once am done, I will increase my instalments.

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  • Mercy    Feb 15, 2017

    Hello Mr. Paul, greetings from Kitui Kenya :-). I hope you have been fine. I am doing great and so is my business.I recently bought my first barrel of keg beer and so far I have sold three. Am so happy with the progress and I have started making my repayment. Thanks alot for your help

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  • Mercy    Feb 15, 2017

    I have changed my instalment amount since I can comfortably pay more. My keg business is doing well and I would like to clear up my loan as soon as I can.

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