Please support my bee-keeping community project

Robert

Milimani, Juja, Kenya, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Robert

Member since

May 2014

On-time repayments

331 installments  •  51%

About Me

My names are Robert Gachie Kamau but most people call me Gachie. I was born on March 30, 1987. I live in Juja, with my family. I live with my wife and my two beautiful daughters, one aged 2 and ½ years and the other four months old. I have two brothers but I don’t have sisters so that's a bit boring sometimes but I am not sad about it because I'm not that kind of person. I'm an active, easy-going and talkative person and I love to talk with new people.

I am self-confident. That's why I think differently from other people, but sometimes I have too much confidence and it's not good for me. I love sports like swimming, badminton and volleyball during my pass time. I like to try new things (except if it too dangerous, then I won't try it). I consider myself a young, visionary, energetic, motivated and hardworking person. Moreover, I am a person who believes that I can do something for the good of my country Kenya. I believe that I have the capability to do much better if I am provided extra resources to continue with my project.
Since High School, I have considered community work to be an important aspect in life. All human activities in numerous areas such as farming, business and others have a well structured underlying community work framework. This fact stimulated me to pursue community work for the welfare of my community, country and humanity at large. I graduated in 2010 with a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Kenya. I choose pure mathematics as my specialization although at this time, a few people knew about pure mathematics and few students choose pure mathematics as their specialization.
Although my undergraduate programme provided a strong background in the basic fundamentals of life, this is not enough; hence the need to continue with community works so as to enrich and widen opportunities for poor families. Overall I am gratified by my academic record and I also believe that my undergraduate studies have prepared me very adequately for other areas; I also believe that being involved in community work has many opportunities and is important in society.

My Business

I work as a freelance writer and write academic and term papers for Academia-research and Ovucorp. I’m also involved in rearing chicken and also own a cybercafé. Roughly, I make around $ 500 dollars a month. This income has assisted me to serve the community and for the upkeep of my family. In a nutshell, I am self-reliant and earn extra money to assist the community. I am interested in community work; as well as, other people’s cultures and social lives. In my free time I like to participate in empowerment projects to enhance the lives of my community.
Currently, the development of Kenya as a whole has been hindered by the shortage of ideas, mentor-ship and funds in community empowerment. These circumstances persuade me to continue with community work.
Reasons for applying for funds include:
1. It will advance the development and empowerment poor families in Kenya and strengthen the future of the country’s education in general.
2. It will fill the gap of unemployment graduates and strengthen sustainable development in Kenya.
With regard to the factors above; I think the area that I have chosen will benefit Kenya massively.
My ambition is to be a rich business man and a philanthropic community service man at the same time; hence, I hope that my life will be better and better other people’s lives in my community and hope the projects I’m involved in will have rewarding experience to the community I serve in future. Finally, I hope all my dreams will come true and I will be very happy if I succeed in all my endeavors.

Loan Proposal

My Beekeeping project still requires funding. Of all the emerging small businesses in Juja, the successful introduction of beekeeping has arguably had the biggest impact on the entire community. The first loan really assisted my project and with the increased bee populations on the outskirts of Juja village, harvest yields will drastically improve due to cross pollination. I need a loan to assist in training poor families about beekeeping and also to buy high-quality beekeeping equipment such as Langstroth ten-frame hives. This will empower poor people in Juja to create a sustainable livelihood for themselves and their families.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$242.00

Date disbursed

Jul 9, 2014

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

5 months

Lenders

R

Raabo

Rungsted, Denmark

D

davide

Vallentuna, Sweden

Jason

Auckland, New Zealand

Sarasota

Sarasota, Fl, United States

Sirko

Brandenburg An Der Havel, Germany

T

thebonseung

Republic of Korea

Shemuel

New Jersey, United States

J

Jonas

Linköping, Sweden

J

JEllerby

United Kingdom

Leonardia

Waddinxveen, Netherlands

Mikers

Netherlands

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  • Robert    Nov 1, 2018

    Loan problems

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  • Eric    Oct 3, 2017

    Dear Lenders, Talked to Robert, he says he already updated his payment on Sunday 1st September 2017. Awaiting to reflect

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  • Eric    Aug 25, 2017

    Talked to Robert and he is making arrangements to close the gaps.
    Thanks Lenders for support

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  • Robert    Jun 30, 2017

    Difficult economic times.

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  • Robert    Feb 18, 2017

    Due to the current drought yields have reduced but will resume normal payments soon.

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  • Robert    Sep 20, 2016

    I would like to reduce my loan repayment to 600 Kshs because honey production has reduced drastically due to bad weather conditions. I will resume to normal installments once production returns to normal.

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  • Robert    Jul 18, 2016

    Thank you so much Lenders for giving me this funds.

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  • Robert    Jul 18, 2016

    Thanks Zidisha lenders for supporting my project. Your funds have assisted my community through provision of self-employment jobs. This group has increased to over 40 participants who have currently earn a livelihood through this project. Thanks again and continue funding my project.

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  • Robert    Jul 6, 2016

    Due to increased production of honey, I would appreciate your consideration of me paying a regular payment of 6,000 Kenya shillings.

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  • Robert    May 16, 2016

    Due to increased production of honey, I would appreciate your consideration of me paying a regular payment of 3,500 Kenya shillings. Please consider my offer. Thank you Zidisha.

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  • Robert    Oct 16, 2015

    I would like to reduce my loan repayment to 600 Kshs because honey production has reduced due to the hives that were added from the loan that was awarded to me and the bad weather conditions that has led to low honey production. I will resume to normal installments once production returns to normal.

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  • Dimitri Malarme    Sep 27, 2015

    Robert? :)

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  • Dimitri Malarme    Sep 11, 2015

    Hi Robert,

    Could you tell me how much the different materials cost?
    What's the cost of a (Top Bar?) bee hive? What's the cost of protective clothes? What kind of extraction method do you use?

    Thanks for the info and good luck,

    Cheers,

    Dimitri

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    • Robert    Oct 5, 2015

      We use traditional extraction method through smoking of the hives. For the protective clothing we buy locally made protective clothes that cost approximately 100$ for the whole set including gloves and gumboots.

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  • Robert    Sep 9, 2015

    Thank you Zidisha for funding my project. Your lending hand will go along way in eliminating poverty in our country. Thanks once again.

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  • Dimitri Malarme    Sep 9, 2015

    Hi Robert.

    We are very happy to be able to help you out with your bee-keeping project. We'll arrive in Nairobi on the 8th of November. Would it be possible to see you and your fantastic project in Juja near Nairobi?
    We'll be volunteering near Homa Bay later this year as well, where we would like to fund more bee-keepers so locals can have a basic income.

    If you use facebook, this is my account: www.facebook.com/dimitri.ma...

    Good luck with the project.

    Cheers,

    Dimitri and Eszter

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    • Robert    Oct 5, 2015

      Sorry for not responding to your message. I have not been feeling well since last month. I have now recovered and I will now be able to respond to your messages promptly. I am happy to hear that you will be coming to Nairobi on the 8th of November. I will be happy to meet you and show the project. We will communicate on the logistics.

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  • Robert    Sep 9, 2015

    Zisisha lenders you have really assisted me in eliminating poverty in my region. Through your support many families are now self-reliant, unlike the past where they could not even afford their children's school fees. Thanks a lot Zidisha.

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  • Robert    Aug 28, 2015

    Due to increased honey production, there has been an increase in the profit margin. I would appreciate your consideration of me paying a regular payment of 4,000 Kenya shillings. Please consider my offer. Thankyou zidisha.

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  • Robert    May 5, 2015

    Dear Zidisha,

    Due to increased honey, I am experiencing high profits. I would appreciate your consideration of me paying a regular payment of 1,100 Kenya shillings. I will be able to pay this amount per week. I ask that you please consider my offer.

    Sincerely,
    ROBERT GACHIE KAMAU

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  • Robert    Feb 12, 2015

    From my past payments, you will, of course, derive the fact that I was supposed to make a payment of 1,500 Kshs weekly, on every Sunday of every week. Unfortunately, due to certain conditions, I want to reduce my weekly payment to 600 Kshs. When I took the loan from your organization, my project had a regular income from the sale of honey. However, due to the recent hot season, there is less flowers thus causing a reduction in the production of honey. In spite of the poor honey yield, I will manage to make timely payments of the loan. I sincerely thank you for all the cooperation and sympathy that you and your organization has extended.

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  • Ronald    Dec 27, 2014

    all the best

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