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The latest updates from projects made possible by our global community.

Ngwata · Kitwe, Zambia

Jul 31, 2017

Rentals are a big cost in business in this part of the world. This is the reason I determined to build myself a shop. It's going to be expensive initially but will pay off in the long run. I have broken the project in 4 phases. Phase 1.) Foundation, Superstructure, Roofing, Floor and Septic tank. Total cost about $2,300 (Completed) Phase 2.) Plastering walls, Doorframes and doors, Window frames and Window panes, Painting. Total cost $2,000 (More than half has been done) Phase 3.) Toilets, Verandah (Roofing, Pillars, Electrical wiring, Tiles) Total cost about $250 Phase 4.) Electricity connection to power grid, Equipment (Photocopier, Laminator, 2 Secondhand desktops, 2 Tablets, 4 Secondhand chairs) Total cost about $1,000 I plan to help the youths in the area in the way of motivating them to make something of their lives and have computer games as way of teaching and recreation. There is not much in the way of creation and role-models here.

Amponsah Isaac · Accra, Ghana

Jul 31, 2017

I am here to to just bless my great great lenders for wonderful work been doing my life and zidisha community as a whole. I am doing well in phones business for seek of zidisha affordable loan always given to me . I am much grateful with peer heart . GOD BLESS YOU ALL MY GREAT LENDERS .

Solomon · Asankragwa, Ghana

Jul 31, 2017

My dear lenders, I spend my loan on buying items such as wood and examples are mahogany, asanfra , wawa,odum,sapele and ciddar, and some tools like cross cutsaw, spoke shaves, bundle of sandpaper and one gallon of Sandy silla, the total of all these items and tools will cost 1136,that would be 230 dollars when it is converted. Thank you very much.

Frank · Kisii, Kenya

Jul 30, 2017

This is what am going to do once I receive this money. I am planning to renew my business shop lease for the next five years. I am expected to pay rent for one year to the Landlord which we have already negotiated terms. Monthly rent will be Usd 150 which is Kes 15,000/- which will cost me Usd1, 800 and in Kes. 180,000/- I have already save the remaining balance, so I was requesting zidisha to lend me so that i can be able to proceed with my business. So once am done, i will be released from monthly repayment for a period of one year. This will give the perfect opportunity to repay back to zidisha. Thank you zidisha

Evans · Kukuom, Ghana

Jul 29, 2017

Hello, dear lenders, thank you and God bless you for transforming lives and making dreams a reality here in Africa if not for all but my self. I sing a new song now. My other business is producing good books now. This is generating good profit to me. I was able to employ three additional staff workers to help in my business. Dear God, kindly bless kind hearted individuals lenders who help brings smiles on the faces of peoples like us...

Linet · Busia Marachi, Kenya

Jul 29, 2017

With my loan i purchased clothes for both older and young people, The purchase made a different in that my customers have not been dissapointed at any time. my earnings have increased a great deal as i gunnered 10 dollars to be precise.The increased earnings have been used to increase stock and also pay school fees for my kids, my kids are comfortable in school as they have all the learning materials at there disposal than before.

Enoch · Suhum, Ghana

Jul 29, 2017

This is ongoing of my cabbage farm. comment image

Fernard · Lusaka, Zambia

Jul 28, 2017

I went to South Africa and i ordered/purchased,very good second hand laptops to sale in our country Zambia.I purchased 5 laptops 3 HP Laptops,2 Accer Laptops and 3 HP colour Printers.The cost for each laptop was USD 200,hence the total cost for 5 laptops came to USD 1000.Each HP colour printer cost price was USD 95.I sold each laptop at the selling price of USD 320 in Zambia.After selling all the 5 laptops i netted USD600 as profit margin.My total business earnings both my wholesale shop of groceries,laptops and Printers has increased tremendously to USD1200. Some of earnings iam saving for the expansion of my business investments.Some of the profits i have purchased a viable land to begin constructing a shopping mall in our community.Iam also building a 5 bedroomed house for my family and children.My next target is to purchase a car.This is why i really want to work hard with zidisha loans which is investing for the future.Maintain 90% repayment on time to qualify for larger amounts.Zidisha loans has created employed my self and becoming a great enterprenture business man.So far i have also employed 5 employees because of zidisha loans.I also want to continue empowering others as i expand my businesses in future.Iam really liberated and proud Zambian because of zidisha empowering us financially and economically and also not forgetting the entire Africa continent where is empowering main lives.I love waching footbal,travellingl and clubing sometimes. comment image

Margaret · Nakuru, Kenya, Kenya

Jul 28, 2017

With this loan I plan to add more stock into my business so as to grow my clientele as well as the profit margin which I hope to grow by 50% and above. My plan is to buy 10 Reams of printing papers @ $40 and 2 Bales of kids trench coats @ $40 and 1 Bale of adults trench coats @ @30 This loan will help expand my business and improve my living standard and that of my family. Thankyou again team Zidisha for the funding I believe it will be of great help. God bless

Esther · Nakuru, Kenya

Jul 28, 2017

Good lenders,i am so thankful for your financial support,my business has a lot of impacts since i bought the digital printer,i have managed to meet my daily and monthly expenses without struggling .I am looking forward for this continuation of this financial support ,God Bless you abundantly,Thanks.

Zacchaeus · Bungoma, Kenya

Jul 27, 2017

Hello Lenders, I am grateful for the Loan awarded to me. I received KES 4,193 ($42). This will enable me pay for my Binding machine. I was unable to raise enough money at once to purchase the machine but since I joined Zidisha, I have managed to save and buy a machine. This will increase my revenue by 25% per day. Averagely, Binding service gives a minimum of $2.5 per day (net income). This transforms to $65 per month. this is a 25% increase on my monthly earnings. I used to make $10 per day but now I will be making $12.50 per day. The revenues harvested will help me complete my family projects such as house renovation and purchase more equipments and machines for my cyber. Thanks all Lenders and the Zidisha team

James · Lusaka, Zambia

Jul 27, 2017

at my working place comment image

Alfred · Kisii, Kenya

Jul 26, 2017

Hello my lenders, I confirm to you that I received your loan yesterday morning and am extremely happy. I will buy a printer for my cyber cafe to increase my profits. Thank you and be blessed for your continual support.

Alfred · Agona Swedru, Ghana

Jul 26, 2017

Thank to the Zidisha team for the tremendous improvements in my business life and as this loan has help to to increase my capital in my mobile money ventures and and have been able to add other network to my operation.Gradually I have been able to increase the size of my business .I will use this loan to get more e-cash onto my mtn mobile money and Tigo cash and also get an extra phone to increase my operation thank you all

Samuel · Bawku, Ghana

Jul 25, 2017

Across boundaries, beyond oceans , Zidisha is making us live the dreams of self-sufficiency and gain enonomic independence. I am somebody today because of Zidisha. I am very grateful.

Laurie · United States

Jul 25, 2017

Wow! The landscaping in your photo is so beautiful! :-)

Laurie · United States

Jul 24, 2017

Re: "Kudos to the founders" Founder & Director: Julia Kurnia www.zidisha.org/our-story

Flipmore · Vancouver, Canada

Jul 24, 2017

Perfect repayment so far. You are a model entrepreneur, Edward.

Esther · Thika, Kenya

Jul 24, 2017

Hello, Thank you for funding me. With this loan, I will buy: 2 bags of chicken manure = KES 400 (USD 4) 1 seedling tray = KES 250 (USD 2.5) 1kg Grow media = KES 250 (USD 2.5) 1kg DAP fertilizer = KES 100 (USD 1) This will enable me to plant 240 Swiss chard and green collards for sale in the neighborhood bringing an extra KES 450 (USD 4.5) every week. Thank you once again. Esther comment image

Emmanuel · Koforidua, Ghana

Jul 23, 2017

Dear Lenders, Thanks very much foe your great support. The younger children especially girls who have learning their trade has got the tools of their choice, to help them learn faster and also earn some money to repay back the tools given them. Besides, some more teaching and learning materials has being bought for our school. Thank you and God Bless you all. comment image

John · Siaya , Kenya

Jul 23, 2017

Good morning, have a blessed Sunday

Ian · Mombasa, Kenya

Jul 22, 2017

HELLO TO ALL,ZIDISHA FAMILY AND ALL LENDERS ,AM delighted for the full fundings of my loan and really humbled and thankful ..may GOD Bless you all..

Peter · Berekum, Ghana

Jul 22, 2017

First i give thank to Almighty God and the secondly i give my thank to zidisha organization and my dear lenders for how far they have supporting my business to grow.This institution has contributed better life for many people .i used the loan to purchase additional provision items to stock my shop which has increase my profit to 57% growth and i am happy that zidisha will continue sustain to supporting my business and other people .i really thank you my lenders always supporting my business for improvident .Thank you very much for your kindness.

Kenneth · Ho, Ghana

Jul 21, 2017

Thank you, hardworking Zidisha Team and my generous lenders. I am happy to inform you that I have successfully completed the repayment of my second loan today. Thank you all for your patience. I trust that, when I put in the application for my third loan, you would lend me again. Once again, thank you.

Purity · Meru, Kenya

Jul 21, 2017

This girl my assistant is one of the those who is benefiting from my business.she comes from a poor background and she has enrolled for food and beverage course through savings from the salary i pay her.i have promised to support her tution.thanks to Zidisha fraternity. comment image

Florence · Mazeras Mission, Kenya

Jul 21, 2017

Dear lenders, I received 13,736 KES and i purchased 4 bags of maize flour, 4 bags of wheat flour, 40 litters of cooking oil, 1 bag of rice and 1 bag of sugar. It has helped me growing up my business because i can serve more customers than before and my profit has increase for about 10 $ per day. I use the increment to pay school fees and inventory in my business. Thankyou very much for your kindness.

Purity · Meru, Kenya

Jul 21, 2017

Thanks Tobias for recommending and praying for my quick funding.i thank my dear lender for previously funding , for it has boosted my business alot making me a succesful business lady and leading to employing my beautiful assistant called Grace.am grateful to you my dear lenders for the progress in funding of my loan.thanks in advance

Florence · Chingola, Zambia

Jul 21, 2017

Thanks very much for your efforts in uplifting our lives its not as easy as ABCD. Am able to buy more tomatoes now and am doing fine. To Zidisha team we say thank for the work well done

Mutale · Lusaka, Zambia

Jul 20, 2017

Hello just to thank you once again,Talking about the voice tone mechanic and a semi acoustic guitar ,i have been able create,quality music,i have had enough customers and i am been able to be booked on different occasions,Thank you so much ZIDISHA my dear lenders at large ,i am really greatful and thankful.

Margaret · Nakuru, Kenya, Kenya

Jul 20, 2017

Its interesting how Zidisha has positively impacted my life. With my just completed loan I was able to venture into a new business of typing and printing . I had made some good profit this being a cold season and trench coat are on high demand. Now that the secondhand clothes business is stable, I bought a small printer which I use alongside my desk top and that's how I've managed to start the typing business at my shop

Josphat · Kawangware,nairobi, Kenya

Jul 20, 2017

Iam sincerely grateful to God,Abba Father,Jesus Master and the Most Holy Spirit, for the opportunity and grace given to me to further my studies,Iam really indebted to so many who have helped me this far:loan disbursed on 1/3/2017 from Humble Bundle community Son Francisco USA $9.29(bought 4kgs raw peanuts),loan disbursed on 7/4/2017 from Scotts 5320 New York USA,Michael crump USA,$14.09(bought 10kgs raw peanuts),loan disbursed on 26/5/2017 from Paul Graham USA,Craig Newmark(2) USA,The Zinc Team San Francisco USA,Humble bundle Community San Francisco USA,Anonymous USA,Paul Bucheit Mountain View USA,and Michael Crump USA $18.127(bought 100kgs raw peanuts)i gratefully remember madam raulie for taking time to read my profile and hope she has never cease to wish me in and on behalf of zidisha team,Mr George Kiio for inviting me to this big community and all who have secretly supported me without my knowledge.may be my lenders thought they are only giving the little to me but what they did worth more than a drop of water that the rich man thirsted for and desired to receive from the finger point of Lazarus in Heaven,the loans that you have freely offered to me has meant a lot in my life in terms of lifestyle and academic.may God always bless you and never cease to protect and increase your riches.thank you very much comment image

Abraham · Nairobi, Kenya

Jul 19, 2017

thank you for the loan

Treesforpeople · Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Jul 19, 2017

Hi Francis, Congratulations on your Fellowship Program, and thanks for the crowdfunding link - I've donated and shared it on Facebook. I think you're doing a brilliant job, distributing solar lamps. :-) I see you're meeting Tom next week - that's great.

Peter · Nairobi, Kenya

Jul 18, 2017

Soccer game keeping fit..in the pitch comment image

Peter · Nairobi, Kenya

Jul 18, 2017

My family.. comment image

Godfrey · Nairobi, Kenya

Jul 18, 2017

Being a zidisha member am so proud for the far the team has takem me, with the current loan have expended my business, and have achieved all what had planned to achieve, Thanks alot all leaders who made me proud for accepting to fund my loan request,. Regards Godfrey comment image

Purity · Meru, Kenya

Jul 18, 2017

My boy and my assistant having fun at fun city at black Africa kids conner courtesy of you my lender .thankyou comment image

Mohammad · Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia

Jul 18, 2017

Shop for stock in my little workshop. . Hopefully the future is even better. . And can supplement more income for school fees for children comment image

Charles Mwangi · Kiratina, Kenya

Jul 17, 2017

Am very happy to have the loan funded. Thanks a lot my generous Lenders for the loan. This will greatly help me to enlarge my clothes sale business by adding more stock. Am really humbled and appreciative. Promise to repay back on time. Thanks too to the Zidisha team for your invaluable assistance. I appreciate it all.

James · Thika, Kenya

Jul 17, 2017

I highly appreciate my dear lenders for invaluable financial support towards actualization of our my dreams & aspirations.Just for a mere fact that lenders & borrowers are very far from each other,trusting kind of invisible borrowers is unfathomable & highly commendable.My commitment is always do my best to repay on time to be a motivational catalyst in your global noble course. I will boost my stocks like weetabix $10 a carton of 37g,baby diapers $9,sunny girl sanitary towels $17 per carton, 45g aerial $8per carton,tropical sweets $14 per carton.among others. Since I cleared a huge bank loan I had on April this year,which was quite suppressive to my business unlike zidisha which is cheaper &flexible,by God's grace after a peaceful elections here in my dear country Kenya,I will be able to borrow much for huge impact for mutual benefit. Once again thank you very much,keep up & God bless. Uno Josphat & Uno James...

Francis · Chipata, Zambia

Jul 16, 2017

Greetings to all my Supporters! Today marks 4 weeks in the USA (Albuquerque, New Mexico) for the Mandela Washington Fellowship Program at the University of New Mexico. As i earlier wrote, i'm one of the 1000 young Africans across 48 countries in Africa participating in this prestigious fellowship! So far am enjoying my stay and have visited alot of exciting places like the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe and the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History. While in the USA i have been working on how i can amplify the work am doing back home in Zambia, and after a number of discussion of people and my Professors here, we decided to launch a crowdfunding campaign to help us speed up the distribution of 250 more solar lamps by 250 and impact 8,000 more lives. The campaign was launched on Saturday and so far we have managed to raise $65 out of the $5,000! To all of you who have supported me through and through, i extend this invitation to consider visiting my crowdfunding campaign and see what we can achieve together! Its really amazing and i will personally ship you photos with your names on them and a T-Shirt from Zambia for any of the level support you offer. I believe we can do so much together and we can go far then we can imagine or think of! Thanks to Tom who reached out and donated! I look forward to meeting with him either here in Albuquerque in the coming weeks or in Washington D.C when i will be attending the Presidential Summit. To all of you my supporters here is the link to my crowdfunding campaign: https://igg.me/at/BU8v3PUek-U I look forward to working with you in building a business that care for People, Planet & Profit! Join me today and lets build a better world! comment image

Patrick · Nyeri, Kenya

Jul 16, 2017

Thanks zidisha since i count on you for maintaining our business for your support. The laptop is still helping me to cater for daily needs for my family. Best always

Robert · Maai Mahiu, Kenya

Jul 15, 2017

Everything is going on well.Pupils are happy learning from our school. One challenge ahead is that education in Kenya is changing. The whole curriculum is changing. The government has provided laptops for class one children in government schools. For us to remain in business we have to follow suit which is quite an expensive activity. It is my hope that you will support us when we come borrowing to go digital. Thanks zidisha team.I count on you to maintain our business.

Nicholas · Berekum, Ghana

Jul 14, 2017

Once again I give big thank to zidisha team and also my cherished lenders for changing and transforming my life, I say big thank to you all. I'm also counting on you my cherished lenders for another support, help me to fund my loan. Thanks you.

Mutale · Lusaka, Zambia

Jul 13, 2017

Thank you to all my dear lenders, there is so much progress in my music business. comment image

Enoch · Suhum, Ghana

Jul 13, 2017

Fertilizers comment image

Anamkulya · Bolgatanga, Ghana

Jul 13, 2017

more pictures comment image

Francisca · Kilifi, Kenya

Jul 13, 2017

hi lenders.I do hope that you are doing fine.my business is improving and am so grateful.as for my self am around the business ,our lecturers are on strike so we couldn't attend classes but we are hoping that the government will clear out the issue as soon as possible. In kenya we are nearing General elections so kindly join us prayers so that we have fare,transparent and credible elections and peace to prevail. cheers from kenya.

Samuel · Mawanga Estate-nakuru Town., Kenya

Jul 13, 2017

I am overwhelmed by the generous support my lenders have done to me.Zidisha truly stands number one at Peer to peer interaction.The funds that you have funded me will be to boost my pharmacy business to the next great level and to experience the best in rendering quality,affordable health related services.Thank you all lenders for the kind support.

Dauda · Techiman, Ghana

Jul 12, 2017

I bought the passenger tricycle. It costed $3000 and license at $ 85. Thanks to my lenders. Some lenders will be wondering how and where I had that money to add up to buy the tricycle. Yes! Is from the savings I made from the third loan you offered me. Thanks to you all lenders. Regards, Dauda. comment image

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