Buying an interlocking block-making machine

John

Kiptagwanyi Kenya, Kenya

100% repaid

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Entrepreneur

Name

John

Member since

July 2012

On-time repayments

243 installments  •  52%

About Me

My name is John ndegwa, in our language kikuyu in Kenya, the word ndegwa means a bull cow. I'm the third child in my late father's family. My both parents died late 80s. I helped to raise my youngest brother and sisters who were left by our parents when young. Having not being Soo much educated I didn't get a good job, so I became just a business man.

My Business

I'm a young contactor in building. I started the business due to my talent in building since from school. During my learning in school, there was a subject taught known as art and craft. I learned to build walls made of mud bricks in school. This is how I got interested in massonary work. Later, when I grew up, I started building houses for payment to people in my neighborhood. It later came to be my eaning business. It has helped me to raise a family.

Loan Proposal

With the loan I'm planning to buy an interlocking blocks making machine. The machine needs only murrum soil and cement to fabricate building blocks. It simple and needs not much labour to make building blocks. I will be selling the blocks in areas without natural building blocks. They do better and are simple in building. With this additional machine among others I have in my construction business, I sure I will do even more better.

Income Source

With the loan, I believe I would be able to pay because the machine I'm inteding to buy will add more profit to my construction business. I already have done investigation and I know where to be selling the blocks. With the additional profit I will be able to pay my loan easily and comfortably. Thank you lenders.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$591.00

Date disbursed

Feb 1, 2021

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

3 months

Other loans

Sep 2012:  $500

Jul 2013:  $509

Jan 2016:  $413

May 2016:  $420

Aug 2020:  $467

Nov 2020:  $435

Nov 2021:  $487

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  • John    Mar 12, 2022

    My business income changed after the last rainy season in our area. This was after the rain damaged most of my already made bricks. Due to the damage, I got much loose which I haven't recovered.

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  • John    Mar 5, 2022

    I would like to change My instalments because I haven't fully recovered from the last heavy rainfall that affected my business

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  • John    Feb 23, 2022

    My business income changed after the destruction got during the last rainy season. I'm now improving slowly and hoping to complete the loan. Thanks.

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  • John    Feb 11, 2022

    I'm improving slowly from the losses got after a heavy rainfall damaged My business.

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  • John    Feb 2, 2022

    I'm slowly recovering from the damage after a heavy rainfall came in our area in November. I'm hoping to be fully recovered soon. Thank you.

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  • John    Jan 18, 2022

    My business income went down after the destruction of my working yard due to heavy downpour in the last rainy season in our area. I have not yet fully recovered, but things are going on well and soon will be ok. Thanks.

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  • John    Jan 6, 2022

    I haven't fully recovered from the loss I got when it heavily rained. Many bricks got destroyed. The rain has now stoped. I'm hoping to recover soon.

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  • John    Dec 20, 2021

    We have been receiving heavy rainfall in our area that is making it impossible to my brick making business to go on. This has reduced my income because I don't have a shade for keeping my bricks.

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  • John    Dec 9, 2021

    In our area it's raining too much. There's floods every where. Everything has come to a standstill. Even some blocks that we had made has been destroyed. We're hoping the rain will stop soon.

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  • John    Dec 9, 2021

    In our area, it's raining too much. Due to this everything has come to a standstill. There's floods every where. Even some blocks that we had made were destroyed. We are hoping the rain will stop soon.

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  • John    Dec 6, 2021

    With the last zidisha loan I bought a new motor bike for transportation in my glowing business. It has helped me very much to up lift the business. I'm now making much profit. Thank you lenders.

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  • John    Nov 28, 2021

    With the last zidisha loan I bought a new motor bike to boost My transportation in my construction business. It's doing well. Thank lenders.

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  • John    Nov 19, 2021

    With the last zidisha loan I bought a new motor bike. This will help my business on transportation. I did an additional to some little saved money and bought it.Thank you zidisha lenders.

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  • John    Nov 17, 2021

    With the loan I'm going to buy another new motor bike to boost transportation in my business. This will help me alot because the one I'm using now is old and worn-out. By this transportation will be faster and make much money. Thank lenders for your kindness.

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  • John    Nov 16, 2021

    With the last loan, I bought an intelocking block making machine. It's doing well and I'm making much money. Thank you lenders.

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  • John    Nov 14, 2021

    Hello lenders, it's in bigg pressure to inform you about my construction business. It has been good since zidisha fundings. Now i make 30% more profit. I bought an intelocking block making machine that has improved my business. My family is alright. See the photos of a near by game reserve we soon visited with the family. Thank you zidisha lenders.

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  • John    Nov 13, 2021

    With the last zidisha loan, I bought an intelocking block making machine. I'm now making much money. The profit made is used to do some savings. For now I want to add the savings to the funds that I'm hoping to get from the new loan and buy a motorcycle. My family is doing well. We went for a tour in a nearby game reserve and enjoyed seeing different wild animals. You can see the photos bellow. Thank you zidisha lenders.

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  • John    Nov 12, 2021

    Hello lenders, I hope you are all fine. Me I'm good and going on well. The last zidisha loan has really helped to attain my goals. My business does more better. I make more profit. This is as a result after buying an intelocking block making machine. I thank you zidisha lenders for changing my life.

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    Nick Gorrell    Nov 11, 2021

    Well done John, glad to hear that you are doing well. All the best for the future. Nick

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  • John    Nov 11, 2021

    The last loan from zidisha, helped me to buy an intelocking block making machine. I made this decision when I realized that in our building blocks has become a problem. Natural quallies are rarely found. Now this business is making money. Thank you lenders.

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