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Kiprono · Kericho, Kenya

Oct 20, 2016

I will use the loan to buy new equipments e.g jembe and pangas.It will help in the efficiency of work when planting and weeding the plants.Thank you so much lenders for your full support towards increasing my farming so that i can increase my farm yields. comment image

Benard · Bomet, Kenya

Oct 20, 2016

With the loan I purchase more hens to enable me meet the market demand of eggs. Revenue for poultry production Purchase of 3 Hens (Layers) @ 400 = 1200 feeds and transport = 297 The purchase has made difference in my revenue earnings improving my Living standard and expansion of my Poultry Farming which I opt to expand to Dairy Farming soon. I have achieved good harvest too in mixed farming in a half an acre of Land . yielding 3 bags 90Kg. bags of Beans. People are interested with white meat meat from the hens as they are preferred than Red Meat.

Joseph · Embakasi/pipeline, Kenya

Oct 20, 2016

Dear lenders; i greet you all in the name of God, today is a great day here in Kenya as we celebrate Mashujaa day also known as Heroes day. as i celebrate our fore fathers for all the straggles they went through for us to attain freedom, i also celebrate you and the entire Zidisha team,you are my heroes and heroins. thank you for the last loan you offered to me i received all the amount you offered and its making alot of difference in my business. thank you and HAPPY MASHUJAA DAY

Victor · Roysambu, Kenya

Oct 20, 2016

Hi Paul, I would like to send my sincere appreciation to you and Zidisha for lending me the money that will assist me improve productivity in my business.The heat press machine will help me be able to brand tshirts for my clients thus ensuring that there is maximisation of profit.Earlier on,I used to outsource because I did not have the machine but now it will be earsier to work and see clients satisfied too.I really appreciate.Thank you

Erick · Eldoret, Kenya

Oct 20, 2016

On my new project i would like to prepare new potatoes planting which should be an an acre with its planning being as follows ; $40 for buying two bags of potato seeds to top on the already 4 bags i had kept from previous harvest , $30 for buying a 50 kg fertilizer as i had already purchased one bag from previous harvest profits, $10 for planting and ploughing furrows,$9 for taking care of the potatoes and i will topup the rest from proceeds from previous profits till harvest in three months. So far my earnings had increased from $50 to $80 in which i am saving the income for the future, since the land is fertile i would like you guy's help me maximize its fertility well. For holidays kenya is blessed with animals like big five... Welcome all

Patrick · Bungoma, Kanduyi Village, Kenya

Oct 20, 2016

The loan that I have just completed helped me a big deal, I was able to undertake my online ventures using the laptop I bought and I also used it in my cyber cafe business. It is from the business that I have been able to get some capital to venture into agriculture and poultry. I believe with these diverse income sources, I will be able to meet my needs as well as ensure that my businesses compliment each other. This is the computer I am currently using to keep my business plans, records and future projections safe and within my reach. The intrinsic value it has added to me as a person is simply unmatched. Thanks zidisha for your continued support. comment image

Francis · Chipata, Zambia

Oct 20, 2016

Thanks Tom for liking our model for larger units! The customers we serve earn not more that $20 per week! They have challenges paying cash for alot of products and services. Our goal is to ensure that genuine and warranted products reach people who need them most: poor households and the Rent to Own Model is the solution in this case. I have seen the Philips life light plus but have never used it before. Currently i do sale greenlight planet products! They are affordable and i have an Agency account with them. They have great products too and i buy on discount! You can check them on https://www.greenlightplanet.com/. Thanks so very much for your support Tom!

Jeliana · Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia

Oct 20, 2016

i am very thank full for the lenders that helping me in my small business that i believe will grow more. God is good sending good people in zidisha and sending all good lenders.____Now, in my business i have more costumers than before, and I also have some stocks in the house.____This time I need more clothes to expand my online business.____I also need some material that i have to use.____I really hope that I can get another loan.____thank you so much.

Francis · Chipata, Zambia

Oct 20, 2016

Thanks so very much TomF925 for all your support and willingness to help displace kerosene use i rural and slum communities of Zambia! Thanks for your loan contribution and i want you to know that together we have managed to reach out to more than 120 people who needed this products! Together we have increased the number of study hours for school going children! Together we have increased the hours of storytelling in rural and slum communities of Zambia! Together we have increased the number of hours makeshift stores open, helping families increase their income! Together we have helped 20 families start the journey of saving more than US$1,500 because of the solar lamps we just sold to them. Always know you will always be part of this success story! What next, you ask? We have a goal of reaching 1,000 families with clean energy by next year June! Our goal is huge. As always, we start small and this week we will be posting a loan application so that we can continue with our outreach to reach more families and students. I know with you and the AfricaLeap Lending group supporting my business, together we will make candle and kerosene use a thing of the past in rural and slum communities of Zambia! What next? I will be reaching out to you with our loan application this week so that we continue sharing the success stories from the field! Thanks so very much Tom! Thanks so very much AfricaLeap!

Alfred · Nairobi, Kenya

Oct 20, 2016

Am very grateful for the first loan, from the first loan I succesfully set up a poultry project whose proceed have allowed me to acquire a piece of land. By the end of 6 months-the maturing age for chicken, I had 400 surviving birds birds. I sold each at 10 dollars. I made a profit of 250 dollars after removing my expences. comment image

TomF925 · www.AfricaLeap.com, United States

Oct 20, 2016

I also like your Rent to Own model for larger units. Of course, these customers, or your sales persons, could get a loan directly from Zidisha. But there are costs and therefore, they may be better off with your Rent to Own plan. What do think about Philips life light plus? I understand that it can charge two cell phones.

Febiri · Berekum, Ghana

Oct 19, 2016

Thank you dear lenders, the printer I bought and the refill toner has helped me a lot to increase my profit marging. It was right ontime and I also use it in chech the BECE result and WASSCE and also the school placement. And this has helped a lot and want to increase my repayment . thank you soon much to u all.

Peter · Assin Foso, Ghana

Oct 19, 2016

I will use the Loan to buy Phones and Accessories heat blower ,set of screw drivers ,Computers and Accessories ,Computer Networking Tools ,Chargers and many more .I have a small kiosk in the Foso main station so i will expand it when my loan is fully funded . I this loan will help me to feed my family,friend and the entire community ,i will help my siblings who are qualified to study more to go back to school . My profit will be increase when my shop is well expanded , my current profit start from 35 % and i can say that if my business is well expanded i can earn 82 % . May God Bless You .

Derick · Mazabuka, Zambia

Oct 19, 2016

WOOOOOW! MY LOAN IS DISBERSED THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPORT AND I PROMISE TO REPAY IN TIME GOD BLESS YOU.

Oteng · Sunyani, Ghana

Oct 19, 2016

I used the first loan to buy this polytank and cups to help provide good drinking water to solve the problem of good drinking water. comment image

Rachel · Nakuru, Kenya

Oct 19, 2016

The loan I have just completed have really helped me invest more. I have been able to take an education policy for my son. That means my son will be able to get a good education and medical care. I have also been able to start saving for a plot and that means I will be able to build a home for my family. Thanx to the zidisha family for your continued support. comment image

Tony · Kiambu, Kenya

Oct 19, 2016

Below is a picture of my poultry farm full of chicken. comment image

Paul · Juja, Kenya

Oct 19, 2016

Look how grown my maize farm is so far. Expecting good yields. comment image

Wilkistar · Nairobi, Kenya

Oct 19, 2016

Aside from being an entrepreneur,i am also pursuing weightlifting as a sport. I started in june 2016 and i am looking forward to representing kenya in the games. comment image

Carolyne · Kisumu, Kenya

Oct 19, 2016

I received kshs. 21,194. Im going to pay tuition fees for my masters in public health. Thanks so much to zidisha team for ur continous support comment image

Dauda · Techiman, Ghana

Oct 19, 2016

Oh! Dear lenders,Any compliment that I give you is like an understatement because everything that you have done for me has been larger than life itself. Thanks for everything. There is one community in the world that no earthquake or tornado can shake the zidisha community. Thanks. comment image

Dackman · Nairobi, Kenya

Oct 19, 2016

Thank you very much may God bless you very much.Through you for the assistance you a giving unto me because have started to be recognized from the place am staying because of the support i always give to the needy ones that are around the place am staying My wife is very happy even told me to thank all lenders and Zidisha organization for giving us the support.The dynamic microphones are going to increase my income because one dynamic microphone per day is 400 shillings equivalent to 4 dollars thank you very much and i will keep on updating you all the time my progress.be blessed

George · Techiman Bono Ahafo Region, Ghana

Oct 19, 2016

i will invested in this loan to buy books like ; economics ,10 and it will cost 40 dollars and sell it with a profit of 25 percent and comecice books 10 40 dollars ,accounting books cost 35 doolars and it will give me a profit of 15 percent this will help me to paid my junior brothers and other family hood , thaks zidisha.

Duke · Nakuru, Kenya

Oct 19, 2016

Kobil petrol station is a small center, in the main town Nakuru county in Kenya. right now, the sunshine is shining, and am here enjoying my taxi motorcycle trips around my town. customers are coming here at intervals and successfully am getting them to their destinations at a fee. Today i feel happy at my work. God is giving me my daily bread. am able to pay your loan with little effort and also meet all my family bills. zidisha staff, melissa, together with the entire team that lended me, please note that, am able to re-stock my music store through the daily sales their, again, am able to repair my taxi motorkibe when need arises. all this success were made possible through the loan am paying now. Thank you for finding it worthy to lend me with my family.This act of trusting me with such a big amount of money forces me to say from my heart that,( i will never in my life fail people of perfect heart towards my business by not complying fully in what i promise.) am tempted to believe that hurting people who stands with me at the our of my financial need is the more reason i cannot succeed in my business. If it happens that i turn to you for a loan again through zidisha, fund my profile joyfully because i only believe in uprightness and contentment in Christ in GOD. FOR it is HE who decides whether i will make it in life or not. May GOD bless you all my lenders and make you a blessing into the lives of many businesses, amen

Wilkistar · Nairobi, Kenya

Oct 18, 2016

From the first loan for the salon and my other savings i was able to start a small cafe that prepares fries,tea,mahamri and chapati. The cafe has been in operation from July 2016,i was able to pay a licensing fee of ksh 6,000,public health certificate ksh 4,500. I was also able to make a food warmer for ksh 5,600. I am currently working at the cafe full time,i have not been able to employ anyone. I have been unable to set up seats and counter as eating space due to lack of funds. I would like your financial assistance so that i can set up the eating space. The month of october has been a tricky for the cafe. I would like my customers to start eating at the cafe. I will also buy a sack of potatoes and wheat flour and cooking oil to replenish my stock and be able to hire an employee before the end of this month. The most important is the board for the counter which is ksh 3000 A sack of potatoes ksh 3200 Wheat flour(half a dozen) ksh1500 Cooking oil 5 ltrs ksh 650 With your support i can be able to cater for the labour charges for making the counter and a bench.

Francis · Chipata, Zambia

Oct 18, 2016

Greetings to all my lenders! Hope you all doing great. Today i take this opportunity to share with you one of the success stories from the field, all because of the loan you gave to me. Meet Lilian Mubalu aged 54 who has dependent on kerosene use since she can remember! Lilian has 4 school going children and every week she spends $2 for lighting at home, and also at her small makeshift. Just in 1 year, she spends US$96! Today she had an opportunity of buying one of our solar lamp product! She was very excited and i was happy to get a photo of her at her makeshift with the solar lamp placed right on top to light the whole place! Today we have again helped Lillian to switch from Kerosene use to clean energy! Together we are helping people like Lillian to not only have bright lighting but also creating more opportunities for them to invest the saving in expanding their businesses, supporting their children's education and also save for emergency. Together we are transforming lives and communities! Thanks for the loan! comment image

Daniel · Narok, Kenya

Oct 17, 2016

I will use the loan plus my savings to clear my tuition fees for a diploma course iam pursuing in business management.The balance as at now is 80$.I intend to study up to degree level as time goes by.I have enrolled for evening classes schedule.It will help me to have knowledge to operate business and manage it as well.Others will benefit from me through the trickle down effect.With this knowledge and skills that i will gain from college i will take my business a notch higher.my business will grow and i will employ more people and give back to society.Thanks for your gracious support.

Oumar · Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Oct 17, 2016

Good evening friends, __ I come by this message excuse me near you, since I have tried several times to send you my news from BURKINA FASO my country but my connection is lacking, but I just had the access and I send you this message to inform you that I received my beautiful and well prepared, and my activities works very well, because I could have whatever I wanted for operation with your good will, and I you send-ais images to the credibility of this information really yours to my heart, and I renew my thanks, and still wants a frank collaboration between us. Thank you

Michael · Kitengela, Kenya

Oct 17, 2016

Hello and thanks for the loan. I will use this loan to buy more day old chicks to my farm. This will help increase my chicken stock and avoid running out of chickens hence satisfaction to my customers. Thank you so very much.

Rashid · Malindi, Kenya

Oct 17, 2016

I will buy 40 bundles of maize flour, four sacks of rice, beans to start a retail shop which will help me to uplift my standard of living and also help to save for my siblings to get good education and also raise my fees to adverce my educational . Am very greatfull for those who have funded me this some of money. Am so greatfull . God bless me. Thank very much

Florence · Bechem, Ghana

Oct 17, 2016

Thank you Mr.Paul, I will buy two sewinh machines for my apprentice who are going to assist me to meet the needsof my customers on time.I will buy them at 200 dollars.

Amoako · Dormaa Ahenkro_ghana, Ghana

Oct 17, 2016

I bought the following items. Ladies underwears, men'shoes, trousers, singlets and ladies skirts. These items have added quality into my shop since my customers are now exposed to new and very good items. This has increased my profits and things have changed. I can now pay my children's school fees with ease. My profits increased to about 90%. I used part of this profit to buy very nutritious. My family is now happy than before all because of Zidisha.

Addasiwaa · Dormaa Ahenkro_ghana, Ghana

Oct 17, 2016

I want to buy CD ROM's, pen drives, computer speakers and CD players. These items will increase my stock to attract more customers into my shop and that will enable me to maximize profits. I can now use part of the profits to pay my children's school fees and buy very nutritious meals to feed the family. I thank my lenders for this loan amount and I promise to work hard to repay it.

Ann · Kitale, Kenya

Oct 17, 2016

Thanks Rose Callahan for encouragement.Business is not for the faint hearted persons because there many challenges and mistakes made but it makes you tough ,wise and smart as you move on.For me as a single parent with disability due to a fatal road accident that left my with a fractured pelvic& leg on the right side,it not easy but through hard work and determination am progressing well.

Rina · Jakarta Timur, Indonesia

Oct 17, 2016

First I would like to thank the funders who have given. Confidence in me for the second time. I have received such loans amounted to 4,011,630 S .and the money his plan untukenambah stock of my merchandise. I"ve bought some clothes that I will have some examples jual.berikut shirt. comment image

John · Thika, Kenya

Oct 17, 2016

From the loan that i received from zidisha i managed to open up a detergent shop which has doubled my income. This has enabled me to sponsor two children from low income family for their CPA 1 AND 2. They are aged 15 and 17 respectively. Thank you zidisha family

Zaimatul · Pekalongan, Indonesia

Oct 17, 2016

please to the donatu zidisha my proposal is accepted, because I"ve been trying semakasimal possible in business and strive to advance the world for the sake of the business I do today, a helping hand from the pendonatur so I needed and thank you

Hans · Rangwe, Kenya

Oct 17, 2016

Hello Zidisha. I am sincerely delighted to be one of the beneficiaries of the funds you offer. I received and purchased the photo printing papers using my first loan of 596 KES! Refer to the photo attached. Thank you! comment image

Frederick · Agona Swedru, Ghana

Oct 17, 2016

Dear all, we grateful to inform you we have made profit from the sale of the pigs,we made 1450.Ghana cedis, the money has been invested into broiler production, we imported 200 broilers chickens that we are raising for chrismax...this has help me proved for my family and give people in my community jobs, hopefully i will be going back to school to do my degree in Agriculture. thank you thank you all for help. this are pictures from the farm comment image

Mary · Nakuru, Kenya

Oct 17, 2016

Oh this is wonderful news to wake up to Paul considering its only a few mins past 1am here. Thank you..... thank you so much for this support....am touched really blessed to receive this loan. am gonna boost the project by buying sheep. i will foregoo adding another cow for now but invest in good sheep. i will buy 4 more since its a very good project to start as well help in saving cash once i start sellingthe end result which are the young ones. Oh thanks a million this is gonna go a long way. oh thank you sk so much and God bless you...

Angela · Umoja, Nairobi County, Kenya

Oct 15, 2016

Thank you for the loan i received today. I have bought the photocopy machine from my friend who was selling this one so that she can upgrade to a better faster machine. The photocopy machine will help me with my consultancy work and it will also photocopy for other people for kshs. 2 per copy. I have also increased the photocopies papers due to the increased photocopy work. I shall indeed update you all on the progress. Kind regards Angela comment image

Nicholas · Nairobi, Kenya

Oct 15, 2016

I will buy internet worth Kes 2000.00 that should help me through out the month, with internet access and this loan will help me double my productivity from transcribing one audio file to two in a day, therefore earning me more income. I would to sincerely thank my lenders for being considerate of my request. Thank you.

Ali · Wa, Ghana

Oct 15, 2016

am very appreciated your offer of my dear leaders of my first loan. That loan helped me a lot to pay my semester exams and i really passed.Thank you so much.

Robert · Amukura, Kenya

Oct 15, 2016

the donkey has been very useful in the farm,it helps me with farm work and also help me earn income through transporting neighbors goods.

Eliud · Katheri, Kenya

Oct 14, 2016

Warm Greetings to you all my dear lenders. Its my hope that you have been well and doing fine. As for me, I have been very fine and doing well. Am writing to you to express my sincere gratitude to you my dear lenders. About Two weeks go, I Completed the repayment of my third loan. Am a happy man since the loan has greatly helped my, my siblings and My Corn business. To start with, am glad to let you know that I invested invested the loan in my corn business and a few months down the line, I have reaped the benefits of the venture. I had a very good season and harvest in august. I sold the corn upon maturity as well as prepared silage which I completed seeling last month. I was able to register74% net profit compared to the last season after making my calculations and in deed, I can say that I had a good season. Am glad to let you know that through your assistance, funding and a good season and harvest, I have been able to make a significant step in life. My dream of going back to university came to pass last Month. Yes, I joined Meru University of science and Technology Last month where am Taking a Bachelors Degree in Commerce which am taking on part time basis to enable me continue with my corn farming business which is my source of income to cater for my education needs and the needs of my siblings as well as continue with my studies concurrently. I used the profits I got from the last season to pay the school fees for the whole of my first semester semester as well as cater for all the admission expenses. Indeed, words cannot express how happy I am and more so grateful to you for your generosity and for supporting me all through. I feel that little by little, my life is changing and am happy and proud of you because you are one of the reason why it is happening like that. I look forward to your continued support as I strive to work hard and prepare for the next season in my corn business . Asanteni sana !! God Bless you all.. Kind Regards, Eliud.

Franklin · Siaya, Kenya

Oct 14, 2016

That's me repairing phones in my shop, thanks to my Lenders and Zidisha comment image

Eki Tanjung · Bekasi, Indonesia

Oct 14, 2016

I will expand my food business comment image

Moses · Nairobi, Kenya

Oct 14, 2016

Dear All my lenders and Zidisha Team, I want to express my sincere gratitude and also acknowledge that i have received 68,710/= from Zidisha. I went ahead and bought Electrical cable and fixtures and as i write they are all in place. Currently, the paint work is in progress. I cant wait to post photos of the finished product(shop). Thank you so much and God bless you. comment image

Edem · Accra, Ghana

Oct 12, 2016

I have received 1,200GHS from my lenders. I will buy fresh food stuffs and supply them to the local chop bars and restaurants. Thank u my lenders and the Zidisha team. God richly bless u all.

Silas · Butere, Kenya

Oct 12, 2016

Dear my lenders and zidisha org? Am actually glad and i wish to inform you that my business is actually growing and am harvesting my vegetables daily. Am hoping to get a good profit during the dry season. Thank you very much for lending me.

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