I am a seaweed farmer in the village of Tino District of Tarowang, Jeneponto subdistrict. There are 15 seaweed farmers groups in the area and I am the group leader of one of the seaweed farmers group "MANDIRI.” I have 10 members of the group with an educational background and I give guidance in the group in order to compete for seaweed farming, it is a community development program that can involve almost all walks of life, from children to the elderly. This program is suitable for development programs in Indonesia, because Indonesia is a developing country that is quite densely populated and has limited employment, especially in coastal areas.

In fishing villages like in my village average of their livelihood is the seaweed farmers, a lot they can do, to mothers alone usually they help the husband or neighbor to bind seed, income from work that day mean average wages of $ 10, the results obtained from the seeds of 20 rope binding (ris), at a price of $ 0.5 per ris, not just young mothers are involved, but the mothers who had advanced usiapun can do this job, even children of school age were regular help parents after school, they can only get paid between $ 2 - $ 4 per day. My group usually gets the production of each member around 500-750 kg of dry per one crop harvest period is generally 40 days. As the head of the group in addition to the landless also seek the help of equipment and capital assistance from the government to make a business proposal but there's always the limitations of government in the provision of assistance, I know about Zidisha in December last year through socialization activities of information systems technology from the Department of Industry and Trade Jeneponto where one of the speakers at the event that Mr. Didink, as curious to know more about me trying to find info Zidhisa address in Bantaeng through the Department of Industry District. Jeneponto. From that meeting Mr. Didink willing to come home to see members of my group and other groups seaweed farmer in the village of Tino.

The venture capital requirement so I expect in the form of a loan or in the form of equipment. Because constrained in the collateral issue I cannot expect much from the banks, and a gratitude I can also sign up to be members of the community Zidhisa. The desire to get funding in the form of loans in order to increase business revenue has been in front of the eye. Actually I need initial capital of about $ 500 but due to be phased then I have to follow the appropriate procedures, regarding my income in seaweed is average - average $ 90 / month. I bought seaweed seeds 1 ton price of $ 300 paid after harvest, seed connective labor costs for 1ton about 200 cords (ris) $ 100, operating costs and rent a boat $ 65 total $ 465. For the harvest of 1 ton after 40 days reached 2.2 tons wet. And dry around 660kg, the price of dried seaweed $ 0.84 / kg dry so the total price of $ 554.4 - $ 465 = $ 89.4 / month.

Initial loan of $ 100 is for the procurement of major equipment and seaweed such as small and large rope to tie up the seaweed and place as for the price of this equipment are:

Small rope 1kg price of $ 1.5

Large rope 3kg price of $ 10.2

Seaweed seeds 300kg price $ 84.02

If my loan is accepted then I will continue to strive to maintain this trust and I will help also members of our group and other groups in our village who already understand the internet and if necessary with the online loan Zidhisa that serve the members of the group who has a nursery locations that will be given training on the internet problem because the average - average member has the educational background of high school. So that it can change the life of a better and prosperous.