Birth-delivery kits to assist in safe childbirth

Muzalema

Siavonga, Zambia

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Muzalema

Member since

March 2018

On-time repayments

162 installments  •  73%

About Me

My name is Muzalema Mwanza, I am the last born in a family of four and I am married with one baby boy. I am a civil engineer by profession and my late father always encouraged me to chase my dreams.

As a new mother, I learned of the difficult requirements that rural Zambian clinics impose on expectant mothers to provide their own tools for giving birth such as a scalpel blade, sterile gloves, and birthing mat for delivery of their babies. I managed to buy the things they require and gave birth to a beautiful boy in 2016, after which i realized that for many months I had a hard time finding these products all in one place so I established Safe Motherhood Alliance, a social enterprise to package and distribute sterile materials for childbirth for pregnant women in low-income communitiesand rural areas.

My Business

We provide Baby Delivery Kits to pregnant women in low-income communities and rural areas to ensure and improve safe births by developing a simple, low-cost, disposable delivery kit for pregnant women that will be used during childbirth because everyday in Zambia, hundreds of mothers and babies die at childbirth because mothers have to provide their own birthing materials. But with the baby delivery kits, mothers can rest easy knowing their newborns will be free from using unsterilized,-materials.

Loan Proposal

With this loan we will ensure that we package more kits and health materials for pregnant women to keep them safe during this period when we are facing a national crisis with the pandemic. But we will work hard to serve our beneficaries.

Income Source

We will create more distribution networks so that we are able to serve more customers and beneficaries. By making sure that they are protected then we will fulfill our company vision to provide access to everyone.

My Videos

Jan 22, 2021: Safe motherhood alliance

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  • Ed    Jan 22, 2021

    Love this project, thank you

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  • David    Dec 31, 2019

    Repayments started strong, then shrank for several months before several large payments finished the loan off. This is an important, amazing and inspiring project that I am honoured to help with.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$1,500.00

Date disbursed

Aug 17, 2020

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

2 months

Lenders

H

hilde

seattle, United States

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

B

bagheera

Vienna, Austria

Laparo

Dusseldorf, Germany

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

Wendy

Los Angeles, United States

LH

Lisa Heinze

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Carlo Cruz

Cincinnati, OH, United States

I

isaac

United Kingdom

M

Magnus

Switzerland

D

David

United States

GC

Gabriel Collins

United Kingdom

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

K

Katherine

United States

DM

Darin MacRae

United States

KJ

Karin Joy

Philadelphia, PA, USA, United States

Daveycee

The Hague, Netherlands

G

GWiz89

United States

MM

Mac McKiva

United States

Jeanette

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Tim

Utrecht, Netherlands

R

Roman

Germany

RS

Ralph Smyth

United Kingdom

Christine

Munich, Germany

GF

Gammon Family

United States

NB

Nikolaus Bührer

Karlsruhe, Germany

Angela Chu

Toronto, Canada

KC

KinHo Chan

United States

S

Sebastian

Netherlands

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  • Muzalema    Mar 27, 2022

    Exploring new areas of growth to expand our network

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  • Muzalema    Feb 13, 2022

    Waiting for more packages to arrive and distribute

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  • Muzalema    Jan 30, 2022

    We've been affected by the global supply chain for our products and are working to rectify it

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  • Muzalema    Jan 4, 2022

    New customers

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  • Muzalema    Dec 26, 2021

    Customers are still paying but delays due to weather

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  • Muzalema    Nov 27, 2021

    Re-adjustment to accommodate new clients

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  • Muzalema    Nov 22, 2021

    We are waiting for customers to complete payments

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  • Muzalema    Sep 29, 2021

    We are experiencing high volumes of pregnant women who are collecting the baby kits on a pay-go model, paying small amounts in order to redeem their kits apat the end of their pregnant during childbirth

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  • Muzalema    Aug 27, 2021

    Signing up new clients and expanding our area of operations

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  • Muzalema    Jun 11, 2021

    Packaging more products to distribute in the communities

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  • Muzalema    May 24, 2021

    Thank you zidisha lenders, I received the loan and will be able to continue our work in the communities ensuring pregnant women and newborns are safe.

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  • Muzalema    May 13, 2021

    Thank you for your support zidisha lenders, we will endeavour to work hard and repay the loan on time.

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  • Mark Walmsley    May 13, 2021

    Best wishes with your project!!!

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  • Lori Koch    May 12, 2021

    From one civil engineer to another!

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  • Damian Jones    May 12, 2021

    Hi Muzalema, I hope this £500 helps you provide for many new born babies!

    Regards,

    Damian.

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    • Muzalema    May 12, 2021

      Hi Damian, thank you so much. Your contribution will enable us to package 50 baby delivery kits and give 50 pregnant women an opportunity to give birth safely.

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  • Damian Jones    May 12, 2021

    Hi Muzalema, here's 500 for your baby kits. Hope you raise enough.

    Damian.

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  • Jessica    May 12, 2021

    Lovely project. Well done Muzalema

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  • Muzalema    May 11, 2021

    Thank you zidisha lenders, with your support we have been able to expand our work into other communities making a difference in people's lives

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  • Muzalema    Apr 15, 2021

    We are expanding our customer base to include other underserved commuities

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  • Muzalema    Mar 27, 2021

    We have been training the women in the community on safe use of sterile products.

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