New business of selling fresh drinking water

Dorothy Mutheu

Kilifi, Kenya

8% paid forward

Entrepreneur

Name

Dorothy Mutheu

Member since

November 2017

On-time repayments

38 installments  •  84%

About Me

I am 46 years old, working at a wines and spirits shop which I started operating for the last five years now. I need to expand my business due to competition over the years.

My Business

I get profit from the sale of wines and spirits. I get around Kshs 200,000/- per month, which translates to a profit of around Kshs.50,000/- per month

Project Proposal

I would like support to fund my next project off supplying fresh water in lungalunga Town. The funds will be used to buy and clean at least 400 20litres jerrycans which will be used to fetch fresh water which is around 30kms from lungalunga Town in kwale county. I have already rented a shop to do this business. The new business will have an average income of over Kshs.50,000/= gross profit per month. This amount is expected to rise after people know about the business.

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Project Info

Project Type

Pay It Forward

Disbursed amount

$339.00

Date disbursed

Sep 7, 2024

Backers

Tavin

Ottawa, Canada

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

AH

ajay hampapur

United States

Aran Dunlop

United States

Ed

Howells, United States

Lawrence

Meru, Kenya

Ryan Agnew

Australia

Fredrick

Kandara, Kenya

Jochen

Switzerland

CG

Chris Greene

Birmingham, AL, United States

RA

Ray and Abram

Melbourne, Australia

M

Marek

United States

R

Rachel

United States

Onesmus

Lusaka, Zambia

D

David

United States

Thomas

Lusaka, Zambia

M

Mary

Kisii, Kenya

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  • Dorothy Mutheu    Sep 5, 2024

    Thank you so very much for your support in helping me fund my project. With these funds, I will buy 400 Jerrycans with a capacity of 20 litres each jeerycan. I will now be able to buy and sell fresh drinking water in Lungalunga Town. I'm expecting to get a profit of around Kshs.50,000/= per month.

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  • Fredrick    Sep 5, 2024

    I hope everything go well

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  • Fredrick    Sep 5, 2024

    Do ur best

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  • Thomas    Sep 5, 2024

    All the best, may your businesa project grow and expand.

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  • Onesmus    Sep 5, 2024

    All the best in your business project.

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  • Dorothy Mutheu    Aug 23, 2024

    I am truly grateful for the support I got for farming green grams. Because of your support, I harvested and sold the green grams and repaid the loan in full. Now I would like support to fund my next project off supplying fresh water in lungalunga Town. The funds will be used to buy and clean at least 400 20litres jerrycans which will be used to fetch fresh water which is around 30kms from lungalunga Town in kwale county. I have already rented a shop to do this business.

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  • Dorothy Mutheu    Aug 15, 2024

    I'm still waiting to harvest the green grams and so far I don't have a good source of income. I hope to be stable in the next two weeks.

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  • Dorothy Mutheu    Aug 1, 2024

    I'm having difficulties in repaying the loan since the green grams are not ready for harvest

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  • Dorothy Mutheu    Jul 18, 2024

    I have encountered some financial itches. I was expecting some boost in the business and it is taking some time to materialise. So I hope that this adjustment will give me enough time to get back on my feet.

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  • Dorothy Mutheu    Jul 4, 2024

    I'm having a little difficulty in my soap business at the moment and I'm unable to pay the full weekly instalment

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  • Dorothy Mutheu    Jun 3, 2024

    Thank you so very much Loveness, Ebenezer, Robert, Joseph & Walter for your support in this project. The funds are going to help me to buy chemicals in bulk at a wholesale price and then I expect to make better profits and also sell the soap and jik at a cheaper price than my competitors, therefore make more sales than before.

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  • Dorothy Mutheu    May 27, 2024

    I was very grateful for the help I got in my last project. I was able to increase my stock for raw materials for making jik and liquid soap.
    I am now able to make at least 40litres per day of the soap and jik compared to the 20litres per day I was doing before the funding,

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  • Dorothy Mutheu    May 15, 2024

    I have not yet stabilised in the business expansion, and I had some emergency personal problems to settle. Therefore I expect that the adjustment will help me to get back on my feet soon

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  • Dorothy Mutheu    May 9, 2024

    Thank you so much my supporters for funding my project. I was able to buy additional stocks of chemicals for preparing liquid soap and jik, so now I will be able to increase my sales.

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  • Dorothy Mutheu    May 4, 2024

    Thank you so so much Onesmus, Agness, Julius, Sunday and Gammon family for funding my project. I will now be able to buy more chemicals for preparing the liquid soap and jik so that I can increase my sales. I will even be able to open a shop for selling these stuff. May God bless you so much for your kindness.

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  • Agness    May 2, 2024

    All the best in your business.

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    • Dorothy Mutheu    May 3, 2024

      Thank you so much Agnes for your support and prayers. Msy God bless you too in your business

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  • Dorothy Mutheu    Apr 20, 2024

    Thank you so much for funding my project of farming. I was able to now start a business of selling liquid soap and jik in lunga lunga town. I also want to add stock to this new business and I hope to continue getting your support

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  • Dorothy Mutheu    Jan 25, 2024

    I still don't have any source of income at the moment

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  • Dorothy Mutheu    Jan 11, 2024

    I have not started getting a steady income yet, but I hope things will have improved by the end of these two instalments

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  • Dorothy Mutheu    Dec 30, 2023

    Thank you so much Zipporah, Terence, Jimmy and Benedict for funding my project. With these funds, I will buy maize seedlings so that I can plant them. After the harvest, I will be able to sell the maize and get funds to plough 2 more acres of land. Thank you once again for making my project possible with your assistance. I hope to assist others after the harvest.

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