To buy a dairy cow for milk

Samwel

Kangemi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Samwel

Member since

February 2015

On-time repayments

308 installments  •  81%

About Me

I was born in Nakuru, the rural part of it called Bahati area. I went to school there growing up in the rural part of Nakuru. Life was a different experience because my family did not have much in terms of money, so going to school was a struggle: my fees were never paid on time, and I didn't even have enough exercise books to write in, so I would use one book for two subjects. I used to mix English and maths in one exercise book: I would start maths from the front page and English from the back, and when the teacher asked why, I explained but they said that is unacceptable, so I would pluck some pages out to recreate another book, or I would borrow pages so that I would create into an exercise book.

We only had one school in the neighborhood that was a government school. For me, it was 8 km away going and coming back home, so I walked 16 km a day for over 14 years. When it was raining that was the most difficult time: no shoes, no umbrella, so I used to cover myself with a hard nylon paper or sack.

My Business

My business is a dairy shop. In Kenya, we have two types of milk: the one that is packed at the factory and the one that is sold straight after milking the cow. This one is for the people who are not well up financially.

In Kangemi, a slum in the outskirts of Nairobi, I have a a kiosk called Hassam Milk Shop. From here, I sell milk in small quantities. Ninety-eight percent of slum dwellers cannot afford packet milk, so they buy milk in small quantities. To get my stock, I have to wake up at 4 a.m. in the morning, go to Limuru (which is more than 10 km away), and get back by 6 a.m. to open my shop, which is along Hinga road.

I have faithful clients who never disappoint me: they buy from me because of the quality of the milk. I got into this business after I got stuck in college. I didn't have money to pay my college tuition fee, but this business got me back on my feet. The profits I make go back into the business. They also help me pay the shop's rent, my house rent, my son's fees, and I also depend on them for a livelihood.

Loan Proposal

The loan will go towards the purchase of a diary cow, since i am in the Milk business i have found where i can buy a cow that i can keep to supply milk for my business, The cow will cost 20, 000 kshs, Once i have the cow i will be able to supplement the milk that i buy from farmers with my own, this will save some money and also it will add profits to my business, once i have started to milk the cow i will milk a minimum of 12 liters in the morning and the same in the evening, i expect an increment of 3000 kshs increment per day from the additional milk from my cow.

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About Me

I was born in Nakuru the rural part of it called Bahati area, i went to school there growing up in the rural part of Nakuru. Life was a different experience because my family did not have much in terms of money, so going to school was a struggle, my fees was never paid on time, i didn't even have enough exercise books to write in, i would use one book for two subject, i used to mix English and math in one exercise book, i would start maths from the front page and English from the back, and when the teacher asked why, i explained but they said that is unacceptable, so i would pluck some pages out to recreate another book, or i would borrow pages that i would create into an exercise book , and we only had one school in the neighbor that was a government school for me it was 8 km away going and coming back home i would walk 16 km a day for over 14 years, when it was raining that was the most difficult time, no shoes, no umbrella, used to cover myself with a hard nylon paper or sack.

My Business

My business is a dairy shop, in Kenya we have two types of milk the one that packed at the factory and the one that is sold straight after milking the cow,this is for the people who are not well up financially. In kangemi, a slum in the outskirts of Nairobi, i have a a kiosk called Hassam Milk Shop, from here i sell milk in small quantities.Ninety eight percent of slum dwellers can not afford packet milk so they buy milk in small quantities, To get my stock, i have to wake up at 4am in the morning go to Limuru which more than 10 km away and get back by 6am to open my shop which is along Hinga road. I have faithful clients who never disappoint me they buy from me because of the quality of the milk. I got into this business after i got stuck at in college i didn't have money to pay my college tuition fee, this business got me back on my feet, The profits i make go back into the business. They also help me pay the shops rent, my house rent,my son's fees and i also depend on them for a livelihood.

Loan Proposal

The loan will go towards the purchase of a diary cow, since i am in the Milk business i have found where i can buy a cow that i can keep to supply milk for my business, The cow will cost 20, 000 kshs, Once i have the cow i will be able to supplement the milk that i buy from farmers with my own, this will save some money and also it will add profits to my business, once i have started to milk the cow i will milk a minimum of 12 liters in the morning and the same in the evening, i expect an increment of 3000 kshs increment per day from the additional milk from my cow.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$150.00

Date disbursed

Oct 16, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

7 months

Lenders

investor

Candiac, Canada

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andyfletcher

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Cheltenham, United Kingdom

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FaaThailand

Bangkok, Thailand

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rcmssr

Woodbury, United States

spthoennes

Orlando, United States

TOTEMonline

Muscat, Oman

A

Aloha

Cologne, Germany

J

juhan6811

East Point, United States

J

Jacquinta

London, United Kingdom

yeahboi78

Alexandria,LA, United States

M

mpeters

New York, United States

T

ToddK

Indianapolis, IN, USA, United States

S

Steveandson

Arlington, United States

L

lped759

Saint Paul, United States

K

kingmark1

Calgary, Canada

BJ

Brandon Joz

North Carolina, United States

Jeff and Marcie

Portland, OR, United States

S

Southernyank

CHAPEL HILL, United States

J

jjiffer

Seattle, United States

N

NancyG

Victoria, Canada

C

Carol

Ripon, United States

RockinRobin

Centennial CO, United States

MichaelR

Los Angeles, United States

J

JayJay

Cleveland, United States

D

danny

Karlsruhe, Germany

P

proby24

Singapore, Singapore

K

Kibbleni

Madison, United States

phytoplankton

United States

C

cmubiggguy

Chapin, SC, United States

T

tmsaddress

Orlando, Florida, United States

groggj1

Jacobstown, United States

Jannon

Huntsville, United States

A

ArcticOne

Medicine Hat, Canada

1

1979fan

Palo Alto, United States

L

Lenore

Munich, Germany

nelson637

Greenbrae, California, United States

cattlebaron

Pierre, SD, United States

pbosakov

Sofia, Bulgaria

Elaine123

Philadelphia, United States

R

rickyv2926

Grand Prairie, TX, United States

T

Talex

Nürnberg, Germany

S

suzerain

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

P

portlandloans

Portland, United States

Moyeji

Australia

L

Loria

Vancouver, Canada

Susansfund

Colorado Springs, United States

G

glomardor

Leonardtown, United States

T

TerrenceM

Wollongong, Australia

M

markusfitza

College Station, United States

IA

Ismini and Jerry

Stamford, USA, United States

A

aiban

Austin, United States

J

JG2012

Brooklyn, United States

J

jzidi

Los Angeles, United States

J

JoJoHouse

New Castle, United States

S

Sabine

Courtenay, Canada

D

doinggood

Missoula, United States

A

Austrian

Graz, Austria

birtom

Ettlingen, Germany

E

EnhanceLife

Heber City, United States

Matthew

New York, NY, United States

W

wogman

Evanston, United States

S

samuk

Nottingham, United Kingdom

madnomad

San Francisco, CA, United States

E

Elisabet

Stockholm, Sweden

J

JonMichael

Winnipeg, Canada

southcentral

Zürich, Switzerland

karissa

District of Columbia, United States

alicemmg

Boston, United States

K

Katehar

Maple Valley, WA, United States

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

mojobob

Hayward, United States

E

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Marin county, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

Grant Xavier Storer

Seattle, Wa, United States

KM

Kirsty M

United Kingdom

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Summary

Amount repaid

$156.74

Amount remaining

$0.00

Date repaid

May 29, 2016

Status

Fully repaid

Repayment History

Expected Payments Actual Payments
Oct 25, 2015 $5.00 Oct 25, 2015 $5.00
Nov 1, 2015 $5.00 Nov 1, 2015 $5.00
Nov 8, 2015 $5.00 Nov 8, 2015 $5.00
Nov 15, 2015 $5.00 Nov 16, 2015 $5.00
Nov 22, 2015 $5.00 Nov 22, 2015 $5.00
Nov 29, 2015 $5.00 Nov 29, 2015 $5.00
Dec 6, 2015 $5.00 Dec 7, 2015 $5.00
Dec 13, 2015 $5.00 Dec 13, 2015 $5.00
Dec 20, 2015 $5.00 Dec 20, 2015 $5.00
Dec 27, 2015 $5.00 Dec 27, 2015 $5.00
Jan 3, 2016 $5.00 Jan 3, 2016 $5.00
Jan 10, 2016 $5.00 Jan 10, 2016 $5.00
Jan 17, 2016 $5.00 Jan 17, 2016 $5.00
Jan 24, 2016 $5.00 Jan 25, 2016 $5.00
Jan 31, 2016 $5.00 Jan 31, 2016 $5.00
Feb 7, 2016 $5.00 Feb 8, 2016 $5.00
Feb 14, 2016 $5.00 Feb 14, 2016 $5.00
Feb 21, 2016 $5.00 Feb 21, 2016 $5.00
Feb 28, 2016 $5.00 Feb 28, 2016 $5.00
Mar 6, 2016 $5.00 Mar 6, 2016 $5.00
Mar 13, 2016 $5.00 Mar 14, 2016 $5.00
Mar 20, 2016 $5.00 Mar 21, 2016 $5.00
Mar 27, 2016 $5.00 Apr 1, 2016 $5.00
Apr 3, 2016 $5.00 Apr 3, 2016 $5.00
Apr 10, 2016 $5.00 Apr 14, 2016 $5.00
Apr 17, 2016 $5.00 Apr 17, 2016 $5.00
Apr 24, 2016 $5.00 Apr 24, 2016 $5.00
May 1, 2016 $5.00 May 1, 2016 $5.00
May 8, 2016 $5.00 May 8, 2016 $5.00
May 15, 2016 $5.00 May 15, 2016 $5.00
May 22, 2016 $5.00 May 22, 2016 $5.00
May 29, 2016 $1.74 May 29, 2016 $1.74

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