Revolutionize agribusiness in the asal maungu town
Patrick Kihara
Maungu, Kenya
100% repaid
Entrepreneur
Name
Patrick Kihara
Member since
January 2014
On-time repayments
72 installments • 78%
About Me
My name is Patrick Mahinge, and I am a freelance journalist and writer who also happens to be a webpreneur. I believe that the internet is packed with vast resources that almost equalize the chances of a person in Kenya with the one in the more developed world.
My life changed the moment I realized that I could use the internet to change my world, my destiny and the world of those around me. I run several blogs including one that I call blogscheme and that can be found here http://www.blogscheme.com/.
My dream is to tap into the infinite potential offered by the internet in an honest and feasible way, and to teach others how to do the same. Being a young person, I would particularly love to start empowering the youth in my locality to make use of the internet to change their world.
My Business
Most of my income comes from freelance writing. I am an active freelance writer in Elance and I am able to cash in more than $650 per month. I have also started working in oDesk and I am absolutely loving the experience.
I also write and sell ebooks on Kindle and the income from this venture has so far been a constant $100 per month.
From the above income sources, I can manage to repay the loan accorded to me in time and in totality.
I am also employed by an organization in Maungu called Wildlife Works. My job as a media and communications officer gives me an extra boost of $250.
I also earn about $50 per month from my blog through the referral programs that I have joined.
Loan Proposal
Hi,
Thanks for your interest in my loan application. My name is Patrick Mahinge. I live in a small semi-arid highway stopover town called Maungu.
I have a goal to make the availability of fresh produce in the semi-arid Maungu Town in the South-East of Kenya more convenient.
Right now, grocers and vendors of fresh produce source the produce from as far as Wundanyi Town, which is approximately 300 kilometers from Maungu. As a dedicated environment conservationist, I just can't stand to imagine the toll that the gas burnt to bring the produce to Maungu impacts on Mother Nature.
This huge distance also makes the price of fresh produce here in Maungu prohibitively expensive. Most households here cannot afford those prices. The produce also arrives in the grocers beaten and almost withered. If the grocers do not sell the produce fast enough, then there is a high likelihood that they won't sell the produce at all as it will have gone bad. My goal is to provide the residents of Maungu and the grocers with fresh produce at the most affordable prices.
I will use the loan amount that I am requesting ($145.00) to prepare lease a larger tract of land, prepare it, buy seedlings and other farm inputs as I wait for another loan to enable me acquire a greenhouse kit.
Meanwhile, I will be using earning from my freelance writing business and formal employment to repay this loan.
I hope you will find it upon yourself to assist me as I endeavor to revolutionize agribusiness in the semi-arid town of Maungu.
Cheers!
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$150.00
Date disbursed
Mar 28, 2014
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
3 months
Other loans
Lenders
Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Germany
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