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melissapmeier · United States

Dec 20, 2015

Hello Duke, Thank you for sending me an email reminder. I also got an email notification of your new loan request from Zidisha. I am very happy to help you out with your new loan! Best wishes to you for continued success! -Melissa

Everlyn · Ruai, Kenya

Dec 20, 2015

Hi Lenders,I received the loan and am so grateful for the great help that you have been to me and my business.I received 32,035KES which ave used it to buy more clothes,shoes and handbags for my shop.Thank you so much and may the good Lord Bless You.

Maurice · Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya

Dec 20, 2015

Dear lenders,as the year comes to an end just like my loan has come to repayment end,I would like to say thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to see my year 2015 resolution come true.I'm so delighted with the progress of zidisha as a whole.This loan has given me a lot of challenges to discipline my spending and restocking my workshop to the fullest. Without you I would not have gone this far.I promise to better my best with the next loan.

Margaret · Mombasa, Kenya

Dec 20, 2015

Hi Jeff. Congrats on you progress. You are an encouragement. Poultry is also my line of business and I see us going far with the support of Zidisha. By the way have you thought of the new breeds of Kienyeji - kina kuroiler, KARI improved - and the others? Can attest KARI improved is a great breed - disease resistant, fast growth, available market, eggs with a good price (a tray can go for between 600/= and 750/=)

Linda · Seikwa, Ghana

Dec 20, 2015

Good morning . Merry Christmas and a happy new year in advance to all lenders on Zidisha platform. All is well with me and my business. Due to the Christmas in fact sales are increasing, especially biscuits ,toffees, and children playing kits(eg.balloons) I just added . Thank you all lenders for the opportunity.

Mensah · Drobo, Ghana

Dec 20, 2015

I'm grateful to my lenders for funding this loan. It'll enable me secure a power generator which will keep my products frozen in an event of black out( there is erratic power supply in my country).

Michael · Kisauni, Kenya

Dec 15, 2015

Thanks Supermario28, Roy and Paul Graham for making funding of this loan possible. I will use the money to buy fruits and vegetables to supply to hotels. This has happened at the right time since we are now in festive season hence it's high season for us.

Edward · Nairobi, Kenya

Dec 15, 2015

we are blessed with rains ,today i spend some time in the small farm outside my house it fells good to see the farm green with vegetables .i av ploughed and removed weeds to ensure a consistent supply of fresh veges for my family and customers.

Nyi Raden Ramdaningsih · Bandung, Indonesia

Dec 15, 2015

some things that I can convey to the donor is as follows: __ 1. I could add my selling stock in the form of food and pakaian__2. I could add another business by selling phone credit and token listrik__3. I could add additional income from my business

Dickson · Bungoma Netima Village, Kenya

Dec 15, 2015

Dear Lenders I have today the 15th dec 2015 paid KSHS 1700 2nd installment Already done the Hydroponic Unit,will be posting the photos soon Christmas is here with us Merry Christmas to everyone As a family we shall also be visiting the poor and vulnerable children during this Christmas and offer food and basic needs and emotional support You are welcomed to participate on this occasion and you can also send your gifts to me.Get in touch on +254725220583 or +254723701095 or +254728859690 OR [email protected] God Bless

Emmanuel · Koforidua, Ghana

Dec 14, 2015

Dear Shawn, and all my leaders Hope you are all doing fine and your families. I am happy to say work on the roof is going so fast. All wood work on the roof is finished and Tomorrow we will be putting on the Roofing sheets. Please find attached photos. Thanks for your support. Wishing you all a happy holiday this Xmas. Emmanuel comment image

Dulo · Muhoroni, Kenya

Dec 14, 2015

MY PROGRESS WITH THE NEW CLASSROOM comment image

Dulo · Muhoroni, Kenya

Dec 14, 2015

Thanks again dear lenders for helping us build a new classroom.For me it has been hard work in the village to make something so that i can have a story to tell you on my progress with the new classroom.Next week i am putting the roof but so far,this is what i have done with my time and the loan you gave me. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. comment image

Vincent · Thika, Kenya

Dec 11, 2015

I will use the money to pay for my school fees in time so that i may do my exams.I am now studying for my exams very confidently having been funded.Thank you all so much for your support.

Joseph · Rongai Town, Kenya

Dec 11, 2015

Dear Lenders, I hope this is one of the best institution that ever met before.Since i join ,many has been done which could not been done .First, i manage to purchase piece of land ,Pay dowry to my wife,upgrade my butchery to the current model. This has made great different to me and my family. Kind regard, Kamau.

Abdul Aziiz · Berekum, Ghana

Dec 10, 2015

Dear grateful Lenders, I am eternally grateful for everything you do for me. Thank you so much for using your generous and perfect guidance to support me and my business, as well. Things was very hard for me, but since I met you with your generosity, I am able to expand my repairing and training business. In previous days, I was managing only the repairing, but now people are so willing to have a good training from me. Because, there is no any repairing training centre in my town. Since this business became so profitable, it created a good job for me, and that also is becoming so interesting for others to learn, from me. So, when I receive this loan, I will use part of it to buy a training tools for the trainers. I hope this loan would be fully funded soon. Thank you for supporting me.

Constance Jeremiah · Accra, Ghana

Dec 10, 2015

The loan has helped me to pay some part of my school fees, pay rent and also help some school colleagues out of the profit made. It has really helped my life. I was able to make close to about 70% profit on the loan amount. I will like to reinvest into the same business if my current loan application is successful. I trust my business will soon grow by the constant help of my lenders-zidisha.

Fredrick · Eldoret, Kenya

Dec 10, 2015

The loan I have just completed repaying made a big diffrent in my life because before I had only one worker to help me do the work but now I have two workers helping me do the work in my shop of shoe making. I thank so much Zidisha for the good work they are doing for empowering the up business people around the world.

Frederick · Agona Swedru, Ghana

Dec 9, 2015

1: We have purchased feed, vaccines & medications for the birds and the pigs, that will last for 8 weeks. In addition to our breeding stock, we have ordered four-day-old turkeys. 2: We can now feed the pigs and the birds without worrying about how we are going to feed our animals each day. 3: We are expecting a growth of 10% by the end of the year. We have birds that are ready for the market. 4: The increase we made was used to build new enclosures for the pigs. We are now building pens for the turkeys, too. 5: The first Saturday of every month, we do clean-up in my community, which is very good for us and for the community. 6: Because of Zidisha, I do not have to go to another micro-finance that has loans with high interest rates. So, now I can save money for my family's upkeep. My two girls are in school, and I am able to pay my bills. We are very grateful.

Elijah · Ongata Rongai, Kenya

Dec 8, 2015

Hello lenders, I have established my Milk supply now thanks to the loans you have been supporting me with. It has now fully subsidized my Motorcycle business and given my wife full employment. I have been using the loans to add inventory as i was expanding it. I can now move into the festive season knowing my clients are fully drank with milk. Thanks once again and may God Bless you. Greetings from my family.

Patrick · Berekum, Ghana

Dec 8, 2015

Hello my dear lenders, at long last I have been able to complete my repayment for the loan given to me on August 27 th. I really thank you so much for your support. My business is ongoing successfully. I am please about to raise another one soon,you are therefore reminded to come into my aid once again. The below gadget is one of my finished works. comment image

Sarfo · Jema, Ghana

Dec 7, 2015

I thank my lenders and the entire zidisha community for the support. comment image

Sarfo · Jema, Ghana

Dec 7, 2015

The loan I received from zidisha has enabled me achieve my target of increasing my cashew farm from two hectares to five hectares. part of the loan was used in weeding as well as purchasing simple farm tools. Casual laborers are periodically employed which serves as a means of livelihood for others. My ultimate happiness stems from my ability to enroll a deaf and dumb young girl (8 years of age) in the school for the deaf. I'm highly optimistic that your continuous support would enable me process cashew fruits into cashew drink in the near future.

Georgina · Berekum, Ghana

Dec 2, 2015

Dear lenders, I thank you so much for my loan which I received on last Monday. I am going to use some to buy more fabrics and other materials to improve my business. Since the Christmas is just around the corner, more different customers would be met so I need more sewing machines for my workers, so that work would be more easier and faster with good services. So some part of the money will be used to buy two sewing machines in addition to what we have. The rest would be used to pay my workers and motivate them. In fact the picture of my business right now is that, work is ongoing seriously. Because of the Christmas, our customers are in rush for their work. Thank you so much. comment image

Joel · Njoro Town, Kenya

Dec 2, 2015

My Agro-vet Shop as it looks now.Thank you once more for your support. comment image

Bismark · Sunyani, Ghana

Dec 2, 2015

Thank you lenders very much for the help you have been giving me, the loan has been very helpful to my business and my family, my animals are growing and looking healthy and also trying in giving them some local food like cassava and some plant leafs comment image

Emmanuel · Jinijini, Ghana

Dec 2, 2015

Thank you to my lenders for helping me raised the first loan.i usedt part of the profit from the sales to pay my two siblings fees and the rest was reinvested into my business.I am therefore looking up to you my lenders to help me raise this second loan.african wears are of higher demand in my community.I therefore want to sew these dresses and shirts to increase my sales.thank you.

Dorothy · Nairobi, Kenya

Nov 27, 2015

Hello all my lenders! I have received the full amount of ksh 39,643 and today i went for a name search which went through and the neme of the company will be Legacy engineering Am so happy that finally i can have a company which i call my own. Thank you so much and am so happy for all your support. I will make sure that i give you the updates and keep you informed every step of the way. thanks again and may God keep blessing you all the days of your lives. Thanks again and also thank you zidisha for making it happen

Ambrose · Borborwet, Kenya

Nov 25, 2015

hi,its another great time, with far that i have come all of the zidisha community.thanks to all my lenders who made me get my chaff cutter machine. with the loan i used to purchase a chaff cutter of ksh 35,000 ksh 2000 for installation and ksh 2000 for adding of feeds for my cows.now my work has become easier that i normally use the machine to cut grass into small and of quality which is leading to high milk production and also quality.thanks a lot to all my lenders comment image

Dickens · Baba Dogo, Kenya

Nov 25, 2015

Hi. It is my pleasure to be a member of Zidisha. The organization has enable me to purchase CPU as well as a printer since i joined it, due to this achievement in my business my earnings have increased by almost 30%. Am glad that the achievement has made a drastic change in my family"s way of life due to a good financial flow. Thank you once more for the loan funds

Awudu · Berekum, Ghana

Nov 22, 2015

Dear Zidisha Team and Lenders, I hereby again THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. You have been extremely supportive through my difficult time. I am blessed to have people like you. I don’t have anything to say that will have more impact than what you have done for me; you mean a lot to me. A heartfelt thank you for all the things you do. You are the most generous people and I appreciate your love and support that you always show to me, and I will forever be grateful, and won't forget. This platform really opened a great chance for me to find everything easily for my business and for me personally. It also has created a great chance for having good friends. Also, I want to thank you for not being angry with me about the rescheduling that I had to do because of resolving the issue about my plot with the Town Planning Officer (TPO). May God reward you ALL. This loan will be paid. THE BENEFITS OF MY LOAN Please, I want to share with you my progress, and let you know what I used my loan for. The loan that you gave me helped me to successfully settle everything regarding my plot, between me and the Town Planning Officer (TPO). Now, I have every access to put up my own building for my ICT School on plot number BK 131. If not for the Zidisha loan, it would have been so difficult for me to settle everything regarding my plot, because the money that was demanded from me was not easy to come by. If not for the Zidisha loan, it would have been so difficult for me to buy computers for my students. It would have been so difficult for me to provide a comfortable place for my students to learn. It also would have been so difficult for me to help support my two nephews, paying their school fees. But, as I have you, I am not going to lack for anything, anymore. I believe it is the Lord Almighty who sent you to us. Stay blessed!

Francis · Sunyani, Ghana

Nov 19, 2015

With my first loan I was able to puchase nutricious feed for my pigs. This has tremendously increase their growth. My pig farm is my source of livelihood and the progress in the farm is my joy. Thanks to Zidisha and my dear Leanders.

Robert · Nairobi, Kenya

Nov 18, 2015

Hello again all zidisha fraternity,am just so happy once again to be in this stage of applying a new loan,this means am doing something right with the funding I got last time,thank you to all my lenders for the funds.my business of brand new t-shirts is now growing really well and it has help me to grow well both economically and even socially.to be honest I have even moved my family to bigger house(double room) compared to last one which was a single room and I have also employed one person in my business.I still dream big and thank you my lenders once more for keeping my dreams alive and valid.

Frederick · Accra, Ghana

Nov 18, 2015

I thank God for Zidisha because it has enabled me expand my business and also made life more comfortable for me and my family. After accessing two loans from Zidisha, I have seen my business grow by about 8% because my customer base has increased. My profound gratitude goes to my sponsors. I appreciate you all immensely. Long live Zidisha!

Assiata · Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Nov 16, 2015

Thank you very much dear lenders. The money I received allowed me to grow my booth.

Evans · Kukuom, Ghana

Nov 15, 2015

I can see my business growing every day as many customers far and near visit my shop for their printing work every day. Honestly speaking, I have made about 80% profit of the loan I received from Zidisha. Thanks to all my lenders.

Abigail · Berekum, Ghana

Nov 15, 2015

Thank you all very much. I have increase my product of goods to different level. All because of your kind n support. Friends n family are happy n hails you great zidisha at every minute, hour , day, week n months. God bless you all n your zidisha, lenders , n entire team.

Nicholas · Nakuru, Kenya

Nov 13, 2015

my business currently is doing very well since the time iwas my second loan. im real making agood profit than before. ihave real enjoyed alot because my percentage of my business is around 58%

Ebenezer · Berekum, Ghana

Nov 13, 2015

I am very grateful to post this comment that, this loan fund has helped me to be able to get one shaving machine added to the previouse ones and it is helping my shop increasing. Thank you zidisha lenders.

Dominic · Kisii, Kenya

Nov 13, 2015

-I received Ksh 13,237 -I have bought men and women materials that as increased the stock to my Tailoring shop. -I am greatly humbled to say a bigger THANK YOU,THANK YOU, THANK YOU my good and compassionate lenders for lending me the loan in time and making me to grow and touch my life,family and entire community.With you my lenders i promise loyalty and paying my loan.For sure you are good lenders thank you for good work to my Tailoring business.

Fadrini · Padang, Indonesia

Nov 12, 2015

Thanks zidisha has helped me in terms of finance business, which I live, if someday I put a picture of my business success. it would not be possible without the help zidisha. once again thank you for zidisha :)

Gordon · Kumasi, Ghana

Nov 12, 2015

this is to update my lenders of my project. I am still erecting the structure. this is its current stage. I am most grateful to you. comment image

Elphick · Nakuru, Kenya

Nov 12, 2015

Thank you lenders for your support to help me raise a loan of 14928 KES towards my project of mutumba business (sale of second hand clothes), the loan has assisted me to move forward. Thank you all

Everlyn · Ruai, Kenya

Nov 12, 2015

When I got the first loan,I bought some more items for my shop that I dint have the funds to buy them.The new items made me sell the old stock and with that I made a big profit.During this festive season,with the loan I will be able to buy the trending outfits especially for ladies that are fast moving and this will fetch me a great profit.

Emmanuel · Koforidua, Ghana

Nov 11, 2015

Dear Lenders, Thanks once again for your assistance. As you can all see, repayment is going on well as promised. School is fine and the children are doing well. Currently, we are helping to build some more class rooms for the children. After I finish with my Loan I will like to have your assistance again on this. Our school web page is: www,compassion4humanity.org Thanks a lot and wish you all well with your Projects. Emmanuel comment image

Gedion · Eldoret, Kenya

Nov 11, 2015

I bought chick mash and increased chicks from 12 to 20 which is giving me three trays of eggs in a week. My income has relatively increased.

Naomi · Kona Ya Zamani, Kenya

Nov 11, 2015

Hi lenders, i do hope that you are all doing good. Am here to thank you very much for the loan, wchich will help me do the maintenance of my three wheel vehicle and pay the foam four exam registration fee for my first born. Once again, thank you very much and be blessed. comment image

Anne · Nairobi, Kenya

Nov 11, 2015

Dear Lenders, Thank you so much for the loan.Much appreciated! I will now be able to buy new stock for the boutique and install shelves using the loan. Am so grateful. Thanks, Anne

Mercy · Nairobi, Kenya

Nov 11, 2015

Dear lenders my lenders i am moving on well with the business,as we are talking now i have got orders to supply cakes and mandas for five schools I have expanded my business by opening one more branch to sell my items.The profit has increased by 45% Thanks for your support so far.

Fosu · Techiman B/a, Ghana

Nov 11, 2015

My animals are still flourishing due to proper feeding. My motor bicycle is supporting me a lot Thanks you very much. I will diligently pay the loan.

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