It was great to have received my second loan so far, I got the amount I was qualified for, and it's going to help me fix home in preparation for our new baby. I am grateful to my lenders on Zidisha, I don't know what I would have done without you. Thanks a lot.
Hello My Dear lenders,
I bought the cereals and and sold in two days. This made me to reinvest all the gross income and bought more cereals to supply to meet the demands of my customers and also helping at least more families to access at least a meal.
Thank you very much for your support.
Dear Jacqueline: I've noticed that you are doing your best to repay your loan, and wanted to say thank you. Even if payments are a bit late, or for not the total amount, it is still better to pay something, so you can keep using Zidisha in the future. Good luck! I wish you the best!
KM
Thank you Chris and thank you to Julia at Zidisha, for creating an amazing platform that brings people from different countries to become such great friends!
Every bit helps and goes a long way to helping solve issues that in the past would have been impossible to solve!
That's great! Thanks for posting the photos, It's nice to feel like I'm helping you in a very small way. The tomatoes look lovely. I hope you get fully funded! Photos are a great way to make friends with lenders.
That's me and a friend in the photo! We are pumping water from the lake to my farm.
Lake Kariba is a man-made lake and so the water keeps moving farther and farther from the mainland when the rainfall is low. This requires buying new HDPE poly pipes to water my tomato garden.
Thank you for your support! I truly appreciate it!
Everything looks great, Samuel. You’ve got a very good construction business going of great benefit to the students. I hope you and they all stay well.
I wish to thank my lenders for their continued support,I confirm that I have witnessed tremendous growth in my businesses through the help I have received from this platform, May God bless you abundantly as you continue touching lives and empowering entrepreneurs.
I am sorry business is slow and I hope it improves soon! I see that you have lowered your payments. Good job! That's a great way to maintain your credit rating.
Thanks very much for the loan and your patience
The repayment plan came late and apologised for that it was because most of the clients I sold to gave me ending to come for the money that is why immediately I took them all this morning I immediately made full repayments
am really humbled, i would like to appreciate you my lenders for the efforts you put in to help me.It is not easy during this period when the world has been faced with greatest challenge of its own kind since God's creation due to corona virus that has seen so many being killed like animals being slaughtered.
Dear Mr Franmiguel, i will buy 2 bundles of second hand clothing, it is the main source of my income i will do my best to hard and earn profits out of it.Once again than you sir.
Please allow me to let you know of the profound gratitude I have for the loan that you lent to me.
The loan helped me to harvest my tomatoes and to sell to a local restaurant.
I got the full payment and I had promised to repay the loan within a week so that I can get a new loan to plant Cabbage seeds and get some equipment to water the field.
I am so grateful to the Zidisha team and to my dear Lenders for your support.
I thank my lenders, one for making the process fast,second for the loan which will enhance by business expansion, i look forward for more loans and better ones to enable me to own a shop,
Will buy materials and sow into garments for my customers and also retail to the general public for cash in return. I thank my lenders for supporting me with this loan. Thanks.
Hi Erik G, thank you for your advice and concern about plastic materials.for the carrier bags and packaging materials, I am using environmental friendly materials.The plastic materials am selling for now are basins,buckets,jars,dustbins,dustpan,potties,containers and utencils racks-which can be recycled after use.
With this loan, I will be able to make more Momo transactions and realize higher profit than the previous times since my customers' satisfaction is going to be at the maximum. Thus, more evd transfers is going to be on the increase and there will be free flow of both cash at hand and electronic cash in my day-to-day transactions. I'm so thankful for all Zidisha lenders and members mostly importantly, Daniel Kalla, Bing-sun Pan and Daniel McFarlane from France, Taiwan and Australia respectively. Thanks for your help, kindness and generosity and don't forget that service to humanity is service to God. I pray for higher heights. Thanks so much.
Thank you so much for the loan. I will use it for buying manure for the vegetables and get seeds for a variety of vegetables. This will help to have healthy vegetables and also help in expanding the seedlings section.
Hi John - given the issues with plastic waste have you been able to look into recyclable materials as alternatives for some products? Are many people around Nakuru looking at reducing waste/plastic products or want sustainable alternatives? When I was last in Kenya two years ago the govt just implemented a much needed ban on plastic bags. Would be great to hear what your thinking is around this. Best, Erik
The last loan helped me to deliver my contract on time thus giving me more recommendations from the firm I supplied, to others who might be interested. It also increased my sales and profit, thereby putting food on our table. Thank you my lenders from my heart.
I want to say a big Thank you to Zidisha lenders for assisting me with this funds. This funds will go a long way to enhance my daily operations.
Thank you
Adamu - thanks for the great communications and updates and also for keeping to the repayment schedule. Looks like you are managing things well. Great to see/hear. Helps to create and build confidence in you from your lenders/investors! Great to know that since joining Zidisha you've been able to increase earnings and productivity so much. If another loan will help your growth plans after your have paid off this one, I'll be there to support it! All the best, Erik
I borrowed Ksh.31, 000, this allowed me to brand the shop to make it more visible, this increased sales by 29%, generator repair and plumbing repairs also increased efficiency. This coupled with increasing variety of products has increased number of returning customers. Thank you lenders, my business is able to survive in this tough economic times.
A loan of #16,590 was received by me. I used it to get more good in my shop. I use this medium to say a big thank you to you all. May God bless you all
Thank you all so much. For your love, patience and care. I hope you are all doing well. This COVID-19 too will pass and be history. Stay safe. Love you all.
Francis Isugu
Sep 7, 2020
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Preparing for arrival of my and my wife's baby
It was great to have received my second loan so far, I got the amount I was qualified for, and it's going to help me fix home in preparation for our new baby. I am grateful to my lenders on Zidisha, I don't know what I would have done without you. Thanks a lot.
Ngare Zachary
Sep 7, 2020
Nairobi, Nairobi 00200, Kenya
Improvements to school infrastructure by fixing doors and windows
#education
Ngare Zachary
Sep 7, 2020
Nairobi, Nairobi 00200, Kenya
Improvements to school infrastructure by fixing doors and windows
learning on!
Clara Mulenga
Sep 7, 2020
Chililabombwe, Zambia
Make-up artist
Thank you so much zidisha for the previous loan, I managed to purchase cosmetics for an event I had,,,,thank you
Hildah Nankonde Naluyele
Sep 7, 2020
Lusaka, Zambia
Buying an overlocking machine
This are the curtains i was making
Hildah Nankonde Naluyele
Sep 7, 2020
Lusaka, Zambia
Buying an overlocking machine
my assistant and me
Judith Mutinda
Sep 7, 2020
Nairobi, Kenya
Purchasing food directly from farmers to resell at low cost
Hello My Dear lenders,
I bought the cereals and and sold in two days. This made me to reinvest all the gross income and bought more cereals to supply to meet the demands of my customers and also helping at least more families to access at least a meal.
Thank you very much for your support.
Melkmom
Sep 7, 2020
United States
Buying and reselling household wares
Dear Jacqueline: I've noticed that you are doing your best to repay your loan, and wanted to say thank you. Even if payments are a bit late, or for not the total amount, it is still better to pay something, so you can keep using Zidisha in the future. Good luck! I wish you the best!
KM
Billy Bwantu
Sep 7, 2020
Siavonga, Zambia
Piping to install irrigation for tomato farm
Thank you Chris and thank you to Julia at Zidisha, for creating an amazing platform that brings people from different countries to become such great friends!
Every bit helps and goes a long way to helping solve issues that in the past would have been impossible to solve!
Thank you once again for your kind support!
Chris Coulson
Sep 7, 2020
United Kingdom
Piping to install irrigation for tomato farm
That's great! Thanks for posting the photos, It's nice to feel like I'm helping you in a very small way. The tomatoes look lovely. I hope you get fully funded! Photos are a great way to make friends with lenders.
Billy Bwantu
Sep 7, 2020
Siavonga, Zambia
Piping to install irrigation for tomato farm
That's me and a friend in the photo! We are pumping water from the lake to my farm.
Lake Kariba is a man-made lake and so the water keeps moving farther and farther from the mainland when the rainfall is low. This requires buying new HDPE poly pipes to water my tomato garden.
Thank you for your support! I truly appreciate it!
Isabella
Sep 7, 2020
UK, United Kingdom
Producing bricks for construction of classrooms
Everything looks great, Samuel. You’ve got a very good construction business going of great benefit to the students. I hope you and they all stay well.
Samwel Nyangi
Sep 7, 2020
Nairobi, Kenya
Producing bricks for construction of classrooms
I wish to thank my lenders for their continued support,I confirm that I have witnessed tremendous growth in my businesses through the help I have received from this platform, May God bless you abundantly as you continue touching lives and empowering entrepreneurs.
Samwel Nyangi
Sep 7, 2020
Nairobi, Kenya
Rice farming
hello bro,
wish all the best in your in business progress
TomF925
Sep 6, 2020
www.AfricaLeap.com, United States
Distributing solar lights
I am sorry business is slow and I hope it improves soon! I see that you have lowered your payments. Good job! That's a great way to maintain your credit rating.
Nchetachukwu Okeke
Sep 5, 2020
Lagos, Nigeria
Selling clothing imported from China
Samples of my goods that I sold in my shop
Bismark Benya
Sep 4, 2020
Accra, Ghana
Buying more fabrics
Thanks very much for the loan and your patience
The repayment plan came late and apologised for that it was because most of the clients I sold to gave me ending to come for the money that is why immediately I took them all this morning I immediately made full repayments
Bwalya Chanda
Sep 4, 2020
Lusaka, Zambia
Buying 4 bundles of second-hand clothing
am really humbled, i would like to appreciate you my lenders for the efforts you put in to help me.It is not easy during this period when the world has been faced with greatest challenge of its own kind since God's creation due to corona virus that has seen so many being killed like animals being slaughtered.
Dear Mr Franmiguel, i will buy 2 bundles of second hand clothing, it is the main source of my income i will do my best to hard and earn profits out of it.Once again than you sir.
Bennett Atsu
Sep 3, 2020
Accra, Ghana
Buying phone accessories to resell
I will buy DDR 3 RAM for laptop computers.thank you guys for the loan
Bessie Chongwe
Sep 3, 2020
Chipata, Zambia
Fresh vegetables for sale
Dear Lenders
I have finally received the payment for the vegetables I supplied to a local restaurant! This is so exciting!
Thank you to Zidisha and the Lenders. I promised that I would repay my loan in full and this is what I plan to do! I feel so excited!
Martin Ngulube
Sep 3, 2020
Lusaka, Zambia
Cabbages for sale
Dear Lenders,
Please allow me to let you know of the profound gratitude I have for the loan that you lent to me.
The loan helped me to harvest my tomatoes and to sell to a local restaurant.
I got the full payment and I had promised to repay the loan within a week so that I can get a new loan to plant Cabbage seeds and get some equipment to water the field.
I am so grateful to the Zidisha team and to my dear Lenders for your support.
Thank you.
Patricia Soudi
Sep 3, 2020
Dodowa, Accra, Ghana
Buying and reselling affordable solar lights and kits
Thank you all so much. God bless you all.
JessieD
Sep 3, 2020
Alexandria, Va, United States
Additional sewing machine to create another job
Best of luck with your business!
Racheal Gathuri
Sep 3, 2020
Naivasha, Kenya
Second-hand clothing business
I thank my lenders, one for making the process fast,second for the loan which will enhance by business expansion, i look forward for more loans and better ones to enable me to own a shop,
Elizabeth Adwah
Sep 3, 2020
Esiama, Ghana
Additional sewing machine to create another job
Will buy materials and sow into garments for my customers and also retail to the general public for cash in return. I thank my lenders for supporting me with this loan. Thanks.
Happy Soudi
Sep 3, 2020
Accra, Ghana
Sell village-produced food in the capital city
Thank you all so much. God bless you all for the loan.
John Chomba
Sep 3, 2020
Nakuru, Kenya
Increasing stock of foodstuff & plastic items to resell
Hi Erik G, thank you for your advice and concern about plastic materials.for the carrier bags and packaging materials, I am using environmental friendly materials.The plastic materials am selling for now are basins,buckets,jars,dustbins,dustpan,potties,containers and utencils racks-which can be recycled after use.
Joseph Muthoni
Sep 3, 2020
Nairobi , Kenya
Online business selling items on "Jumia"
Thank you so much sermo,paul,Sven and Eric for the trust you have in me,,, I promise to be faithful in my repayment,, thank you for the loan
Wilfred Narh Tokoli
Sep 3, 2020
Accra, Ghana
Agent for MTN mobile money
With this loan, I will be able to make more Momo transactions and realize higher profit than the previous times since my customers' satisfaction is going to be at the maximum. Thus, more evd transfers is going to be on the increase and there will be free flow of both cash at hand and electronic cash in my day-to-day transactions. I'm so thankful for all Zidisha lenders and members mostly importantly, Daniel Kalla, Bing-sun Pan and Daniel McFarlane from France, Taiwan and Australia respectively. Thanks for your help, kindness and generosity and don't forget that service to humanity is service to God. I pray for higher heights. Thanks so much.
Maren Souders
Sep 2, 2020
United States
To enhance my vegetable production
Best of luck to you!
Godwin Mnjala
Sep 2, 2020
Maungu, Kenya
Grains and other staple foods for my retail store
Thanks for your best wishes.
I have readjusted my loan Weekly repayments amount , and have remitted my first installment already.
I appreciate your understanding.
Thanks for your support Erik, Zidisha Team and all my lenders.
You are the bright stars that shine the path to my dream.
Asanteni sana ( thank you in Swahili)
Best regards
Godwin.
Milton Njolomba
Sep 2, 2020
Lusaka, Zambia
Vegetable nursery and garden
Thank you so much for the loan. I will use it for buying manure for the vegetables and get seeds for a variety of vegetables. This will help to have healthy vegetables and also help in expanding the seedlings section.
Erik G
Sep 2, 2020
Switzerland
Increasing stock of foodstuff & plastic items to resell
Hi John - given the issues with plastic waste have you been able to look into recyclable materials as alternatives for some products? Are many people around Nakuru looking at reducing waste/plastic products or want sustainable alternatives? When I was last in Kenya two years ago the govt just implemented a much needed ban on plastic bags. Would be great to hear what your thinking is around this. Best, Erik
Erik G
Sep 2, 2020
Switzerland
Grains and other staple foods for my retail store
Thanks for the updates Goodwin. Wish you all the best in the new location and gaining new customers.
Godwin Mnjala
Sep 2, 2020
Maungu, Kenya
Grains and other staple foods for my retail store
My new business premises along Voi -Mombasa Highway adjacent to River Jordan Hospital, Maungu, Voi SubCounty.
Jamil Oduor
Sep 1, 2020
Busia, Kenya
Towel warmer for my barbershop
Thank you all lenders for good work
Cedell Annin
Sep 1, 2020
Accra, Ghana
Buying goods to resell on Facebook, Instagram, Jiji, etc.
I'm very grateful for this loan I'll buy more skincare products to help me serve my customers better
Okwukwe Kam
Sep 1, 2020
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Wholesale & retail grocery items and supplies
The last loan helped me to deliver my contract on time thus giving me more recommendations from the firm I supplied, to others who might be interested. It also increased my sales and profit, thereby putting food on our table. Thank you my lenders from my heart.
Richard Jackson
Sep 1, 2020
Accra, Ghana, Ghana
Fees for driving school
Thanks So much guys, this really means a lot to me, I do appreciate so much.
Felix Azaglo
Sep 1, 2020
Accra, Ghana
Stationery for bulk printing of forms
I want to say a big Thank you to Zidisha lenders for assisting me with this funds. This funds will go a long way to enhance my daily operations.
Thank you
Erik G
Sep 1, 2020
Switzerland
Agriculture
Adamu - thanks for the great communications and updates and also for keeping to the repayment schedule. Looks like you are managing things well. Great to see/hear. Helps to create and build confidence in you from your lenders/investors! Great to know that since joining Zidisha you've been able to increase earnings and productivity so much. If another loan will help your growth plans after your have paid off this one, I'll be there to support it! All the best, Erik
Kyle Jessiman
Sep 1, 2020
Canada
Vegetable nursery and garden
Great work providing nutritious food and seedlings, sir!
Hope Waudi
Sep 1, 2020
Nairobi, Kenya
Adding selling beauty products in my salon
I borrowed Ksh.31, 000, this allowed me to brand the shop to make it more visible, this increased sales by 29%, generator repair and plumbing repairs also increased efficiency. This coupled with increasing variety of products has increased number of returning customers. Thank you lenders, my business is able to survive in this tough economic times.
Isabella
Aug 31, 2020
UK, United Kingdom
Large-format printer for my design firm
Lovely message, Ulrich. Keep well, and your family too.
Isabella
Chukwuebuka Precious Alaneme
Aug 31, 2020
Maitama, Nigeria
Upgrading photography studio
to all who made this loan possible,i say thank you.
Tessy Eze
Aug 31, 2020
Calabar, Nigeria
Tess's Food Shop
A loan of #16,590 was received by me. I used it to get more good in my shop. I use this medium to say a big thank you to you all. May God bless you all
Asante Williams
Aug 31, 2020
Tuobodom, Ghana
Buying photo papers: 183 grams & 210 grams (10 packs each)
Buy my camera lens as proposed for my upcoming wedding video coverage and photography programme . Zidisha loans is one of a kind ..
God bless you my lenders, i will continue to maintain my timely repayments. Great support..
Joseph Saaquah
Aug 31, 2020
Accra, Ghana
Laptop computer & partial payment of university fees
A very big thank you to zidisha family for still being by my side. am forever greatful for the support.
Ulrich Soudi
Aug 31, 2020
Dodowa, Ghana
Large-format printer for my design firm
Thank you all so much. For your love, patience and care. I hope you are all doing well. This COVID-19 too will pass and be history. Stay safe. Love you all.
Martin Ngulube
Aug 31, 2020
Lusaka, Zambia
Cabbages for sale
Dear Lenders,
Thank you so much for lending me the money for my vegetable business!
I appreciate you guys so much! I hope you will participate in my next loan request.
Thank you!