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BenjaminB
Benjamin  ·  Nairobi City, Kawangware., Kenya
Aug 12, 2015
The loan I just completed paying helped me very much as I bought two bales of cloths and sold them at almost twice the price I bought which made me earn very good profit and Increased my stock and Ihave therefore been able keep Increasing the stock and profit. This has helped me pay my childrens school fees one is in the university and two are in High School and also buy food for my entire family. I appreciate Zidisha because they are real and they are helping people that could not afford loans in other lending Institutions.
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Silas  ·  Nakuru, Kenya
Aug 11, 2015
hi guys its been a week since my first loan was disbursed i bought a good number of the supplies including rice,maize floor and dry beans amounting at a total of 5600 Kenya shillings.business has been booming and profits has been promising.i will keep you up to date on the proceedings.
PeterP
Peter  ·  Thika, Kenya
Aug 10, 2015
Thanks zidisha lenders so far so good this the tank i bought and installed with electric pump now water is availablecomment image
StephenS
Stephen  ·  Nairobi, Kenya
Aug 9, 2015
Dear lenders, The potential of my business to grow at an immense rate has been felt since you started assisting me with finances. Indeed, the two loans so far have transformed my young business into one that seem to be stable and on a sure path to expansion. As our monthly profits grow by more than 25%, we have been able to save more and also plough back some of the profits so as to stock a variety of products that we did not have at the beginning. My niece and I are delighted to be part of this great community of entrepreneurs and business leaders since it has a lot to do with our future ambitions. Thank you so much.comment image
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Charity  ·  Mawanga Center,bahati Constituency,bahati Sub-county, Kenya
Aug 9, 2015
My business currently has a good number of customers who have ordered their new clothes fashion,thus expecting that they will come for them in the course of this new week.I am expecting for good sales and therefore willing to pay more in my loan payments.Thank you the whole team for being with me all along.
SamuelS
Samuel  ·  Embakasi, Kenya
Aug 9, 2015
Dear lenders I purchased a laptop and a mobile photo studio which was on my project proposal,since then my entire business has grown in a big way,the profit earnings per day increased by 40% and this is great .Also i have achieved various things in my family,e.g ,am not struggling with the family needs as before,i pay my rent and bills on time something i was suffering before,during holidays i take my family out to refresh and enjoy,and many other things.Its through you people of zidisha that my vision and dream about to be realized.thanks so much,God bless you.
MercyM
Mercy  ·  Nairobi, Kenya
Aug 9, 2015
Dear lenders I received 18000 kes from you my lenders,i immediately went to a shop for a stock and now i have started seeing the difference. I take this opportunity to thank you my lenders,truly the step that i have moved its through you my lenders who always fund my proposal project.Thanks a lot zidisha.God bless you.
CatherineC
Catherine  ·  Mombasa City - Likon I Village, Kenya
Aug 8, 2015
Dear Lenders, I seriously appreciate for the way you have stood by me. My salon business has flourished because of you, this previous loan was really helpful in enabling my business run smoothly despite the rainy season which somehow threatened to slow down my business but i cant complain. My dear Lenders, I am now requesting for another loan of which I want to buy new equipments for my barber shop section i.e. shaving kits & massage kit. With these equipments I will be able to serve more customers both male & female! Zidisha group has been a blessing to me and I wish you to continue doing so. Thanking you for what you are doing to uplift our lives. With best Regards, CATHERINE
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Getrude  ·  Nakuru,kenlands Estate, Kenya
Aug 8, 2015
Hi lenders, Just passingby and say i am cool and my business growth has increased by 60% since I joined zidisha and I am very thankful for you all, thanks again
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Dorcas  ·  Nakuru, Kenya
Aug 7, 2015
I have been taking loans from zidisha since my boy was unborn. honestly, nobody even imagines that am a single mum. I have managed to provide everything a son would ever want. I am very excited to speak to people about zidisha. thank you very much lenders for never doubting my ability to pay.
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Gladys  ·  Nakuru, Kenya
Aug 7, 2015
Hello lenders, my previous loans have been quite successful. My beauty shop ushered me into my current online business and with your help I have been able to achieve much within a short period. With my last loan, I was able to buy a few computers, which allowed expedite my work. Therefore, I am very grateful for your constant support.
MaryM
Mary  ·  Nairobi, Kenya
Aug 7, 2015
Thank you lenders for financing my loan. i have received $ 179.00 dollars equivalent to Kshs 17,814.00. I am going to use the funds to purchase a Knapsack sprayer pump that i will use to administer chemicals in my farm. This will improve my yields and eventually my profits. Thanks to all lenders for your support.
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Lucy  ·  Maweni, Kenya
Aug 7, 2015
Thank you so much for funding my loan so quickly. Am so happy that i will be able to serve my new clients now. with this loan i will buy the motorcycle. this will add more value to my business. thank you so much and God bless you all.
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Grace Wakarindi  ·  Kivumbini Estate,nakuru East Constituency,nakuru County, Kenya
Aug 7, 2015
My worthy lenders,Yesterday on the 06/08/2015, I received your loan and I am happy as you have done good to my small business..i am in my final paperwork with the landlord,where I will be relocating soon at the permanent building.I am also going to add more fast moving goods so that I can increase more customers volume.Thank you so much for your kind and generous support in my business.
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Joyce  ·  Kayole Estate,nairobi City,nairobi County, Kenya
Aug 7, 2015
What a great day ?Today I have made today several recommendation to my clients as per their doctors prescriptions and the dosage ,whom they had to sought for a help from my chemist shop.I thank the Zidisha team which they came to my rescue as i stocked the oral drugs in large quantities and mostly the one you couldn't get from within.Now most of the clients can come for the medicines and at an affordable prices too.Long live Zidisha and the lending panel.Thank you all for all you have done to my store.
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Norris  ·  Nairobi, Kenya
Aug 7, 2015
I acknowledge receiving Usd 641 or Kshs 63,792.00 today. I will use the money to by office equipments for my firm. Thank you lenders for your support and wish you well in all your endeavors. God bless you.
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Boniface  ·  Lironi-limuru Town, Kenya
Aug 7, 2015
I want to sincerely thank you all the lenders who made my loan contributions and later disbursed to me.I want to assure you all the the loan will be in good use in my farming project and i will expand more with you.I have already bought the said seeds and i will be planting them by tomorrow evening,since it is raining.Thank you all for your positive response and be blessed.
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Fidèle  ·  Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Aug 7, 2015
I would especially like all those who gave their money to you grant me the loan. From the heart, I told them thank you to contribute to education and the university education of my daughter.
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Stephen  ·  Oyugis, Kenya
Aug 7, 2015
Thanks a lot friends for your generosity. I already purchased the battery and the inverter. My work output is greatly boosted. I can now stay online for longer hours even when the mainstream electricity has a black out. Thanks a lot.comment image
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Isaac  ·  Nakuru, Kenya
Aug 7, 2015
To start with I used my loan to finance a school business.I produced the posters to invite the students from low income background for evening tuitions. The first day, I received 13 learners. I taught them myself.The following day I received 17 students.After a week I had about 34 high school students and 5 primary school kids. By this time, I had started to charge them kes 20 per day for facilation.I also hired 4 teachers to help me. From the above amount of money, I am able to save for the loan repayment. I would like to pay early so that I reborrow to increase my working capital. If things go like this, I will open my own private school come next year. THANK YOU VERY MUCH ZIDISHA and FOR THE PERSON WHO GAVE ME THIS LOAN,MAY GOD BLESS AND REWARD YOU WITH LONG AND PROSPEROUS LIFE SO THAT YOU REMAIN A BLESSING TO THERS THE WAY YOU ARE TO ME.
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Bota  ·  Nairobi, Kenya
Aug 7, 2015
i now have what i had really wanted to purchase and its selling so nice thank you zidisha for being there always for us.
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Abigael  ·  Kawangware, Kenya
Aug 7, 2015
Many many thanks for you my Lenders. I can now breath a sigh of releave. I love you I feel like crying the tears of joy. Immediately I receive this money, I will buy the things I mentioned earlier in my proposal to start creating the children playing ground in my restaurant. 1. I will buy the carpets 2. I will also buy the big toys for children to play there and also employ an attendant. This attendant will be looking after the children as they play while waiting for their parents in the restaurant.Kind regards and thank you so very much for your kind support once again.
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Dewi  ·  Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Aug 7, 2015
Good afternoon, I would like to thank the donors who have entrusted lend to me to develop my business, my money has been received and will soon be used to buy stock in kids clothes and I will sell to the exhibition which is held every Saturday and Sunday , I will continue the development effort I tell the funder that the funding is so great that help has been given to me ...
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Abigail  ·  Rongai, Kenya
Aug 7, 2015
Let me first appreciate your loan and I will make sure that I have used it wisely. As earlier indicated I would like to add one dairy cow as I already have one, thus with your loan I will add to my profits which I had gotten from my tomato farm. I guarantee you that in 5months time I would be a different person altogether. I wish you God's blessings as you strive to see that somebody like me lives a better life than before. Cheers!
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Jonathan Ely  ·  Aldershot, United Kingdom
Aug 6, 2015
Well done on the first repayment; keep up the good work and I hope your first project is a success!
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Vincent  ·  Nairobi, Kenya
Aug 6, 2015
I want to thank all my zidisha lenders for being part of my dream,dream of building a highlighted and transformed society through education,thank you for your generosity,God bless you for keeping me in school.
RoseR
Rose  ·  Weru, Kenya
Aug 6, 2015
Dear lenders thanking you for funding my loan 100%, with the loan am going to by stock of maize and beans then stock some until month of Jan when prices are high
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Patrick Odhiambo  ·  Kitale, Kenya
Aug 6, 2015
I wish to thank the zidisha organisation for this wonderful product. I am so grateful for Isaac Juma who invited me to zidisha, i am now able to borrow and see my dream of owning a computer training center come true. After many years of struggle to set up one i now see the light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you in advance my funding groups
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Elam  ·  Nakuru, Kenya
Aug 6, 2015
dear lenders, Thank you for loaning me. I received a total sum of ksh. 19,113 which I used to buy a fridge to store perishable goods in my shop as I had planned and I hope your loan will enable me continue with my business well with minimum losses that could have come up due to goods such as milk, vegetables, and fruits getting damaged.
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Veronicah  ·  Nairobi, Kenya
Aug 6, 2015
Thanks to the Zidisha Team for the generous help. For years I wanted to start a business and was not able because of money. The Zidish Team has made me a recognized business lady. I will buy a Bale of Bed Sheets and a Bales of young boys Trousers which will cost about US$ 292.00. I will also pay deposit for the Tablet of about US$35.00. Praise be to God for the Zidisha Team.
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Godfrey  ·  Mlolongo, Kenya
Aug 6, 2015
Zidisha thank so much giving me loan for my business, I bought power generator .comment image
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Djibril  ·  Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Aug 5, 2015
Thank you very much to all and all my lenders who lent me money for the second time and that the same are still allowed me to invest in my business and my business is better now since i buy new cloths add and so what did it works better for me now and me and my family we feed ourselves well, since I much profit on my sales before. And it is thanks to this that i do my fifth refund on my second loan. Thank you again to you my lenders and god bless you and long screws to you.comment image
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Geoffrey  ·  Nairobi, Kenya
Aug 5, 2015
i want to thank u so so much because the loan you extended to me my really made my bussiness to change in apositive way i have increased my daily sales and i confirm to u that my profits have greatly increasedcomment image
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Elijah  ·  Nakuru, Kenya
Aug 4, 2015
Thaks lenders for your first loan i was able to increase my profits upto 80% which enabled me to complete my loan in goodtime andthe rest i channelled to the business.Thanks so much for your support.
JasperJ
Jasper  ·  Uhanya Beach Bondo, Kenya
Aug 4, 2015
I am very much grateful for my good and able lenders for they have expressed their confidence in me.I promise to put in good use this loan to enable me achieve my target.i have intended to add some stock to my retail shop and buy doing so, it will enable me raise the standard of living of my siblings as well as my family.
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Muchamat  ·  Jambi, Indonesia
Aug 3, 2015
A change has happened to me ..... to my finances , which at the moment after I join in Zidisha , I no longer run into financial difficulties in trying , albeit still on a small level , but I already feel lucky , I also educated for discipline and this is a very penting.Terima Love Zidisha .comment image
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Pauline  ·  Thika, Kenya
Aug 3, 2015
Dear lenders i am grateful to inform you that my business got back to normal and i have been making high returns and hence increased my weekly installment. Thank you God, thank you zidisha lenders and the team.
PeterP
Peter  ·  Eldoret, Kenya
Aug 3, 2015
I want to thank the lenders for the loan i received ,i was able to increase the number of chickens ,and made a double profit out of it ,i was able to have sells weekly ,with the profit i have been able to send my children to education trips so easily for them to get quality education,We used to by milk but we decided as a family to by a young heifer for milk We also have decided as neighbors to visit the nearest slum and help the needy this year.Thank you ZIDISHA
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Evans  ·  Utawal, Kenya
Aug 3, 2015
I take this chance to thank my lenders for their financial support that has really boost my business in terms of profit maximization and number of customers. before purchasing the skype cameras ,customers who needed that services used to come ask if there is skype and when i tell them i dont offer they just go,but this days they sit and skype for even 2hrs and that earns me alot of profit.
JohnJ
John  ·  Nairobi, Kenya
Aug 3, 2015
I got my first Zidisha Loan on the 28th of July 2015. I did manage to buy good quality packing papers and I qualified for a wholesale discount. This has greatly reduce the amount of milk that used to go to waste due to leaking papers. This also improved on efficiency. I was initially using two or three papers while packing milk which was taking a bit of time, but as for now I just use one paper which is way much faster. I have informed the surrounding business people and they have started buying the papers. Last week on the 30th July 2015 and so far I have sold 8 bundles. People are slowly getting to know that I do sell papers and I believe I will sell more than 50 bundles before the end of this week.
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Acleus  ·  Nairobi, Kenya
Aug 2, 2015
Hi, lenders. This is to let you know that the money I received has really boosted my business. Sometimes it's hard to gain good profit, but once you have good capital, it keeps the business stable. I managed to buy more jackets and now I have good stock. I'm optimistic that I will be able to apply for the third loan. Thanks once again, and may God bless you.
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Alfred  ·  Mombasa, Kenya
Aug 2, 2015
Dear Lenders, I am deeply obliged to you for the financial help you have extended to me in time of dire need. I was hard pressed for it and I had tapped almost all sources. I cannot express my gratitude in just few words. If you have not helped me on time, I wont have started Mitumba business.. Your kind assistance has simply saved me. It is very difficult to have friends like you these days that care for others without any reason. The help that you did will clear the obstructions that have held up the progress of my business. I will try my best to return your amount at my earliest possible. Once again thank you so much. God bless you, Your friend, Alfred.
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Gilbert  ·  Kericho/sigowet, Kenya
Aug 2, 2015
Dear lenders, am pleased and very much grateful on how my life has changed since i was introduced to this platform. Since i took the loan, it has really changed my way of living by using what i get to upkeep my family and also plough back profits into business. My customers are ever happy since they get what they want unlike before. Am almost completing repaying my second loan and i am optimistic that i will apply for the third to increase my stock. Thanks to you lenders and the zidisha team. i celebrate you. Thank you
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Felix  ·  Wanguru, Kenya
Aug 2, 2015
hi lender trust you are all fine, we too are fine. By Gods grace I started harvesting the french beans, the portion alocated tomatoes are doing well and am planning to plant more tomatoes and french beans. From the profit I have made this far I paid for tomato seeds and Butternut seeds; as well as prepared the land for planting in the course of the week. thank you for your assistance.
GideonG
Gideon  ·  Nairobi, Kenya
Aug 2, 2015
Hi Lenders,am progressing well and happy that Zidisha is proving to be real game changer in my life,i never expected to find a breakthrough in my life,i never new of anything that could help me break the cycle of poverty in my family,i only employment,but to be honest ZIDISHA is the buzz word in my life,the steady change as at the moment tells it all,am lacking the words to express my happiness,my parting shot.....zidisha is a golden opportunity which am tightly holding with my two hands,it is the driving force in my life including my family.....thanks lenders and may zidisha live on for centuries.
MosesM
Moses  ·  Kinoo Nairobi, Kenya
Aug 2, 2015
Dear lenders my wife is very grateful for your support, our future looks bright, through the business we will secure my daughter's education, in this modern times education is the key to everything. i have started preparations, soil sampling, sourcing for manure, and seeds for my next plantation, among other necessary steps that are needed.
StellaS
Stella  ·  Nakuru, Kenya
Aug 1, 2015
thanks zidisha, my business has helped me alot in raising enough money to pay for my sibling's school fees and my son too,, with time i look forward to saving more money to enable me pay for my higher education learning. Because of the passion i have for my business i plan to apply for another loan soon after fully repaying the current one. I hope with it my business shall boom with timeand may be with time i shall establish my own milk processing industry. Thanks zidisha am happy indeed.
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Alex  ·  Naari, Kenya
Jul 31, 2015
i had faith with my ideas and they have bore fruits so far. I just want to inform my lenders that with my loan i was able to opened up a shop where i sell my goods from. The shope is located at the city centre of nairobi where i moved after completing my studies. At the same time the loan heleped me complete my school fees and I am happy i will be graduating ina months time. My earnings have really increased after i sought a marketing campaign from friends and one of the local stations, and also after being selected to showcase my products and services in one of the entrepreneural events that was held in Nairobi. I look forward for another loan as i plan to expand and include more services and products as well as importing the goods myself. thanks all memebers, be blessed.
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Lucy  ·  Maweni, Kenya
Jul 31, 2015
Am so thankful for making me reach this far in my business. Before i knew you i used to sell five littres of milk per day and i used to walk along to find my customers today i have two carriage bicycles that help supplying milk to my customers. Am so happy to have you assisting me financially. Thank you so much and may God bless you all for your kind heart.
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Asnath  ·  Nairobi , Ongata Rongai, Kenya
Jul 31, 2015
Hai to zidisha family at large. In fact i got the loan you rendered to me , i was able to purchase some material and also bought one more sewing machine. I'm so much happy now that i'm able to attract more customers and my income has come up at least and i can pay my rent without no problem . My children are happy that i do pay there school fees in time and there up keep has now become better than before, and even my neighbors can now see new change in me than before. Hope more will continue coming and join the zidisha family to benefit also and hope they enjoy as i have enjoyed.

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