Loan to purchase poultry feed & medicine

Linda

Accra, Ghana

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Linda

Member since

July 2016

On-time repayments

239 installments  •  84%

About Me

Linda Prempeh is my name; I was born on 14th December, 1983 in Akronpong in Ghana. My parents are Opayin Kwadwo Prempeh and Millicent Otwiwa. My father is a subsistence farmer and my mother a petty trader. I was the second child of my parents and the first girl; therefore, I helped a lot with household chores at the same time as schooling.

It was my mother’s desire and wish that I and my siblings go higher in education. However, there were financial difficulties at home, therefore the need that I also assist my parents in their subsistence farming and petty trading to raise additional money for family upkeep and for paying our school fees. I successfully excelled in my basic education certificate exams and entered secondary school. While schooling, I was still selling food items such as fish, secondhand clothing, etc. to earn extra income in supporting my parents. Excelling well in my secondary education, I gained admission into Accra Polytechnic, where I studied Higher National Diploma (HND) in Secretaryship and Management Studies. After my national service, I proceeded to the University of Cape Coast (UCC) where I studied for a bachelor’s degree in management (Hons).

After my degree, due to the lack of jobs, I ventured into poultry farming, where my own people were complaining that this is “no go zone for women.” Currently, for the past five years now, I have 2000 layers and 800 broilers with four permanent and three casual staffs.

My Business

My business plan is to expand my poultry farm and also employ additional hands.
Ghana is a peaceful nation, with a lot of hotels and restaurants, for which demand for poultry birds and eggs is high. Also, the demand for litters as a manure by farmers is high.

My poultry farm business is now the only source of income for the family. I am able to supply crates of eggs to the market women from Accra, Madina, Kaneshie, etc. and also poultry birds to hotels and restaurants in these areas and many others.

During the public holidays, demand for poultry products are high, more also during the raining season where many people stay indoors for many hours when demand for egg tea, coffee and other beverages are high. Hotels, companies, churches, individuals, etc. are demanding poultry birds for their clients, staff, and members as a gifts. Also, both live and dressed birds are in high demand by restaurants. With the farming season not too far, farmers also start looking for manure to fertilize their farms. I am expecting a very high demand for poultry products during the coming raining season (around May-November).

My interest in Zidisha loan is still as result of it's lower fees charge. I hope Zidisha team would approve and disburse this loan to enable me to increase the birds so as I can make a good profit in order to repay the Zidisha loan, pay my staffs and provide for my household.

Loan Proposal

I need the loan to buy poultry feed and drugs for my poultry farm. Due to the Christmas festivities, I bought more birds to meet the demand of my customers within the Christmas festivity. With this I have been able to increase the number of staffs in the farm, therefore creating jobs for the teeming jobless youth in my area. This can also help reduce social vices such arm robbery due to lack of job.
With the Christmas festivities there would be high demand of poultry products; this would make it possible that, I can increase my profits margin to at least 40 percent. This also means that I can one day buy my own land to expand my poultry farm business where I will employ more people, hence reducing unemployment in my area.

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About Me

Linda Prempeh is my name, Born on 14th December, 1983 in Akronpong in Ghana.
My parent is Opayin Kwadwo Prempeh and Millicent Otwiwa. My father is subsistence farmer and my mother a petty trader. I was the second child of my parent and the first girl; therefore I helped a lot with house hold chores at the same time schooling.
It was my mother’s desire and wish that I and my siblings go higher in education, however, there was financial difficulties at home, therefore the nee that I also assist my parent in their subsistence farming and petty trading to raise additional money for family up keep and for paying our school fees.
I successfully excel in my basic education certificate exams and entered Secondary school. While schooling, I was still selling food items such as fish, second hand clothing etc. to earn extra income in supporting my parent.
Excelling well in my secondary education, I gained admission into Accra Polytechnic, where I studied Higher National Diploma (HND) in Secretary Ship and Management studies. After my national service, I proceed to University of Cape Coast (UCC) where I studied for bachelor’s degree in management (Hons). After, my degree, due to lack of job, I ventured into poultry farming, where my own people were complaining that this is “no go zone for women”.
Currently, for the past five years now, I have 1500 layers and 1000 broilers with four permanent and three causal staffs.

My Business

My business plan is to expand my poultry farm and also employ additional hands.
Ghana is a peaceful nation, with a lot of hotels and restaurants, for which demand for poultry birds and egg is of high demand. Also, the demand for litters as a manure by farmers is also on high demand
My poultry farm business is now the only source of income for the family. I am able to supply crates of egg to the market women from Accra, Madina, Kaneshie, etc and also poultry birds to hotels and restaurants in these areas and many others.
During the public holidays, demand for poultry products are high, more also during the raining season where many people stay indoor for many hours, demand for egg tea, coffee and other beverages are high.
Hotels, companies, churches, individuals etc are demanding poultry birds for their clients, staffs, members etc as a gifts, and also to sale both live and dressed birds to restaurants is of high demand.
With the farming season not too far, farmers also would soon start looking for manure to fertilizer their farms.
Currently, I am expecting a very high demand for poultry products during the coming raining season ( around May-November). My interest in Zidisha loan is still as result of it's lower fees charge by the zidisha team.
I hope zidisha team would approve and disburse this loan to enable me increase the birds so as I can make good profit in order to repay the Zidisha loan, pay my staffs and provide for my household.

Loan Proposal

I need the loan to buy poultry feed and drugs for my poultry farm. Due to the Christmas festivities, I bought more birds to meet the demand of my customers within the Christmas festivity. With this I have been able to increase the number of staffs in the farm, therefore creating jobs for the teeming jobless youth in my area. This can also help reduce social vices such arm robbery due to lack of job.
With the Christmas festivities there would be high demand of poultry products; this would make it possible that, I can increase my profits margin to at least 40 percent. This also means that I can one day buy my own land to expand my poultry farm business where I will employ more people, hence reducing unemployment in my area.

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  • J    Dec 2, 2018

    Neatly repaid.

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  • J    Apr 14, 2018

    Neat on time repayments. Great status update.

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    • Linda    Apr 16, 2018

      Joost, thank you very much for your good words of encouragement. God bless you.

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  • Margaret    May 29, 2017

    Linda paid off her loan early and was a pleasure to work with. I would gladly lend to her again and encourage others to do the same.

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    • Linda    Apr 16, 2018

      Margaret, thank you very much. I'm always grateful to you all for your good work of support.

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  • Dean Suminski    May 29, 2017

    Congratulations on paying off your loan. More chickens, more chickens.

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    • Linda    Apr 16, 2018

      Dean, thank you. Yes, there are more chickens. I wish you are in Ghana for some chickens

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$119.00

Date disbursed

Dec 5, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

5 months

Lenders

helogr53

Abbotsford, Canada

H

hilde

seattle, United States

HMS_5th_Grade

Honolulu, United States

Robert D

Houston, United States

lizandsteve

guelph, Canada

wissam

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

GN

Gabriel N

Switzerland

AO

Ahana Ogle

United Kingdom

K

Kraig

United Kingdom

HPK

Switzerland, Switzerland

K

Klasi

Germany

David

Mantua, Ohio Usa, United States

KirstenAlana

Los Angeles, United States

Angela Linwood

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

K

KH

United Kingdom

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

Dean Suminski

Portland, Oregon, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

M

Margaret

United States

Salvatore Martello

New York, New York, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

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  • Agyemang Samuel    Aug 25, 2021

    Linda refuse to answer my call

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  • Agyemang Samuel    Jul 10, 2021

    Linda said all her poultry farm animals are dieing during the pandemic so she is not able to get income and she promised to pay it soon

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  • Hubert    Jan 17, 2021

    Linda promised to make payment as soon as possible

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  • Hubert    Nov 5, 2020

    Linda said she will pay the loan

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  • Hubert    Nov 5, 2020

    I called her with my phone

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  • Linda    Oct 5, 2020

    Having received some poultry feed and have paid for them, I wish to adjust my repayment for now

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  • Linda    Aug 18, 2020

    I wish to adjust my repayment for the next five week to enable me carry out some renovations at my farm.

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  • Linda    Jul 6, 2020

    Just received items ordered for hence I wish to adjust my repayment. I will adjust it upwards for within the shorten possible time.

    Thank you and God bless you

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  • Linda    Jun 27, 2020

    A loan amount of 6,696 GHS successfully received a moment ago. I'm glad and happy. I invest this loan in my poultry farm business.
    Always thankful to Zidisha and all my lenders for supporting my dream. God bless you all

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  • Linda    Jun 24, 2020

    Loan Proposal
    I intend to invest the fund in my poultry farm business if approve and disburse to me. The following are some of the items I intend to use the fund to purchase.

    I will successfully purchase bags of maize as poultry feed for my birds, buy drugs and vitamins for the treatment of my birds, buy additional new day old chick layers/broilers/guinea fowls, pay for water and light bill and be able to carry out maintenance, pay for labor and do other miscellaneous in my poultry farm
    This would help keep my poultry farm, expand the farm and keep my employees

    Always thankful and grateful to all my lenders who believe in me by lending to me. God protect and bless you all

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  • Linda    Jun 24, 2020

    Making my funding complete fast for me would help me in a long way by putting funds in my poultry farm business and this would help me grow my business well.
    I'm trusting the good lenders on the Zidisha platform that you can do it for me.

    Thank you all and God bless you as you make my funding 100% as early as possible

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  • Linda    Jun 24, 2020

    When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
    when sorrows like sea billows roll;
    whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
    It is well, it is well with my soul.

    This is joy that is filled in my heart this morning when I saw my loan funding at 94%. I have the hope that the good and caring Zidisha lenders can make it fully funded for me quickly than ever before.
    The joy is when you have integrity and the good, caring and lovely lenders trust and lend to you.
    I promise to all lenders, that I will continue to be faithful and loyal in all my loan repayment, therefore make it fully funded for me.
    Thank you and God richly bless and protect you all

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  • Linda    Jun 23, 2020

    Review of my loan by the Zidisha staffs is fully completed and funding has started. Thankful to my first lender for believing in my dream. I am once again assuring all lenders on the Zidisha platform that when lend to me, I will once again remain faithful in repaying my loan.

    Kindly fund it fully for me. Thank you and all in advance and God bless you all.

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  • Linda    Jun 23, 2020

    Having successfully completed my previous loan repayment without default, I'm once again appealing to all the kind, lovely and caring Zidisha lenders that I;m once again applying for a re-loan. I trust you re-loan to me once again. I promised to repay on time and without default if you lend to me again.

    Thanks and God bless all in advance.

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  • Linda    Jun 19, 2020

    The joy is when those who do not know in person but trust and believe in your dream, they lend to you and you faithful repaid all their loan for them. I therefore wish to say thank you to all lenders for support, care and love God bless and protect you all. Your generosity put food on my family table and pay our bills. I can't thank you enough for the great and wonderful job you are doing

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    • Marcus    Jun 20, 2020

      Dear Linda,
      it's indeed a great joy for us as well to give you a helping hand and to see what you're able to do with our little loans. You can be very proud of you because that's all your hard and dedicated work. May God bless you and always grant you successful business!
      Best regards from Germany,
      Marcus

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  • Linda    Jun 17, 2020

    Having been able to increase my sales volume, I wish to complete my repayment on time so that I can reapply for another loan. Always grateful and thankful to all lenders here, you put smile on our faces, God richly bless you.

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  • Linda    Mar 17, 2020

    Some health challenges at the moment, hence my decision to adjust my repayment for a while.

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  • Linda    Mar 4, 2020

    I have successfully made my loan repayment today. I want to say BIG THANK you to all my lenders for your support.
    God bless you abundantly for love, care and for your support.

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  • Linda    Feb 26, 2020

    As said earlier, I intend to invest the loan in my poultry farm business if disburse to me. Therefore, these are the following items I intend to buy with the loan bags of maize, drugs and vitamins, new day old chick layers and cockerels, buy for water and light bill and also, do maintenance in the poultry farm and then pay for the services of labor. This would help me continue with the production of egg to meet the demand of my customers and then increase revenue to take care of myself and my family.

    Always, thankful to all my lenders for your support. God reward you and bless you abundantly.

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  • Linda    Feb 24, 2020

    The joy is when people who do not know you face to face but believe in your dream and are lending to you, to fulfill that dream and aspiration . I'm always thankful to all my lenders for your support.
    God bless you all as you work hard to make my funding hundred percent complete for me.

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