Name
Vicky
Member since
June 2024
On-time repayments
15 installments • 100%
My name is Vicky ochieng, I am a mother, a teacher and a farmer, I was born and raised in the rural parts of alego in kisumu county, nyanza province.
My parents were pesant farmers, they struggled alot to raise me and my siblings, a times school fees was hard to raise and we could stay out of school for a while as they struggle to raise the fee needed.
I started gaining interest for farming at a tender age just like my elder sister who is also a farmer.
When I completed my teaching college and got married I was lucky my husband had a big piece of land which he inherited from his parents so instead of sitting at home as I waited to secure a job I decided to borrow the land and started planting tomatoes and onions, with time I started keeping chicken and to date am a proud farmer a mother and a teacher.
When covid 19 hit our county most of schools were closed so as a teacher I was home full time, I had time to focus on my farm and later on secured lots of customers locally.
I work as a primary school teacher and also a farmer, my teaching career earns me a monthly salary while my farm earns me a daily income.
I spend my salary on farming and hence use my profits on home development and family upkeep.
Poultry farming mixed with crop farming earns me a decent income.
I will use the money to extend my farm, Buying of fertilizer and land preparation to plant more tomatoes.
Positive
None
Neutral
None
Negative
None
Project Type
Pay It Forward
Disbursed amount
$17.00
Date disbursed
Jun 3, 2024
Other projects
Ask Vicky a question about this project, share news and photos of your own, or send a simple note of thanks or inspiration.