Project Updates

I want to thank you all for the support you've given and the love you've shown, I bought a cow which soon will start producing milk.
Thank you.

Hello, last time I had borrowed money to take my son to school, he had just been admitted to secondary school and it was very impactful as I was able to settle him, he is currently in term 3 and doing well in school.

Cabbages are coming up very very healthy,thank you to my zidisha family and those who spared their cash to lend me, thank thank you.

I am incredibly grateful for Zidisha's support, which allowed me to repair my car and install a new gearbox. Thanks to your assistance, my car is now running smoothly and efficiently. Your help has made a significant difference, and I can't thank you enough for making this possible.

Thank you very much my funders.
we have grown tremendously over the years and as at now we have a poultry farm with over 1000 poultry.
we also embarked on dorper sheep breeding and we have 30dorper sheep.
we also diversified to citrus production and we have over 300citrus trees.
we also do bee keeping and we have an apiary.

Hello Zidisha family, thanks once more for your support, attached is the progress of my farm, so far so great. We should be having in end of October.

First of all, I would like thank you for your generosity to sponsor my farming project. From the funds I will be buying quality seeds, quality fertilizers and other important equipments used in farming. These resources will help me to expand the current level of crop farming so that I can produce more kales, cabbages and beans for my community market ','. In the same way, you will be supporting me to hire a local labor, this will bring employment to our region.

Your benevolence shall live a legacy through the improvement of my income and welfare of my community. Being able to farm better and get higher yields, I am able to reinvest in my farm to feed my family and the community. Without your generosity and confidence in the project, this project wouldn’t have been possible. It has been such a great honor having you as a friend who assisted me in enhancing my farming among other things in this society.

Am so grateful ,I didn't expect this but thank you so much,, this money will help me to buy more clothes, shoes and sleepers to increase my stock,by owning this,my project will grow up because I will get more profit than usual,, when profit increase then this will help to get more and more beautiful clothes as expensive clothes usually needs a better capital,,,I wanna thank both Hellen from Nairobi Kenya and jurian from Bogor, Indonesia,,, I'm happy for funding me,,was much in need of money but thanks because this amount will help me a lot ,,,,be blessed am grateful, will try my best to make sure I pay back and also add an extra money to help others in this zidisha community,,,,

Dear Backers,

I am incredibly grateful for the support you provided in my last project to import children's clothes. The funds helped me significantly in expanding our family business. Since the project was completed, we have successfully imported several shipments of children's clothing and sold them on Jumia, which has increased our sales and boosted our income.

Thanks to your backing, we have seen a positive change in our business, and I look forward to continuing this journey with your support in future projects.

Mine is to thank Brenda from Zambia for enabling my project by funding it.with the funds gotten I'll add some savings and buy a freezer for my shop.it will help me in stocking chicken and sausages which are in high demand but need a freezer for storage.thanks again Brenda.

I bought the hydraulic machine, crushed stones, cement and horese pipe for warering the blocks. The business is really doing fine because most people our community are building houses, warehouses and shops and shopping mall. The demand for blocks is indeed very high. The profits has increase 65% which I was making before to 85% and am now able to pay school fees and house rentals without struggles. Your support my backers has made a huge impact to my construction business and I wish to work extra harder to expand the business.Thank once again for supporting me.

I used the fund to purchase women accessories like earrings, bracelets and chains and some of hair braids.
Those materials helps me to get other source of income apart from hairdressing now customers get different services and accessories.
For the help of Zidisha and its community now my business is growing and help to provide my family basic needs

Thank you so much zidisha for helping me to another level of standard,I am now a changed person unlike before,my business has changed positively, I was able to buy goods which earns me immediately and allows m to buy more goods.Thank you.

As i write this am full of gratitude to having made it possible. I was I the verge of giving up but truly am so grateful to all who have contributed and have supported my project. You have really made the dream of my son true of reporting to school tomorrow.
The money you've just given me will be used to pay his school fee.
I was just about to use my capital for my business but with this funding you also have saved my business.
Thanks all

The project has improved, before I can only aford to buy twenty empty paint rubbers, cleaned nd reselled them in two days, now I am able to add ten more making it thirty

Thank you zidisha team you are changing lives one at a time

The last tyme fund helped me to boost my business. Im in that business untill now. That business cater for my children food.,schoolfee and cloths

Thanks very much to the members who funded my project God bless you all. The funds I will use to buy an incubator for hatching eggs and this will help me to increase the number of my birds and also help other farmers to hatch their Bird's eggs at a fee that will help me to make more profits and will enable me to take good care of my family by providing comfortable for them. Thank you once again for making my project possible thank to zidisha and the entire family

We are grateful to God, to our fantastic team that keeps growing (we are now a small business of 7 employees including my wife and I.

We started as a small transport business, grew to a vegetable farm and we have now divested into poultry farming.

Hello friends,

In our last project, we bought 150kg fertilizer for our vegetable farm. We applied this on the cabbage and onion crop and the results as expected were great. Two weeks ago we harvested both the cabbages and the onions. We have since sold the cabbages and we have stored the onions while we wait (and pray) for the prices to get better.

Thanks for my backers I completed my coop especially the leaking roof which I managed to repair and the spaces that I managed to seal this helps in the safety of my birds from animals . The project made me to have more birds thats making more profit which made me to pay the school fees for my kids thanks once more and God bless you all

Dear backers my business is really doing very fine. Hollow blocks are selling like hot cakes. I purchased the block making machine and it has made a huge difference because I use to make 500 blocks per day and today am making 1500 block which a plus. These blocks do not take more than 3 days to finish, hence am generating good income for the business. From 25000 to 50,0000 plus per week now. Which is a huge difference your support and effort has done for me.
Am planning to go for summer time holiday in September and the family and will post the photos for you my lenders to see.
Thank you for supporting me and to make my dreams come true..

My backers , I really appreciate your support
The monies I received from you, I invested on 50kg of Rice, Am happy I have atleast a stock that I can sell and too give credit to trustworthy customers on which they can feed theirs families on which they do pay back on time, Their last words are as " Wherever the help comes from may it be a blessing" , Blessings are on you Zidisha platform and the backers

This is where I am soo far and i can be able to provide the basic requirements for my childrenthough if i get to add value to my products and sell to end users i can even make more.

Hello members,I am being greatful with the loan since am seeing alot of changes in my business.The cabbages I planted are in good moods and growing faster.The funds are assisting me to buy pesticides and top dressing for maintenance which makes them grow faster.Great thanks

Through this project I've been able to get some sets of computer systems and my printing materials is always available, I don't struggle as before again. Big thanks to zidisha.

The last project I completed was for medical reasons. The funds helped me a lot to get good treatment and medicine. I really thank and appreciate the funders for helping me through.thanks

I have been supporting the less privileged pupils in my school in terms of stationery, uniform and some few basics.The kids have been much appreciative and still continue with their education.Thanks so much for the assistance and may God bless zidisha community

In my community there are a lot of wastes especially the organic waste.I am making a compost to generate organic manure to sell it and make some profit.I have been doing this in the past.

Thank you so much members for the funds you gave me,I used them to buy more difference types of goods.The funds have made my business different unlike before,my earnings increased and so I will use the earnings plus the amount I requested to top up my business.I now see my business growing faster hence allows me to earn more profits and able to raise my family.Regards.

We are now at week 3 , and doing very well, some are at week 2, we are spraying pesticides and fungicides to have a healthy plant. Weeding and watering going on well hoping harvest healthy and heavy plants come October / November

Hello Backers,
I am very grateful for your support towards my business. The loan that you gave me it really helped me to open more butcheries and in places where I reached many people. It changed my lifestyle since I was able to build houses for rentals which am getting profits from it helps me service my loan easily. I also created job opportunity to some youths whom are very grateful. Thanks for the project.

I want to take this opportunity to thank the members who funded my project..may you never lack..I’ll use the fund to buy braids and wigs and this fund will help me to add more stock in my saloon and beauty shop..my business is thriving because of this platform..thank you so much zidisha family.

I will increase my inventory through purchasing of braids, hair product and new hair equipments and different women accessories which will help me to provide good service and attract many customer.
Also the fund will help me in achieving my goals/ targets of starting teaching other girls so that they may assist in my salon and also help them to earn their income
I will like to thank Zidisha platform and all leaders who saw the important of involving entrepreneurs in this platform so that we can reach our target of being economic independent. Also thanks for all who supported me and fund my project.

Thanks family for your assistance to raise funds for my school fees why I did pay and now taking my studies with ease. I am so grateful for your contribution towards my education

In my previous project, I purchased a second hand laptop to use in in project. With this equipment in place, I'm able to run a small information hub targeting community members and other interested parties within my location. My hope is to acquire additional equipment to reach many people and enable them to get informed.
My family's needs and lives will also improve because I'll provide basic needs generated by the business.
I hope to be a role model to my community in different capacities.

Hello Zidisha family
Iam excited to communicate with you and trust you are all doing well in your businesses.
The first news from me is that, the project loan amount which you generously contributed to was fully repaid and I was able to raise the building structure with three shop rooms though it didn't finish building because the building materials in the country went far beyond my financial strength. The structure reached the roofing level. Iam hopping to finish when my next loan is funded so that I can rent out two rooms and I remain with one for my business of selling the farm products. Looking forward to interacting with everyone. God bless you all.

I will buy my own incubator and hatch my own eggs I will also employ at least one person to help me and the society at large thanks all for contributing to my project

I am indescribably happy,I received my first loan on July 21 and today am paying My first refund,iam very happy
I managed to buy Four sacks of Maize with 108kg each,I peeled and ground and produced a total of 300kg of SEMBE Flour which I packed in Five 5 kg bags where got a total of 60 bags of Flour
I thank you very much for this capital you gave me which has increased the value of my flour business will continue to develop in the future......May our almighty GOD bless you all

Thanks sor much for helping me buy a blender for my business I'm looking forward to now available moje juice and pudding on time for my clients, I am really happy

Since you supported me, there is massive progress on my business. I stocked up all the drugs and items that were missing in my drug store and the business is growing steadily. Thank you so much my backers of supporting on the growth and expansion of my business, am still asking for support and effort once again. Thanking you in advance,

I too was a cake baker (when I was quite young) more than 50 years ago. During the Covid pandemic I started baking again and have been enjoying it tremendously. Best wishes on your endeavor. Jim Vandegriff

It is with a thankful heart that am writing to appreciate each of you for this great gesture of helping funding my loan project, I will buy additional pressing iron, broidery machine to be helping me in meeting the demands of my customers especially schools who press orders on school uniform in our community. This will benefit me a lot by generating more profits and grow the business.
Am really humbled my backers for supporting me and awesome effort to ensure that my loan is fully funded. Thank you to you all and may God richly bless you.

I bought the block making machine and the difference it has made on the business very huge. The business has recorded 90% increase in investments and good earnings. In addition, I have also empowered our youth in our community by giving them jobs to work on the construction company. Thank you so much my backers for your unwavering support. Thank you.

I bought the following baking essential ingredients such as;
1. Flour
2. Sugar, honey, molasses, white sugar, brown sugar, powered sugar.
3. Salt
4. Milk
5. Fats, oils & flavorings and spices.
These essential ingredients have benefit me by making baking taste good and nice to attract more customers and generate good income. The income generated will be used to pay for tuition school fees for bachelors degree in the school of medicine at the University of Zambia this in November.
I give credit to you my backers for support and effort towards achieving my life goals and better my life and my family.

With funds you supported me with I I did register a small community drug store under the medical council of Zambia and the drug store is in full operation and the community is benefiting by accessing drugs and a reasonable income is being generated steadily. Thank my backers of the loan, am so grateful.

Am here to convey my gratitude to all Zidisha family who supported me financially, from the money generated I was able to buy Cabbage seedlings, prepare land and plant as shown in the photos.
I was also able to employ 10casual workers who were also able to support their families from the amount I paid them.

Thank you again , I will be sharing photos as time goes.

With funds you helped me in new project I have benefited a lot by buying building materials such as
1. Quarry dust
2. Cement
3. Building sandy &
4. Building blocks
After buying these materials , the construction of a stationery has started now, this has been made possible my backers by your unwavering support.

Thank you very much and God bless you.

I have received the message of my project being funded with joy. This project would not have been possible without the funding and effort this wonderful community.

This project aims to improve my community grocery store so that it provides essential groceries at affordable prices affordable prices to local households. I wish to use this funding to order assorted groceries.

The funding will help my business to grow from one level to another.

To James, am really great ful for your support. Your helping hand will truelly go along way. To the entire Zidisha family am humbled.

Hello my friends, I want to say thank you for standing with me and my Mwajjemba chickens project. If it weren’t you, I would nit have made it to this far. From your last funds, I have been able to feed my birds, gave them fully vaccinated and secured from extreme weather and unfriendly economic conditions Kenya is going through right now. I’m requesting to be considered another time and make it to a more sustainable project. Thank you again and again!