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Computer accessories for my cybercafé

Hi zidisha and my lenders I want to thank you so much for the loan you game me. I have settled my debts and I managed to service my six computers now they are all functioning. I now work freely without constrain, it really made a transformation to my business even my printer I used to purchase service for refilling I now do it myself and save so much.
Thank you so much and may God make both of us borrowers humble to support this institution.

New stationery stock for samba cyber cafe

Hello Lender,

Greetings to you. Thank you for the loan I received on Dec 25 2016. I used the loan to purchase a new laminating machine for my cyber cafe. This has helped increased my earnings and profit margin. I am using the profit received to pay for the loan and the remainder has helped me pay school fees for my child.

Thank you
Susan Chesire

Hair weaves and hair pieces for beauty salon

Dear Good lenders
Iam so grateful for the consideration of supporting me with the loan i had asked, iam so thankful,i received the amount and this will loan will bring an impact to my salon,may the Lord Bless you.

Loan to support my clothing business

I am hopping to make is extra extra big with this my third loan because the first and the second has been good for me.thank you be to all lenders for this good offer for us.

Inventory of shoes

Thank you so much lenders. My business has started showing signs of growth and this is due to timely credit that I have been getting from you.

Purchase chest freezer

thanks to all lenders, for believing in me. The following are some items that I have purchased from zidisha loan.

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thanks to all lenders, for believing in me. The following are some items that I have purchased from zidisha loan.

Comprehensive insurance coverage & heavy, reflective jackets

Dear my lenders and the entire zidisha team, i salute you and wish to inform you that i am fine and that i trust almighty GOD to keep you safe and in position of remaining my better option with loans you are offering. Above all am happy to keep my trust in GOD and having you as true friends apart from being my lenders. THOUGH things are a bid hard here financially, by the grace of GOD i have not registered any weekly arrears since i am working hard not to be a failure in promise to you and my family. i am hoping things to get better starting this week. I am also requesting a few of you my lenders who share the same christian faith to pray for my motorbike taxi business and my wife music store to improve financially. sometimes in this life is not always about money, but about prayers and honest commitment to GOD and our fellow men. HONESTLY, i love the church that funded me; the couples, and the entire team in general, may almighty GOD bless you and make you stronger financially and be able to help many who turns out for your help.amen

Expansion of my farm

i have recieved Gh 1118 dated 25th January 2017. I have used some of the amount to buy cocoa seed cost Gh600 cedis and Gh200 for cassava stems and the rest for labours, thanks you for your assistamt i appreciate your support

Cake trays for large-scale operations

Dear vicki Stewart,
Thank you very much for your Support,am so humbled,So far so good , still waiting for the other Lenders to support my project,then hit the road running.

Kind Regards,

Daughty

Grilled-chicken joint (food-retail business)

Hi zidisha family am so greatful for what the lenders have done in my life. The cash had a big impact in my life. After increasing my stocking in bananas, apples and strawberry. In return after sales th proffit helped meet my daily basis needs and some of the Money l did do my savings. Actually right now am paying for my sister's secondary School education fee. Thank you zidisha

To purchase a piece of land

Am so Happy and Humbled to you all Lenders and Zidisha team for fully funding my fifth Loan. God bless you for your Helping Hand

Poultry farming

I started hairdressing school. It has increased my income.I can say by 50%.I have decided to start keeping poultry farm.And I have paid school fees to my children's. Also I have met my basic needs .The most interesting thing's I do are visiting different farmers to see how they are doing farming and reading the bible.I believe that seek God first and others Will follow. I thank you my lenders for giving me money to invest in businesses I real appreciate for your kindness towards me.Continue with the same spirit my dear people. May God bless the work of your hands.

A

Money to buy fabrics to sew them

To buy Fabrics to sew them to sell ,in my school every Student is required to undertake industrial attachment to transform what is taught in the class room into the working field to acquire skills from the organization and to be used in near future.
Lenders may God Bless You .Am so happy for the loan ,May God Bless You All .

Expanding my grocery shop

My General shop and vegetables is improving after I was given ZIDISHA loan,God bless ZIDISHA lenders.

A loan to start rental business

Dear lenders, I am with much gratitude to you for having bring back the reason for someone like me and several others to live. Yes, Zidisha is the restorer of hope. I never thought that my name could be mentioned on a public microphone for people to cheer me up. Always when I try to remember about two years ago, I felt like crying. I owe it a responsibility to pray for the founder and all Zidisha lenders each day without rest. Yes! Zidisha is changing lives in the little way you help found loans. As in the holy bible, "give and it shall be given onto thee" I ask that more lenders should gladly join Zidisha.

Expanding my grocery shop

I thank more and more for ZIDISHA loan because since I was given my loan and start improve my business,it has real done a lot in my business,there is increase and my income and profit is well stable, we enjoy our business with my family and hoping to go higher and higher through ZIDISHA,surely ZIDISHA is a right place to be and progress, God bless ZIDISHA.

Tomato farming

I received 21,246KES from Zidisha. I bought tomato seeds and vegetable seeds. I also bought chemicals and rented a land. now am yet to plough the land. I gave lots of thanks to zidisha lenders for their support.

Improve internet with enhanced 5g technology in my cyber

New business uplift 2017

Improve internet with enhanced 5g technology in my cyber

Previously the business was like this and i made an uplift.

Update my electrical store

Welcome, I promise to work hard towards my target ,to be sincere I have come from far and I have done a lot to improve. Thanks zidisha.

Improve internet with enhanced 5g technology in my cyber

Lenders ,your support have been a blessing to me since i have done some face lift in my business and energize me with hope of putting food on dinning table of my family, cater for some expenses since the laptop i purchased i can move from one place to another and cater for my customers at door point who usually give me research projects ,leave alone the online freelancing that is my core business. Always be blessed my brothers and sisters for your support.

Empowering the youth

Hello Pals

I want to thank you very much from the bottom of my heart for funding my loan once again.I am happy that you are part of this journey.I will always have you to thank for transforming my slum area and empowering the youths.I will buy more computers and employ more youths. Thank you. I will keep on updating you on my progress.Thank you

Loan to help me restock my business and pay school fees

Happy New Year Bernard! Congratulations on your wonderful home under construction; thank you so much for the photos! AfricaLeap lending group is interested in supporting solar and other renewables along with improved efficiency. Your ten panels a month sounds excellent! Will you install a panel on your home? Are you connected to the grid?

Assisting the elderly to sell produce

Hello Leah, and Happy New Year to you, your staff, and the many senior citizens you are helping. Thank you for the stories, it is very good to hear about your impact. I cannot imagine the amazing history of a person now 115 years of age.

Loan for a new shop for my goods

I want to get a new shop for my goods.

Loan to support my clothing business

I have move up to this with the first and the second loan with the support of my profits.thank you.

Update my electrical store

Hi Simon, passing by your business premise I truelly was impressed by the rate at which your business is growing. Going forward i would really hope that you are going to pump as much effort and resource you receive from your return on investment and lenders especially zidisha as you have continously shown......excellent job there man

Restock of my provision shop

Dear Lenders,

I am pleased to let you know that, my just ended loan has really made a difference in stocking of my shop and meeting the demands of my customer.

Not only that, the end result has also improved meeting my responsibilities as a father to my family. You people are really doing a good job.

May God richly bless you all and replenish all that you might be loosing to help African young entrepreneurs.

Thank you all.

Best Regards.

Albert Ekow Yankson

Tuition and books for school

I want to pursue my education to higher standard.

Help toward tuition fees for Master's degree program in Public Health

Thanks to the lenders. The money I was given I used in paying my tuition fees for my masters in Public health. Once I'm through with this education it will really give a big change in my life and my family. Due this my family has really achieved a lot, my son has managed to get a schollarship to go and study in the USA. Thanks so much to Zidisha team

Loan for apartment & jewelry-making workspace

Hello there. My loan has been disburshed to me. I am currently on an apartment hunt. I will be posting details soon. Thanks a lot to my lenders. God bless you all. This is a dream come true.

Beauty cosmetic stock and m-pesa float

Dear my lenders and zidisha team in general,I once again want to thank you for the much support you have been giving me since I joined you late last year in fact my life has changed a lot and I have learnt new things concerning my cosmetic and saloon shop.
To highlight few i have learnt how to manage my business, how to handle my customers and to maximize profit, I have also learnt how to select my product according to customers needs and demand.
This year i plan to get more customers by traveling and delivering my products to their destinations so that my customers get humble time to work and also to know their demands.
I also plan to increase more stock so that my customers get what need at a right time and at good price.
My future plan about my business is to open more branches and this still need more capital and so iam planning to complete my loan in few weeks and apply for another.
Thankyou my lenders and may God bless you all.

Solar lamps & clean cookstoves for rural women & girls

Thanks for the helpful answer! I know I speak for many that we look forward to helping you in the future. Keep up the great work providing affordable and healthy lighting.

Vehicle for delivering chicken and eggs

Hi Richard, thanks for the complementaries. My business has started on a positive note this year and am so grateful for lenders like you and others.

Through the loans that I got, my business grew to levels I never imagined and my family's lifestyle changed for the better, I am able to pay school fees without struggling and my profits have improved.

Nice time Richard and I wish you and your family good health and thanks for your continued support.

John.

Vehicle for delivering chicken and eggs

Thank you for the update on your business, John. It is a joy for me to be able to lend to honest and deserving people such as you. I am sure you are an excellent businessman and full credit goes to you for your business success. Through Zidisha I am able to make a small difference by helping others and to better appreciate what I have. Wishing you and your family continued good health and financial success.

VS

Cake trays for large-scale operations

Happy to support you again!

Loan to buy clothes (dresses) for my shop

Having had the opportunity to have expanded my business with a loan I took through Zidisha from my most cherished lenders, I wish to unreservedly thank my lenders and the entire Zidisha community for this great support.
I am forever grateful.

Tuition for degree in Business Management

Wow!Thank you so much my lenders you have been a real blessing in my life.am done with my diploma classes but right now am doing my project before I graduate in July.my aim isto clear the remaining school balance and then purchase 2computers.now I can focus on buying of my machines so that I can start printing company.

Clear my consignment of second hand clothes from the port

Dear lenders, I take this early chance to thank you for the funds I received today. I received a total of 3052 Kenyan shillings. On Monday I will pay the rent bills and immediately start working on shelving. Thank you very much

Selling tank tops and shorts

First of all thank you to you for the loan that you grant me, I will use it to purchase wholesale clothing constitute shirt boxer shorts and tank top. I"d profits that I will use for my family and other people in need. Again thank you to you GOD Bless You! ! !

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Tout d'abord merci à vous pour ce prêt que vous m'octroyer, je vais l'utiliser à l'achat de vêtement en gros constituer de tee-shirt de caleçon et de débardeur. Je ferais des bénéfices que j'utiliserai pour ma famille et les autres personnes nécessiteuses. Encore merci à vous GOD Bless You !!!

Loan to expand my satellite-dish business

by the grace of God and with the kind help of zidisha ,i now have two stores.one in kumsai and a new one in accra .all thanks to the lenders and to team zidisha.

Loan to expand my satellite-dish business

Thank you very much to lenders for the support they granted me.i am very grateful. By the grace of God, I was able to invest it and that business is greatly booming.i have been able to get another store in Accra the capital city.My customer base has increased and now i am getting more profit from it.thanks to the almighty God and to the lenders of Zidisha. I am really grateful for this wonderful opportunity bestowed on me.infact i really do not know what to say hmmmmmmmmm....God bless my lenders...with zidisha... life is better

Fashionable clothes and footwear for my shop

Thank you my lenders for such a wonderful support. my business is booming and all thanks goes to you my lenders. Now my shop has many customers and I deliver right on time and am feeling good. God richly bless you all.

Employ customer-care personnel

There is a large number of people who need my service so I find it hard to attend them all. I will use this loan to employ a person who will be a customer care. He will be responsible to attend the customers and keeping the record before we offer them the service. Thank you Zidisha for the loan

Service 3 desktop computers

Some of my 3 desktops have problems and need to be serviced. I will use this loan to service them. By doing this I will Increase my profit because all my desktops will be working normally. Thank you Zidisha and lenders for supporting me in business.

Pay school fees for my child

Education is the key to success. I will use the loan to pay school fees for my child who is in his secondary education. I will be able to repay this loan from the profit that I get from my business of selling radios. I thank you all lenders for the help and trust.

Provisions for grocery shop

I am most grateful to zidisha team and my lenders for this loan funding. I will be able to buy the provisions for my shop in order to maximize profit, to satisfy my customers' needs and will be able to pay back on time. Thank you so much lenders, God bless you.

Buying a grating machine and a cassava-dough presser

my 1 week old okra seedlings. With advice from Mary I am mulching them with wood shavings to conserv moisture

Renovations for my clothing shop

Hi Lenders and thank you for your patience on my update, I am yet to acquire the business permit due to new regulations, I have been made aware a unified licence has been introduced which consolidates permits to operate a business. I am required to pay fire licence which has been made compulsory in addition to the business permit which will cost me about 40 dollars additional. I am hoping to raise the amount within a short period of time with the profits I am getting from the shirt sales. Will keep you updated on the progress.

Expanding my cocoa farm

Hi lenders I hope you are all enjoying the new year, I made payment today and I'm so happy. I just finished my volunteer work in the internet cafe. Posting comments. Reviwing profiles of my assigned members, trying to reach to them, finding out whom to recommend and whom not to, and other stuffs,
If God willing , from next week going work will be normal and moves quicker as it used to be before we went for the break, and hopefully I will be able to increase my repayment amount and also gets myself a smartphone.
Thank you all my Lenders