Entrepreneur
Name
Charles
Member since
January 2015
On-time repayments
314 installments • 44%
About Me
My names are Charles am in my upper 50s, born in western Kenya Busia in a Polygamous Family life was not a joke,my farther dead when i was five years old,i went through turf time growing up my uncles had to fund my Education up to collage level,after my collage i had to find job so that i can be able to carter for my young siblings and my Mother back in the rural home,i joined uniliver back then in the 80s was commonly know as the East Africa Industries i worked there for few year to support my family later i joined the government of Kenya working in the as registrar of person till late 1990s when the government of The day had to send home most of the work by force and was one of the retrenched person and we were never paid our benefits till today,my life took a u turn,i had a wife five children to take care of i had to use some of my saving to start business and later introduce livestock rearing in my small farm.
My Business
My Agribusiness involves keeping Pigs,chicken,duck and planting vegetable in my farm ,since i started my agribusiness now i can be able to carter for my family, pay their school fees and their uptake.
Most of the produce i use come from within the farm,i don't buy manure i have enough from the livestock i keep and the same for my animals i use the the farm waste to feed them thus i save a lot and preserver the environment,in future I wish to buy a greenhouse to help me conserve the environment,and i can be able to produce more vegetables,i choose farming as a career most of people see farming as a waste of time but for me its my life worth living it because am a smart farmer who use available material to maximum,most of my friends admire my project and i show them how the can capitalize on it.
My typical costs and revenue
Farm produce i make a round $200
per month ,and per year depending on
the produce from my livestock i make
a round $3000 annually.
Expenses
Foodstuffs for my family -$70
Airtime-$10
2 Garden and chicken helper-$90
Chicken feeds, fungicides – $50
Shop Yearly licence- $60
Seeds for planting-$100
you can check out what i do to impact community positively Destiny Group for more http://www.destinyprogressivegroup.herobo.com
https://www.facebook.com/destinyprogressivegroup
Loan Proposal
Dear Lender Kindly Allow me to Introduce Destiny Group One of My Project that i Run in My Community with your Support i know i can Achieve My Vision
Destiny Progressive Group Is Gender sensitive organization, Our core Mandate is to Transform the living Standard's of the Community a round us,We exists to positively change the lives of vulnerable youth and Women in Kenya by improving their access to productive employment as well as their ability to cope with their social environment through creativity and innovation,We work with like minded Persons Who Shares the same values of community development and youth empowerment to achieve Our Dreams, model of working involves working with community based organizations (CBOs) with their roots in the non-formal settlements that provide the youth with basic training and opportunity to grow both moral and financial
If Granted this Loan I will Purchase Some
3 big Cooking pans (Sufuria) =9000 ksh
100 Plates=3500 Ksh
10 Dozen Of Spoon =1000 Ksh
2 Jiko (Charcoal Cookers)=2000 ksh
5 Serving Dish =2500 Ksh
Total Amount=18000 Ksh
With help from Zidisha i will Assist More Women and Youths with Necessary Materials and Tools to Start Catering Service for Church and Community During Event within Our Community
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$189.00
Date disbursed
Sep 17, 2015
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
9 months
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Lenders
Germany
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