To put toward buying 7 sewing machines to develop skills

Mirriam

Lusaka, Zambia

12% paid forward

Entrepreneur

Name

Mirriam

Member since

May 2022

On-time repayments

14 installments  •  64%

About Me

My name is Miss Mirriam Musonda aged 22 years. I hold a certificate in First Aid which I trained with Zambia Red Cross Society.

I am a very determined young lady with several skill in lectures and demonstration and also sewing skills in clothing.

Having adopted at one of the orphanages I learnt a lot of skills from the Zambia Red Cross and today iam of the best lectures who trains girls and vulnerable women in communities and help with skills in first aid and sewing development of clothing.

My Business

Iam involved mainly sewing reusable sanitary pads and also lecture girls especially those dropped out of school and have nothing to do.
I also train the women to improve their livelihood for their family.
I earn good income from reusable sanitary pads and empowering my fellow young women to start earning a living.
Going forward am planning to expand these project and turn into an NGO by bring more youths especially the vulnerable in communities and those moving the street of Lusaka town up and down.

Therefore I need to buy more fabric materials of different types to be making dresses, suits, kitchen party dresses and many more.

Project Proposal

With the funds raised from this loan I need to buy 7 sewing machine to help teach and develop sewing skills for young girls in our community. I have embarked on a bigger project of sewing more reusable washable sanitary pads. This is because the demand has increased for our target market who in this case are the women and young ladies. The profits made will used to to more fabric materials for sewing more clothing so as to earn more income generation and develop more skill in our community.

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Project Info

Project Type

Pay It Forward

Disbursed amount

$183.00

Date disbursed

Jun 24, 2022

Backers

Gringotts

United States

JT

Joan T

United States

Tsmara

Chingola, Zambia

Timothy

Chililabombwe, Zambia

Patricia

Lusaka, Zambia

Christine

Lusaka, Zambia

Doug Henderson

Odessa, United States

Wigany

Lusaka, Zambia

Rodah

Luanshya, Zambia

Mulenga

Lusaka, Zambia

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  • Mirriam    Jul 17, 2022

    My business sales have have dropped at the moment, I wish to adjust until my business sales pick up in the next two weeks. Thank you

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  • Mirriam    Jul 3, 2022

    Currently I have just bought the new sewing equipment and material I have not yet started sewing the washable sanitary pads and start selling hence I have opted to adjust for two weeks and resume my normal weekly instalment. Thank my lenders for supporting me.

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  • Mirriam    Jun 24, 2022

    With the funds raised from this loan I need to buy 7 sewing machine to help teach and develop sewing skills for young girls in our community. I have embarked on a bigger project of sewing more reusable washable sanitary pads. This is because the demand has increased for our target market who in this case are the women and young ladies. The profits made will used to to more fabric materials for sewing more clothing so as to earn more income generation and develop more skill in our community.

    Thank you to you all my lenders that have supported me to see to it that my business project becomes a success.May God bless all

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  • Christine    Jun 24, 2022

    Wishes all the best Mirriam in your project.

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  • Doug Henderson    Jun 22, 2022

    Mirriam

    Good luck with your venture. I admire you for teaching others and helping others to better themselves. I have had people in my background that have done that for me.

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    • Mirriam    Jun 23, 2022

      Dear Mr Doug Henderson, am so happy for your support and encouraging words, indeed my project has attracted many youths our community especially many that have dropped out of school and now loitering the streets can find relief by learning how to sew and become independent. Thank you very much sir once again for your support.

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  • Mulenga    Jun 19, 2022

    Good luck in your business

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    • Mirriam    Jun 21, 2022

      Thank you Hope for supporting me, indeed am very grateful, your support and efforts will go a long way in my business.

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  • Mirriam    Jun 18, 2022

    Dear lenders and backers the previous loan you helped to raise indeed did a lot for me, especially on part of teaching and impacting young girls our community to acquire sewing skill on reusable sanitary pads. Am grateful for your support because these funds have gone in vain because more youths benefiting in our community and there lives are changing because of your support through Zidisha loan.
    Thank you very much for supporting me in this project, I hope will also support me in the same project future. Thank you

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  • Mirriam    Jun 4, 2022

    I did receive the total amount of 1,295 ZMW in MTN account and I used the money to buy the Industrial machines and some of the fabric materials.
    Thank you so much my lenders and backer who have supported me for the success of my business. May God bless you.

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  • Mirriam    May 26, 2022

    I will buy 5 sewing machines and more fabric materials to help sew more sanitary pads and these are reusable pads. As for me machines I will recruit more girls who have nothing to do but loitering the streets and empower them with sewing skills. Thank you my lenders for supporting me in second loan and I will do my best with the funds raised.

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  • Saul    May 25, 2022

    Good luck in your endeavors

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    • Mirriam    Jun 21, 2022

      I really appreciate your support Mr Musukwa, indeed it will go a long way to help the girl child in our community.

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  • Alice    May 24, 2022

    All the best mirriam as you support your community. Helping a woman is educating a whole village. All the best

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    • Mirriam    Jun 21, 2022

      Your support Alice is very much appreciated, the project has attracted many youths especially the girl child in our community.

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  • Mirriam    May 24, 2022

    Dear Backers of my previous loan, I just wanted to tell you that the loan was indeed a success, I bought fabric materials and we made a lot of reusable sanitary pads except that the sewing machine are not enough because of trainings we do have when it comes to training the young ones. In my next loan ma requesting you help me to buy extra sewing machines. Thank you for your tireless efforts and support, you are yet to render to me and more many borrowers.

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  • Mirriam    May 11, 2022

    I did received the money in my MTN payment an amount 656 ZMW and it has helped me to purchase 5 sewing machine for the bigger project training and developing skills for young girls in our community of sewing reusable sanitary pads.
    Thank you my backers for supporting our project because this will help impact so many youths especially the girl child in our community.

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  • Mirriam    May 5, 2022

    I will buy 5 sewing machines for training young and upcoming girls in our community. It will help me very much by developing them to have more skills in tailoring of reusable sanitary pads and earn some incomes for the selves.
    Thank my lenders for supporting me in this project am so grateful.

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