Entrepreneur
Name
Raha
Member since
July 2015
On-time repayments
118 installments • 78%
About Me
I'm a mother of three- two girls and one boy. I'm an agricultural enthusiast, with a Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture. I'm even planning to do a Master's program and my dreams are way far beyond normal reach. I've always had passion for anything to do with Agriculture ever since I was a young girl. The one thing I love most about agriculture is how it's revolutionizing with time. The machines being used today are not things we had when I was a young girl. This revolution has brought so passion and drive for even further innovation. I decided to venture into agriculture, since the first day in college. After college, I sought a job for two years without any fruits or signs of even getting one. What sustained me during this time was my husband's earnings. This was not the life I had always dreamed of, being nothing more than a house wife. I always felt I had the potential to do even much big, if only I had the opportunity.
My Business
It dawned on me that I was letting my potential waste away by just staying indoors. We later came into an agreement with my husband that I'd have to go back home and invest in the tea plantations. We bought a couple acres of tea land, and this has been of much benefit to me and my family, as a whole. Tea exportation is one of Kenya's major revenue sources. It's a huge industry which has been performing quite well. It's actually one of the major boosters of Kenya's economy, as a whole.
Having recognizing this, I've been constantly looking for ways to maximize on my effort and earnings. I've to say the previous year hasn't been of what I had expected. I've realized that I've been failing the recent months due to my lack of innovation. If I would implement good, suitable technology ideas, I'd be succeeding and doing even far much more. I want to buy two ploughing machines and create partitions on my land so that calculating and working efficiently will be easy. I'm also planning to increase the number of workers on the land. This will boost the amount of work done in a day, and in turn, increase my earnings.
Loan Proposal
Granted my second loan i will use 52 us dollars to pay workers for cultivating and pruning of my farm, this will keep my tea in shape and produce quality tea for next picking season.
The remaining 48 us dollars i will use to buy fertilizers this will lead to high yields from the harvest.
I believe in doing so i will keep being a member of zidisha and will get better profits of up to 50 percent when i harvest.
Thank you.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$96.00
Date disbursed
Jan 12, 2016
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
3 months
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Summary
Amount repaid
$100.92
Amount remaining
$0.00
Date repaid
Apr 18, 2016
Status
Fully repaid
Repayment History
| Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2016 | $10.00 | Jan 22, 2016 | $10.00 |
| Jan 26, 2016 | $10.00 | Jan 27, 2016 | $10.00 |
| Feb 2, 2016 | $0.00 | ||
| Feb 9, 2016 | $2.00 | Feb 8, 2016 | $2.00 |
| Feb 16, 2016 | $2.00 | Feb 8, 2016 | $2.00 |
| Feb 23, 2016 | $0.00 | ||
| Mar 1, 2016 | $10.00 | Mar 1, 2016 | $9.00 |
| Mar 7, 2016 | $1.00 | ||
| Mar 8, 2016 | $10.00 | Mar 7, 2016 | $10.00 |
| Mar 15, 2016 | $10.00 | Mar 9, 2016 | $10.00 |
| Mar 22, 2016 | $10.00 | Mar 22, 2016 | $10.00 |
| Mar 29, 2016 | $0.00 | ||
| Apr 5, 2016 | $15.00 | Apr 4, 2016 | $15.00 |
| Apr 12, 2016 | $10.00 | Apr 14, 2016 | $10.00 |
| Apr 19, 2016 | $11.92 | Apr 14, 2016 | $5.00 |
| Apr 18, 2016 | $6.92 | ||
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