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Project Updates

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

Richmond · Kukuom, Ghana

Apr 17, 2016

My life is getting better thanks to Zidisha and all lenders may God bless you all.

Margaret · Kombe Village, Kenya

Apr 17, 2016

I am happy for ZIDISHA loans, my kids are now in school daily without interruptions since the profit I get, I use to pay school fee in time.

Dominic · Kisii, Kenya

Apr 16, 2016

My good compassionate and concerned lenders i desire to take this opportunity to say i have experienced your transformation and total change and growth in my Tailoring and Dressmaking business,my family is staying a better life,my children are getting good education and i have touched my neighborhood indeed.As i said early of the four orphans i adopted and they are enjoying the life my children are enjoying through the funding of zidisha lenders.me being a Tailor and pastor i took them to church i minister and i shared with the other orphans i support but are with other guardians.With this photo i am singing with them with other orphans from the community after that i will support them with foods to use during this holiday of April.Zidisha lenders this is your good work i declare strongly GOD bless you. comment image

Richmond · Kukuom, Ghana

Apr 16, 2016

This loan has affected my life positively in terms of good living standard. Thanks to all lenders and Zidisha team

Bernard · Nairobi-ruai, Kenya

Apr 16, 2016

It has been great through your support my production has gone to the next level my customers are happy they get what they order for at the exact time when they need it. Thanks to lenders in this organization without your support then it would have been abit difficult to circumnavigate in this production business

Bephine · Kisumu, Kenya

Apr 15, 2016

thanks to zidisha this loan has helped improve my living standard together with my family and my customers. i am so thankful for your help.

Kipruto · Kabarnet, Kenya, Kenya

Apr 15, 2016

Hallo lenders, zidisha team and dear members, I humbly and happy for your support.Recently i bought two young bulls with my previous loan.They have now even grown bigger and are doing well.my business has grown since joining zidisha more so in poultry farm.Besides home consumption of eggs and selling at local centres ,Iam now supplying over sixty eggs weekly to various retail shops and hotels in my home town,Kabarnet.I look forward to increase my poultry farm and maintain at a thousand hens in my farm.with this I will create employment opportunity to other people,Iam also looking forward to build my own house and have a family of my own in few years to come.i have posted a picture of mine in the process of starting a fountation to build a house.Dear lenders am humbly requesting for your financial support and i promise to repay on time.Thanks comment image

Catherine · Germany

Apr 15, 2016

Wish you all the best! would be delighted to see your fabrics, if you buy some. I love to sew and you look so great with your machine, your nice dress and wonderful smile!

Muinde · Athi River, Kenya

Apr 15, 2016

I will buy a bale of Second hand Children clothes. It will help me alot to continue paying school fees for my children and also repay the loan. Thanks to the Zidisha Team for the assistance.

Emmaculate · Ongata Rongai, Kenya

Apr 15, 2016

Thank you lenders,i received the exact loan amount i was waiting for.It was $108.00. Later i will update you with the prices and the exact items i will buy with the loan. I will continue to work towards success of my business with your help. Thank you. Emmaculate Kamau

Olivia · Nakuru, Kenya

Apr 14, 2016

Hi lenders, i want to take this time to thank you so much for funding me.The funding has helped me alot and has really changed my life. As i am writing this, i want to happily say that my project has really grown and has sorted my food problem. I am having alot of white meat which serves as source of food to me and my family.

Kipruto · Kabarnet, Kenya, Kenya

Apr 14, 2016

take this opportunity to greet you all ,zidisha team ,dear lenders and members. Than you for your unending support of my small business farm.I have invested a lot in my business through your support and am glad to repay my final amount of the previous loan. it has really put a great positve impact in my business. I bought two young bulls,put a partitioning grazing field and also bought their feeds. Am thankful and will put more effort in my business ,Thank you and God bless you all.

John · Nairobi, Kenya

Apr 14, 2016

Let me take this opportunity to thank all my lenders who have enabled me to rejuvenate my business once more. Immediately after purchasing the laptop, I'm getting more and more steady in business growth . I was down, not able to access small loans in micro-credit or banking institutions for lack of a land title deed and motor vehicle logbook, but, Zidisha looks at trust building, which is a rare approach in Kenya. At Zidisha, your novel business idea and fidelity you create among lenders becomes your security. This approach will empower many young people who have no security, but, have been locked out of accessing loans in Kenya. Keep it up Zidisha! you've given me a lease of life. comment image

Michael · Gilgil, Kenya

Apr 14, 2016

Thank you for your loan that i received it has helped me to expand my retail shop. am really really happy my earnings have increased by 25% i used my earnings to expand my shop, my family and friends are happy and likes what i am doing . I am working hard to clear the balance so that i borrow another money. thanks and God bless you and add you more.

Elzabeth · Nakuru, Kenya

Apr 14, 2016

i thank the lenders for the loan now iam able to work without stress because i am able to buy stock of kn eating threads of different coulors and sizes so i do not have to send people everyday and also i use less more and make good profit thanks zidisha for good work.

Emmanuel · Mim B/a, Ghana

Apr 14, 2016

I am very much grateful to Zidisha and to all lenders who together makes Zidisha a happy family to be with. Again , thank you for funding my loan on time. With this loan, I will be able to buy new sets of wheel covers to sell. Most cars in my town doesn't have wheel covers. As a result, most car owners travel far distances with the sole aim of buying wheel covers to be fixed in their cars. With these items available in my shop, I will surely move my business to higher lever with grater income since many will come to buy from me.

Nketia · Techiman, Ghana

Apr 14, 2016

Am Nketia i thank you for giving me this loan it has helped me increased my profit margin by 30gh cedi to 40gh cedi. It has also increased my product from 300 pair of shoes to 350 pairpairs of shoes .the loan has helped improve my standard of living which even help me take care of my younger siblings my late father left behind. Thanks

Felix · Nairobi, Kenya

Apr 14, 2016

Thank you once again for your support. In the next two weeks I should be finishing my first Zidisha loan. I wish to ask for a second loan almost immediately am through with my first one. My Son Perez is meant to be starting his primary school education early next year. Our public education system in Kenya is currently in bad shape although plans are underway to review the whole system by the Government. To ensure that the boy gets a good foundation in life as far as schooling is concerned, I wish to enroll him in a private learning institution for the first formative years then maybe enroll him in the public system later when he is more mature. To prepare adequately for this transition I will be seeking Zidisha's help in my second loan application. Thank you all in advance to my prospective financiers. Felix Otieno +254721769176

Evans · Utawal, Kenya

Apr 14, 2016

Dear Lenders, I received $647 I have ordered for 6 computers for my IT centre. Lenders, you were God given to me.I really appreciate your effort ,trust and courage that is vested in you that makes you Loan money to me and other borrowers without necessarily visiting them and without any security. May God grant you much trust , good health and long life.Thank you

Kosua · Biadan, Ghana

Apr 14, 2016

I will use the money to buy deep freezer and part for other provisions to rekindle my shop.The deep freezer will help to preserve some of the perishable items which easily get rotten.I thank my lenders a lot .All can say is God bless my lenders and the Zidisha company.

Robert · Nyangusu, Kenya

Apr 13, 2016

This loan i will use it to do maintainance of my greenhouse by replacing the water pipes to facilitate efficient irrigation of water. This will minimise the amount of water that i use. Thank you all zidisha lenders for funding my loan.

Oppong Agyemang · Berekum, Ghana

Apr 13, 2016

with this loan I am going to buy both men and women underwear and also purchase pigs feed for the pigs farm. This loan will help me gain and increase my profit margin with is going to help me support my education in buying books and other materials, also the loan will assist me support my family, friends and other colleagues who may need my help. I am most grateful for your kind gesture and coming to my aid to fund my loan application... may God continue to bless you all.

Serwaa · Sunyani, Ghana

Apr 13, 2016

i will use my loan for buying more different types of dryers so that i can work fast and earn more money than i earn now, it will help me to serve my customers in good manner so that they will fell happy to come to me always , Thanks to all lenders of Zidisha for their loan and their support . i will forever work with you and be faithfully and honest to you all the time

Hannah · Tema, Ghana

Apr 13, 2016

I will use the loan to buy flour for baking bread. this will help me get the flour at a cheaper price since buying it on credit is more expensive. Thank you to my good lenders. am so happy.

Richmond · Kukuom, Ghana

Apr 13, 2016

I have been able to paid my children school fees and I can smile now.I sold my plantain suckers to pay my children school fees.Zidisha has brought smiles on my face and I don't even know how to thank my lenders and Zidisha team God richly bless you a

Chrispus · Ongata Rongai,nairobi Kenya, Kenya

Apr 13, 2016

It has been less than a year now since we started woking with zidisha. We were only three in january last year.Currently Abriels Studios is offering Jobs to 3 music producers,1 instrumentalist,1 female vocalist,1 receptionist,1 music teacher and dj academy tutor. How many are they? :) Their salaries has never been an issue neither the bills and our loan repayment ratings is 100% in time. If that is not growth then i dont know what it is. I can affirm that, Zidisha and the lenders in general have played a very big role in making us who we are. Our vision is to see Abriels FX Studios on the top for any lender to boast of in near future as one of the brands theyve taken part in building.This is DJ West, A product of this school;AFX Dj Academy comment image

Patrick · Berekum, Ghana

Apr 13, 2016

Dear lenders, I am very grateful for the loan funded. I have decided to use this loan to expand my business. I will also use some to support my dear wife in her education. In fact I admire what you have done so much. Thank you.

Richard · Accra, Ghana

Apr 13, 2016

Dear Lenders, I am so grateful for funding my loan. I am humbled by your commitment to help the less privilege, since I count myself as one. As earlier stated, I will be using the funds raised here to buy seedlings for my palm tree farm. This will help me achieve the dream of becoming a great farm in the future. Once again, I say thank you and may God richly bless you beyond measure. Have a blessed day.

Aissata Abou · Dakar, Senegal

Apr 13, 2016

Thank you dear lenders, With this loan, I intend to redirect my business buying clothes for children to the approach of the Korité Holidays and resell them. It makes me much profit and it is easier to sell because a parent can be deprived of one thing and fulfil the desire of his child Another time a big thank you for your support thank you to Paul; The Zinc Team and Pierre .......

Robert · Nairobi, Kenya

Apr 13, 2016

The business is currently doing very good and the student population has increased tremendously thus the income has improved so i can be able to support payng the above amount easily.

Soetrisno · Surabaya, Indonesia

Apr 13, 2016

I would pay off the loan installments. because I will borrow again to zidisha. to add product items on my shoes. for the new school year soon. of course, many will require school shoes. by adding the item school shoes with low price will certainly help the children who attend school. relieve the burden on parents. because of course re-registration fees and others will also be great.

Judy · Athi River, Kenya

Apr 13, 2016

My chicken project didn't work out.The chicken are consuming alot of food and not laying enough eggs to support and cater for the expenses.I have done consultations but there is no improvement.This has strained my liquid cash but am positive everything will turn around.Sorry dint make the adjustment earlier but I will bring my arrears up to date.Thank you for the continued support.Once things shape up I will top up my repayment

Chrispus · Ongata Rongai,nairobi Kenya, Kenya

Apr 12, 2016

Find a photo of me and one of my students inside Studio 2 which we are currently using as Music classroom and a music production Student inside Studio 3 ( Production Chamber), and another picture of a DJ Academy student at Practice. comment image

Chrispus · Ongata Rongai,nairobi Kenya, Kenya

Apr 12, 2016

Let me take this opportunity , first, to give thanks to God for Zidisha and secondly to thank Zidisha and Zidisha family at large. But all grattitude goes to my lenders of my prevoius loans which i cleared with an on-time repayment rate of 100%! With the loan, I was able to launch the Music School and also added the DJ Academy on top. Things are looking good as for now i have 5 students 3 for Music and 2 for DJ Lessons.Am conducting May intake and am sure more are coming. The students enjoy the musical atmosphere of Abriel FX (AFX) Studios with recording facilities just within the premise and i can say that this is actualy a nice begining for Abriels School of Music. Am very much optimistic that the school is gonna Grow, Arise and Shine in everything that we will be offering. For more information and constant updates about Abriels Studios and School of Music please check our facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/abrielsfx/) or follow us on our Twitter handle (@AbrielsFX)

Mary · Nairobi, Kenya

Apr 12, 2016

From my previous loan I managed to by a big fridge that could accommodate lots of food for my catering business and I managed to save a lot and even score more businesses than before I bought the fridge,so I say thanks to all the kind lenders who facilitated my loan it was really helpful in my business.

Joseph · Nakuru Njoro, Kenya

Apr 12, 2016

Am doing great lenders from the zidisha money i received and my life is really changing since i joined zidisha.Thankyou very much lenders for your support God bless you.I can now pay my weekly installments

Mary · Nairobi, Kenya

Apr 12, 2016

on mycurrent loan funding i have been successful after which i bought entertainment appliances like tv set box,TV set and some bending s to mention a few and since then children have increased in number sleeping very well and watch favorite cartoons which they even narrate to their parents and they feel proud to be in the daycare at all times.with increased earnings i have been able to pay my loan in time and use other amounts for home use and saving.thanks to zidisha team.

Pauline · Olekasasi, Kenya

Apr 12, 2016

Thanks lenders for your continuous support , your funds has been of great help to my business , i was able to increase stocks and my profits has gone up thanks

Dickens · Baba Dogo, Kenya

Apr 11, 2016

I used my loan to buy a printer which has made me realise my business potential in profit making. I am now able to meet the demand of my clients whom required their work printed in an ordinary paper. The machine has increased my profit by almost 50%. Thank you once more for your support.

Merystela Maloba · Bukembe, Kenya

Apr 10, 2016

I am thankful and grateful for the new overlock machine which has actually eased my job and made me manage time well,despite my sick niece ,I am happy to have repaid my loan on time.I am really thankful.

Evans · Kasoaaccra, Ghana

Apr 10, 2016

I never regret joining this great organization (zidisha).it has helped me paying my child school fees when l find it difficulty to pay.Thanks to all the Lenders who assisted me and my child. We love you all.

Adwoa · Ahenboronoso-berekum, Ghana

Apr 10, 2016

Thank you lenders for your kind support towards my business. You are making life so comfortable to me as well as my family and relatives and clients. Now my two children have been able to enter into senior high school. I am much proud of since you have made me proud.

Kahonzi · Malindi, Kenya

Apr 10, 2016

Thank you very much lenders. This loan made a turning point in my life and I can now say my life will never be the same again.

Janet · Kibaoni, Kenya

Apr 10, 2016

This loan has really helped me and my family. My customers have also enjoyed the quality of clothes and services I have been offering. This would be impossible without you help. Words only cannot express my gratitude towards you. May God reward you accordingly.

Alfred · Seikwa, Ghana

Apr 9, 2016

Dear lenders, Greetings to you all . I am most grateful to you. My business is moving on well. The loan has help me so much, out of my profit I have being able to help my family in their daily lives . I have being able to pay school fees, help my brother in financing some family projects. I am working hard to increase the repayment amount in the future. Thank you, may God bless you all.

Yudi · Magelang, Indonesia

Apr 8, 2016

thanks zidisha, many satisfied customers in the shop because I already have complete equipment, all of it thanks to the help of funders zidisha.

Geofrey · Langalanga Estate In Nakuru, Kenya

Apr 8, 2016

Hey good lenders,i wish to change my repayment schedule and pay to the high amount, my business is doing well and i am now well business wise.Thank you.

Dennis · Accra, Ghana

Apr 7, 2016

Its been quite a while now that I have been on Zidisha and its been fun...I have always been given the chance to pay back my loan at my own stipulated time and that had really been of great help.I have been able to plastic labeled my aluminium profiles due to the loan I took from my lenders. May Zidisha Live long.

Mariam · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Apr 7, 2016

Hello to all the team of Zidisha and to my lenders, With my loan, I have been able to increase my bankroll for the sale of flour of various cereals, quality cloths. With these sales, I had a benefit that allowed me to adjust the total tuition fees of my two children in class EC1, I could also offer a nice new pair of shoes for my husband . Of this doing, I'm just wishing long life to Zidisha and to my lenders who trusted in me. May God bless you Mariam

Roy · Espoo, Finland

Apr 6, 2016

Sharon, It is my understanding that all borrowers receive messages regarding deductuions at various stages of the borrowing process.... The purpose of the deposit to the Zidisha Members Loan Fund is to discourage individuals who have no intention of repaying the loan. Perhaps you should speak more to others that have taken out loans before you. Good luck.

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