Making school uniforms

Mirriam

Kitwe, Zambia

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$557 to go

15% funded of $652 goal

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Entrepreneur

Name

Mirriam

Member since

February 2024

On-time repayments

22 installments  •  91%

About Me

My name is Miriam Mbulo and I live in Kitwe town of Zambia. I live in Ndeke township. I went to Twatasha Primary School where I did Primary School. My childhood life was so hard because I grew up with a single mother who was just a marketeer, selling some goods on the market or sometimes in street of town just earn some money to help us send school and for home consumption. Hence being raised by a single parent was not easy at all because sometimes we could go without food or just having one single meal a day. My mother was hustler all the time to ensure that I went to went school and completed by primary school and obtained a school certificate and I was selected for secondary school to and study at Buyantanshi Secondary School in Chingola town. Therefore, I persevered despite all the challenges I went through until I finished my secondary school with excellent results that earned a scholarship to study nursing and at Levy Mwanawasa University in Lusaka. I went to the University on Scholarship basis and graduated successfully. This how I came to achieve important goals in my life by pressing so hard in my education to see the light once again in this life.
I grew up in mining town and most people work in the mines and others do different types of businesses.
What is unique mostly is the land is Mining industry , where we see explosive things, big trucks, tippers, or may say a lot of activities because that is where most people to their work in the town of Chingola Copperbelt and the open pit mine is known to produce pure copper, gold and cobalt .
My hobbies I love watching football, singing, travelling and swimming at my own free time

My Business

I have a shop at main market and I am involved in tailoring and designing all types of clothing. I say so because I sew school uniform for all the school especially government school and a few private schools in town. I sew school uniforms, school jersey, trousers for men, dresses for women and ladies, I sew head socks for children, traditional wear, kitchen party wears, wrappers for ladies and men's suits and shirts. All the items I have mention are of high value according the orders I receive from different clients. I choose this type of business because I earn a lot of money every day, which in return am able to pay school fees for my children, able to afford three meals a day and home improvements such as buying house furniture and other things through profits generated from the business. However, my typical costs mainly is on the industrial machines, each machine cost me K 30,000, for sewing and for broidering to ensure that my work is done on time to satisfy all my clients that gives us orders in bulk especially schools, ministries and individual altogether.

Project Proposal

I have currenly a huge order I received from two schools in our community, due to the opening of school today 2nd September, 2024. I need at least two sewing machine for sewing school uniforms and school jerseys. I need the broidery machine for sewing school badges and the uniforms. I will cost me ZMW 40,000.00 to buy the two machine because it will help me to do my work in good and deliver the school uniforms and jerseys in good in time and receive the payment as well from the school. I addition to that it will increase profits and my business will grow big and become self sustainable.

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Project Info

Project Type

Pay It Forward

Amount requested

$652.00

Backers

Onesmus

Lusaka, Zambia

Mary

Naivasha, Kenya

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  • Mirriam    Sep 16, 2024

    I have currenly a huge order I received from two schools in our community, due to the opening of school today 2nd September, 2024. I need at least two sewing machine for sewing school uniforms and school jerseys. I need the broidery machine for sewing school badges and the uniforms. I will cost me ZMW 40,000.00 to buy the two machine because it will help me to do my work in good and deliver the school uniforms and jerseys in good in time and receive the payment as well from the school. I addition to that it will increase profits and my business will grow big and become self sustainable.
    Thank you so much my backers, I really appreciate.

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  • Onesmus    Sep 7, 2024

    Goodluck!

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  • Mirriam    Jul 26, 2024

    It is with a thankful heart that am writing to appreciate each of you for this great gesture of helping funding my loan project, I will buy additional pressing iron, broidery machine to be helping me in meeting the demands of my customers especially schools who press orders on school uniform in our community. This will benefit me a lot by generating more profits and grow the business.
    Am really humbled my backers for supporting me and awesome effort to ensure that my loan is fully funded. Thank you to you all and may God richly bless you.

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  • Tengku Satria Ane    Jul 25, 2024

    Goodluck mom...

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  • Mirriam    Jul 12, 2024

    The loan you helped my backers, has improved and establish business. I bought the broidery machine and it made my business to draw the needed attention from my customers and maximise on the profits. So grateful in this hard times to be supported and to keep business growing higher and higher. Thank you so much my backers and I hope you will render the same support, you supported me in previous or the just ended loan.

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  • Mirriam    Jul 7, 2024

    Dear backers, I did buy two sewing machines.
    1. The ordinary sewing machine for making school uniforms.
    2. Broidery machine of making school badges.
    After these machines there has been huge difference especially in clientele base and hence increased revenue or profits. In addition to that it has helped to meet demand and supply the uniforms in good time.
    So far my children are able to have three meals per day, able to pay their school on time and also shop rentals.
    Am so grateful my lenders for supporting me in growing of business and to earn more money. A big thank you to you all.

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  • Mirriam    Jun 21, 2024

    I have adjusted and rescheduled my weekly installment because I have been informed that this week am not receiving payments for the school uniforms supplied, hence to adjust the repayment to an amount that is affordable thank you my backers for your patience with me.

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  • Mirriam    Jun 16, 2024

    Dear my backers of the loan, am so sorry for not updating you, I was hospilised of malaria, but now am just recovering from it. I have just resumed and now will start repaying off my loan accordingly. Thank you for your patience and God bless .

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  • Mirriam    May 28, 2024

    Business is slow at the moment and I can only adjust as am pushing for business to go well. Am very grateful am lenders for your support and understanding.

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  • Mirriam    May 14, 2024

    My business is recording minimal profits and sales are very slow. But am quiet hopeful that this week business will pick up. Thank you lenders for being patient with me.

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  • Mirriam    Apr 27, 2024

    Current business is moving slow at the hence I can only manage the adjusted amount at the moment. Thank you for patience my backers.

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  • Mirriam    Apr 15, 2024

    Business is too at the moment and I can repay the adjusted amount , thank you so much my backers for patient.

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  • Mirriam    Mar 30, 2024

    Currently business is a bit slow, I cannot manage to pay the full weekly instalment but adjust it to allow me pay the available funds I have at the moment. Thank you so much backers for patience.

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  • Mirriam    Mar 17, 2024

    Currently I have not yet received the funds for me to make my full weekly installments. Have adjusted to give myself ample time to generate good income. Thank you lenders for support and patience.

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  • Mirriam    Mar 8, 2024

    I will buy the sewing machines for making school uniforms and this will help me work smoothly and do my work on time and service my clients on time and be paid on time.Thank you so much my backers for tireless efforts and support to grow my business and completely improve the living standard of my family. Thank you very much

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  • Rose    Mar 7, 2024

    all the best as you make our kids smart

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  • Rosemary    Mar 5, 2024

    All the best, in your business.

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  • Mirriam    Mar 4, 2024

    The just ended loan has boosted my business in tailoring and designing materials. After buying a sweing machine for making school uniforms it has helped me to attract more schools to be pressing more orders. Thank you to you all my backers, your suppport is indeed so beneficial to me. I hope and pray that in my next loan proposal you will come again and support me.

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  • Mirriam    Mar 3, 2024

    I did receive the money, at least I bought two sewing machine for sewing school uniforms and school jerseys and the broidery machine for sewing school badges and the uniforms. Thank you so much backers for supporting my business to grow and expand.

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  • Mirriam    Feb 24, 2024

    I need at least to buy two sewing machine for sewing school uniforms and school jerseys. I need the broidery machine for sewing school badges and the uniforms. I will help me to generate more income and improve service delivery to my customers. Thank you my backers for the good gesture and for supporting me, the good lord bless you and your families.

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