Two alpine goats for my farm

Ben

Bondo, Kenya

34% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Ben

Member since

November 2014

On-time repayments

235 installments  •  12%

About Me

My name is Ben Oriwa a goat farmer,from Kombewa. I was born in a family of 10 and I am the third born in the familly.My family depend on farming to make living .I went to Kombewa primary school and later joined kombewa secondary school.
I started goat farming when a friend of mine introduced me to goat farming,i started with one goat and it died ,however i did not give up,i saved enough money to buy another goat which has given birth to three young ones.
most people dont rear goat for milk in this area ,and so that makes my venture unique.the demand for my milk is high because it is sweeter and nutritious and good for babies.
I like swimming and so on my free time i visit lake Victoria to swim.

My Business

My business entails providing my community who form my clientele base with affordable,nutritious and clean goat milk.
The demand for my milk far outweighs supply this is due to rare nature of this goods in the society where i live. i choose this business because had passion in goat keeping.
In a month i use $50 and my revenues are $200 from sale of milk and manure.I use my profits to pay fees for my siblings.

Loan Proposal

Due to expanding market and increased demand for goats milk in my area of operation.I wish to take these opportunity to humble request for a loan that will see me purchase two female alpines that are due in the next one month .The two will cost me $600. I have already prepared the housing unit and paid for the deposit of $120. Please facilitate me so that I am able to clear the balance of $480 on time.
The two goats will increase my production by 5 liters of milk a day which translates to $12 a da,these will be 120% increase in my revenues. Looking forward to your support,thank you in advance,I may one day export goats milk!!

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$450.00

Date disbursed

Apr 6, 2015

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

51 months

Lenders

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Tmann

Los Angeles, United States

Q

Quomar

Żmigród, Poland

neffe

Berlin, Germany

A

alfredo

Bremen, Germany

S_Begay

Allston, United States

M

Monarch84

Las Vegas, United States

G

Givemoreuseless

Waterloo, Canada

Archie

Rochester, United States

Eduardo

Zollikofen, Switzerland

sworthington

San Francisco, United States

Irvin

Vancouver, Canada

investor

Candiac, Canada

J

johan

Oslo, Norway

BelleStarr

Albuquerque, United States

cyrus0302

San Francisco, United States

A

andyfletcher

I want my "My loans" page back, Qatar

DeanDropshot

Oslo, Norway

I

ideerge

Mountain View, United States

S

stroll

Stockholm, Sweden

F

faical

Cologne, Germany

MichaelDean

San Jose, United States

G

giaco

madrid, Spain

A

Aloha

Cologne, Germany

M

markj

Camberwell, Australia

J

Jacquinta

London, United Kingdom

J

jkwilson

Winona, United States

yeahboi78

Alexandria,LA, United States

Zidisha

Sterling, United States

K

kathy207

South Portland, United States

A

aliasadsj

Queens, NY, United States

sebastienrosa

Quebec, Canada

T

ToddK

Indianapolis, IN, USA, United States

A

ashtanga99

Newport, United States

BJ

Brandon Joz

North Carolina, United States

A

Angela

Heide, Germany

Jeff and Marcie

Portland, OR, United States

jmsquared

Seattle, United States

C

CheesemanDan

Shanghai, China

P

proby24

Singapore, Singapore

Raymondo

Dublin, Ireland

cattlebaron

Pierre, SD, United States

S

Shadrax

Lansing, United States

eaganlender

Kalamazoo, United States

B

blairan

Baltimore, United States

C

cyrilleberger

Gammalkil, Sweden

M

michalbette

melbourne, Australia

pbosakov

Sofia, Bulgaria

KatyRose

Manor, Texas, United States

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W2JKD

Vero Beach, FL, United States

ksevik

Oslo, Norway

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jimmydjjr

Gautier, United States

athomas

Chevy Chase, United States

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JoycaLeplae

Gent, Belgium

Elaine123

Philadelphia, United States

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nullologue

Boston, United States

gbnbca

Janeville, Canada

JesseEXPRESS

Arlington, United States

M

Marij

Gent, Belgium

M

markusfitza

College Station, United States

S

samuk

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Jouni

Finland

J

JoeSolar

Virginia, United States

K

Kinger

Dublin, Ireland

W

Woodyrocks

London, United Kingdom

V

Va_Ce_Jo

Egham, United Kingdom

A

Atlantia

Brisbane, Australia

southcentral

Zürich, Switzerland

L

loistf

Madrid, Spain

D

Dreamworks

Washington, United States

M

meandus

West Bloomfield, United States

peanut

Halifax, Canada

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

P

pellm

Ashland, United States

wakazashi20

San Antonio, United States

T

tsutomuben

Monterey Park, United States

H

hchsmicroloans

New York, United States

yorick

Springfield, United States

B

boronat

Brussels, Belgium

jhealy87

Silver Spring, United States

sarna

Toronto, Canada

davidt

San Francisco, United States

J

Johannes

Pirmasens, Germany

neocodesoftware

vancouver, Canada

G

gertrude

Cumberland, Canada

F

Fritzimax

Pacific City, United States

R

rohbear

asheville, United States

Zal0m0n

Atlantis!!!! x), Mauritania

P

Paleomagick

Eldred, United States

P

Pavane

Kungsbacka, Sweden

V

VegaMansk

Woerden, Netherlands

dmirpuri

Bangkok, Thailand

S

susurruses

Oakland, United States

Y

yunfangjuan

Palo Alto, United States

B

Budgie81

Norwalk, United States

R

rosebo

Bend, United States

T

Travelover

Northville, United States

E

E

Marin county, United States

A

andy.gayton

San Francisco, United States

M

markus61

cologne, Germany

L

Lennert

Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands

M

mibrahim51

Mountain View, United States

R

ricka736

Wellington, New Zealand

D

dmartink

Maryland, United States

G

GreenMoney

Lahr, Germany

Matching Fund

Sterling, United States

G

gbelote

United States

X

xavier

Toronto, Canada

A

adiipienaar

South Africa

K

Karpet

Faroe Islands

H

heretohelp

Philippines

smastermind

Jerusalem, Israel

alrisha11

United States

E

expatri

United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

GMc50

Australia

G

GMB2014

United States

O

OzMonkey

Australia

S

Sophia20450

United States

S

SaraNT

United States

Grant Xavier Storer

Seattle, Wa, United States

T

Tim47

United States

M

Marielle

United States

D

dh1423

United States

M

M.Umar

Pakistan

A

adamdreaming

United States

D

dmorley

United States

R

ross22

United States

S

Stephan

Netherlands

KM

Kirsty M

United Kingdom

Haim Si

Mexico, Mexico

Becky Thompson

Leeds, United Kingdom

CC

Catherine CatDesignz

Halifax, United Kingdom

N

Niels

Berlin, Germany

MW

Matt Willis

United States

Fox Family

Costa Rica

PT

Pattie Thomas

United States

GF

Grace Franco

United States

JM

John Meserve

United States

MA

Mary Art Hunt

United States

Crystal

Ohio, United States

Jennifer Weber

Canandaigua, Ny, United States

Christopher Hey

Sudbury, Canada

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

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  • andyfletcher    Jan 26, 2016

    Hello Ben,
    Any idea when you will be able to continue with your payments?

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  • Ben    Nov 18, 2015

    business is still challenging

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  • andyfletcher    Nov 16, 2015

    Hello Ben,
    How is the farm?

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  • Ben    Sep 5, 2015

    i had a disease breakout in my farm hence the inconvenience

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  • Ben    Jul 25, 2015

    drought has persisted, consequently fodder has reduced which has in turn affected milk production.

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  • Ben    Jul 3, 2015

    frigde broke down again,needs repair

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  • Ben    Jun 22, 2015

    things are now improving at my farm,milk production is also increasing and consequently sales.i therefore would like to increase my installment amount.

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  • Ben    Jun 12, 2015

    the small frigde that i bought the other time for storing milk had a technical hitch.i therefore had to look for an electronic technician to fix the problem.

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  • Ben    May 15, 2015

    One of the two Alpine goats i bought had more complications and even ended up miscarrying.consequently i had to spend much to salvage the situation.But thank God the situation is under control.I'm looking forward to complete my repayment.

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  • Ben    Apr 24, 2015

    The two Alpine goats that I bought have had a tough time coping with the new environment,consequently i have been forced to seek the services of my vetinary doctor often times since i brought them.this has made me want to change my weekly installment in order to deal with the eventuality.

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  • Catherine CatDesignz    Apr 5, 2015

    So happy to see you are fully funded Ben. Looking forward to seeing pictures of your new alpine goats! Kind regards, Catherine

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  • Ben    Mar 23, 2015

    Dear lenders I take these opportunity to thank you for your incredible kindness.The fridge I bought has really increased my sales due to improved quality of product and cleanness My sales increased by 25% and I am so greatful.

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  • Ben    Jan 29, 2015

    so far the fridge that i bought has helped me in preserving the goat milk for long time hence creating it available to my customers fresh at every time they may wish to buy it.due to the fact that i had to be conected to a source of power,i had to rent a small room where i could have access to electricity.consequently,i had to pay rent of three months upfont as per the demand of the landlord.that makes me want to reduce my weekly instalment amount in the meantime as i adjust to that latest development.

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  • Ben    Jan 6, 2015

    Thank you so much,for support accorded this far.

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  • Catherine CatDesignz    Jan 6, 2015

    Happy to hear things are going well Ben - I see you are hoping to get a fridge now - I am very happy to help to fund you again, regards, Catherine

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  • Ben    Jan 6, 2015

    Thank you so much for your quick support , I was able to buy the goat and my venture is doing very well. One goat gave birth three days ago and so milk is plenty now. Welcome home for a glass of Milk

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  • Catherine CatDesignz    Jan 4, 2015

    Thanks for the repayment Ben

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  • John    Jan 1, 2015

    Thanks for your timely payment

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  • Catherine CatDesignz    Dec 23, 2014

    Wishing you a very happy Christmas and a prosperous year in 2015 Ben

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  • Catherine CatDesignz    Nov 18, 2014

    Happy to see that you are now fully funded Ben. I look forward to hearing about your new He goat.
    Kind regards
    Catherine

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