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My school"s store renovation and school entrance fee

I have received loan disbursement. I will use for my business. Renovate the store and buy some things for the store. The rest I will use for my child"s school fees. Because this year he will start school. Thanks to the funders. Your kindness has helped to advance my business.

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Saya telah menerima pencairan dana pinjaman.akan saya gunakan untuk keperluan usaha saya. Merenovasi toko dan membeli beberapa keperluan untuk toko. Sisanya akan saya gunakan untuk biaya sekolah anak saya. Karena tahun ini dia akan mulai bersekolah. Terima kasih kepada para pemberi dana. Kebaikan kalian telah membantu memajukan usaha saya.

Grocery shop

I am Lucy Gakii,I want to appreciate all my lenders so much for the good work they are doing.I receive a loan if 5860 kes and I am so greatful. I will add the sodas, mineral water and also add watermelon and apples in my store because my customers are always asking about fruits.I know they will be very happy when they get those products. Once again thanks a lot my lenders for the far you have brought me. May God bless you.

Joyce clothing and bontique

Hello zidisha lenders, the loan you gave me i purchased different types of clothes for men, women and children as well as introduce few pairs of shoes. I have seen some new customers visit my stall. The profit generated, i will use in upkeep and once more visit my sister who was hospitalized. In my neighborhood there was a big crusade for fellowship a number of village got saved. Thanks for your support.

Selling second-hand clothing

My last loan helped me alot , I used 90 percent of the to restock my shop with new brands of foam mattress and blankets. They are moving goods compared to others .Before election the busness but just after that it dropped. Political factors affected the economy of the country the business went down. Frequent violence,disruption and demonstrations in the country affected the business last few months and therefore I used some of my capital to pay the loan,pay school fees for my brothers and daughter. However the business has improved but now I can't afford to bring more goods because of the funds. My customers have started complaining about it but I don't want to go that way because customers are business without them you can't do business. Due to that I request the loan which I will use to expand my business again. I will use the money I will to concentrate on the fast moving products that is slumberfoam mattress which the majority of the customers are asking .thanks in advance

Farming maize

I take this opportunity to thank my lenders for believing in my venture.

Am travelling upcountry tomorrow I hope the weather will be convenient for me to visit the shamba and take photos to show you how the maize is fairing.I had already invested kshs.10,000. Which I will reimburse myself and pay for my children's school fees.


The balance I will also sample a few areas so as I can settle for a piece of land for the nappier grass venture.

Sky is the limit.Lets do it

Textbooks

Thank you zidhisa with this loan is very helpful to me to fulfill my child"s textbook purchase so that my child can learn more spirit and enterprising, and get the best ratings in the school

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Terima kasih zidhisa dengan pinjaman ini sangat membantu saya untuk memenuhi membeli buku pelajaran anak saya agar anak saya bisa belajar lebih semangat dan giat lagi, dan mendapat peringkat terbaik disekolahnya

Paying school fees for my child

Hi! My lenders am back again the loan you have me has made a big difference in my life, which has made me to progress and succeed in my business,am so happy also my children are in good school now,my business is expanding and am happy to work with you and I promise that I won't let you down ,thank you so much

Forage harvester for cheaper farm feed production costs

Lenders,

I am deeply humbled by the positive response and the subsequent loan funding. As mentioned earlier, I am purchasing a single row forager to improve the fodder harvesting efficiency as well as save on fodder chopping costs.
Once again, thank you very much for the confidence and trust. Regards.

To help me acquire another computer for cybercafe business

Thank you for the financial support, I'll proceed to Purchase the Epson printer and I know it will help achieve my dream of growing my cyber business and being independent.
Thank you Zidisha.

Stock addition

Zidisha loan has helped me grow my business , I purchased computer accessories ie headphones,earphones,flash disks,memory cards,HDMI cables and converter,USB cables,phone chargers. The purchase have improved my earning and the profit i made from the sale of those commodities ,I have been able to add a gas cylinder sales.
Am very thankful to zidisha team for providing me with the loan , my business has grown tremendously.

Smart phone for online jobs

Thank you, my lender, for funding this project where I intend to buy a camera phone for use in my cyber to take photo shoots and passport photos which are i high demand. This will get more customers who have been requesting for this service. In turn, this will add more revenue to my business. It will grow my business and help my family especially my first born daughter who has enrolled in form one. Thank you for being part of this noble project.

Materials for making ties

I used my loan to buy materials to sew clothes,flying ties and bowties with brassies. Have really improve in my business due to the help of my lenders. I can sell many ties in a short time and that has made me have more customers who always come for the clothes. I know my lenders will help me establish my own shop in the future.

Rice and maize flour

I purchased a half dozen of maize flour, 5kg rice and 5kg sugar. the remaining amount i bought small things like sweets, beef cubes, and chewing gums.am so grateful for the loan because my shop is fully stocked and it looks nice and you can note there is a difference . my earning have increased at a rate of 50% am so proud of you. i will use the increased earning to buy things i have never stocked in my shop like sodas. thanks a lot zidisha God bless.

Business expansion

Thanks a lot Zidisha community for being there for me.You have made a big difference in my life.
With the just concluded loan I was able to expand the stock of phones in my shop.This has led to higher number of potential customers visiting my shop some of whom have now become my happy clients.I am now able to meet direct customer demands for specific products with the increased capital.needless to say , my profit margin has risen.

Purchase a manual embroidery machine

The loan will be used to buy a manual embroidery machine which cost $760. It will help cut the out sourcing costs by over 70% increase productivity and help serve customers on time. It expected to help increase profit by 15% ($100) weekly. Thank you for funding the loan

Mtn mobile moneyless

What more can I say to my lenders? I will say one word " Thank You" . You are the lubricants that oiled my business. Thanks for your constant support and love. This amount would increased productivity and transactions ( cash in and cash out) as a reliable MTN Mobile Money Merchant.

Inventory of electrical items

My lenders, by receiving this amount of ksh 4571, I will be able to purchase good quality insect killers costing @1000 and sell it@1500 making a profit of ksh 2500 by use ksh 4571 so I will add ksh 429 and buy five of them,in short zidisha will give me a profit of 2250 and I can manage to sell them in two days time due to high demand due to mosquitoes breeding resulted by heavy rainfall in Kenya !,that profit of 21.9 dollars will become a capital to buy other items like bulbs and that is a great uplift,a progress that I couldn't make alone .I take this time to Thank you all my lenders I'm filled with joy and happiness that I can't hold and I will preach your good work to others I will work hard to maintain our good relation by keeping our agreements

Boosting/restocking my business of selling towels

Some of the children/people that I/we feed. They are usually homeless.

Incubator for poultry business

This is how far the good Lord has touch the heart of our noble lenders of Zidisha. Material (blocks) needed for the building project is now set. Work now is in progress.

Thanks to all my lenders.

Loan for expansion of my mobile-phone business

This loan has helped me to purchase the products in my business my business is expanding slow but sure its also enables me to support my sisters at school through the profit I make.This loan has made a big different in my life and I can't imagine were my business would be without this good loan program.
Thanks may God bless you my lenders at large.

Sustainable dairy farming

So far the rains have increased and we trust God that the cost of production /food will decrease so that the profits can increase..

Batik clothing online store

Praise God for the thanksgiving and thank you very much for the money. I will use the capital funds provided as best I can to increase the stock of clothing. Given Ramadhan is about to arrive and my stock is thinning. Once again I thank the beneficiaries for their growth and benefit. Sincerely yours Eko Mariyatiningsih

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Puji syukur kehadirat Tuhan dan juga banyak terimakasih kepada para pendana. Saya akan menggunakan modal dana yang diberikan sebaik mungkin guna menambah Stock pakaian. Mengingat Ramadhan hampir tiba dan Stock pakaian saya sudah menipis. Sekali lagi saya ucapkan terima kasih kepada para pendana semoga dapat berkembang dan bermanfaat. Hormat saya Eko Mariyatiningsih

Mobile phone payment center

These are the butter nuts .they have good profit here in Kenya.its 50 per kilogram.I have planted them after tomato harvest .I thank God I was able to make good profit which I have used to pay a plot .

Television center for showing football (soccer) games

I have managed to get five trees each going at $40. Am calculating on how to split firewood by Monday. Also I visited my small forest where I discovered that I can get about twenty trees to boost my contract. Below is a photo of my forest.

Topup feed for chicken

I would to thank those who made it possible for me receive the Loan.
I did receive the Loan and this time I Managed to top-up to pay for my School. Thanks again for you Help.
Kind regards

Large scale farming

Part of my spinach vegetations in my farm that are being harvested on a weekly basis for my consumers within my location.

Large scale farming

Below are part of the coriander in my farm that have started harvesting.

Farming & Tailoring

Thank you so much Zidisha for giving me the loan to grow my business. My business has helped me a lots.I have been able to buy goods that are in more demands by customers and I didn't have at first also paying is now not hard.I also used the profit I got in my business to buy spare parts for my sewing machine which I had kept for along time because it was not working.So now I am using my sewing machine to get more money to meets my needs.iam so much happy with my business. You are more grateful to me,keep it up like that.Thank you so much.

Bakery shop

I am Wycliffe,i thank my lenders so much for the support they have given to me.I started the business with low capital but when i get Zidisha team i am very happy.May God bless you.I got the loan of ksh.1345 and i bought weighing machine which helps me to weigh the ingredients.This has made alot of difference because my products are good and customers are coming from different parts.The business has increased by 10% where by i have used the profit to pay school fees for my children.All my lenders thanks alot for the good work you are doing to the community.May God bless you so much.

Materials for my tailoring shop

Hi Nicky. Thank you for funding me, I appreciate your generosity. This loan will help me meet the needs of my customers. Like now I have an order to make school uniforms for a local school and this loan will go along in that area. I will always endeavour to work hard and pay back the loans I get from Zidisha and save some money and plough back into the business. May God bless you and so you may continue blessing the marginalised. I also pray for myself that as i work harder,I may one day become a funder through Zidisha and help people financially like you.

Repair and sales of electrical appliances

The loan has really helped me a lot. It has increased my working hours. At first I close anytime I want but now since I want to reach my loan target (GHC 20,000), I am now a busy man always at work.

Goods to stock my agrochemicals shop

When i got the loan, I used it to purchase goods to stock my small agrochemical shop. Some of the profit of the shop was used to pay the school fees of my kid brothers and also mine. Again, some of the profit from the shop was used to cater for the whole family. Honestly. The loan helped me to purchase more goods which dragged more customers to my shop because i had all that they needed. This has helped boost my sales and income.

Urea for my sugarcane piece of land

Hi,my millet farm is doing well,i thank God for everything n zidisha team

Expansion of my business

Thanks you zidisha

Delivering protein to household

Thank you Zidisha lenders for your support, I will be able to purchase Crayfish for my business from the fishermen and women and take my daughter to school and also care for my widowed mother.

Bookshop business

Wow! Thanks alot zidisha and all the lenders who have funded my loan. You have made my day. I will use the funds to buy sewing machine that i will use to make curtains. This will help me a great deal to create another source of income and create employment since i will have to emlpoy someone to do the sewing. Iam very grateful for the funds and i promise to repay the loan in time. Be blessed. Thanks alot again.

Smart phone for online jobs

Hello, my dear lenders. I am very grateful for the loan that i have just completed paying. It has really helped me make ends meet since now i have managed to buy a laminator in addition to the stationery that i bought i.e reams of print papers and envelopes.My business is growing and am now targetting to buy the color printer and a camera for photo and printing services. I believe your loans will assist me to achieve this. My life and that of my wife and three children is now better with increased income/revenue.MY FIRST BORN DAUGHTER HAS NOW ENROLLED IN FORM ONE(SECONDARY SCHOOL) Thanks a lot for being part of this achievement .

Fees

I received a loan and added up to the cash i had at hand and bought materials and cushions for my workshop. I thank my lender for the loan. i promise to be repaying my loans on time without any delay. i appreciate all Zidisha authorities.

Children's jeans for my clothing shop

I purchased small children tracksuits which are more attractive to customers . I have been able to sell them at good profits and my plan of adding more varieties will be succesful with the help of the profits made.
Due to their smart colours and designs they make my stall neat and attract customers who end up in buying many items from my stall.

Computer & TV accessories

I am going to use this money to purchase more electricals and some computer accessories and add it to my stock.
it will be very helpful to me because it is going to drive me much income and also increase my business rate.
much thanks goes to all my lenders, I am very grateful for what they have done for me I say to them the Almighty should bless them always mavelousely. And I promise not to disappoint them. thank you all.

Heat-press machine for printing service

Joining Zidisha has really change my life and it has widen my job and i have more customers and i am able to reach their demands. Zidisha has help me and it has put my job in a good shape. I say thanks to my lenders and the staff of Zidisha.

Transport for equipment coming weekend

hello i got my loan and the flash disk is really helping in transfering files and also playing with.we are on school holidays now and the kids are home so a lot of fun and more meal times.my neighbor took all the kids (including my son) in our compound to the museum and also to watch the black panther.so its been a good week

Raising poultry

This photos show the work progress last week on the second water well construction.

Raising poultry

Hi my wonderful lenders, the job is complete now. Thanks a lot. My God bless you all. Now its my time to repay the loan on time.

Loan raise for school fees

I used the loan received from zidisha on mainly my education i bought some learning materials like handouts ,pamphlets and some also to pay my fees. This has indeed help me in acedemic excellents. No wonder i had a in most of the subjects in my last term exam

Supply of potable treated water to the community

Hi dear lenders, the loan given me has able to enhance my life, my family's life and that of my community. I was able to make almost half of the loan that was given me as an interest. The interest was used to pay part of my daughter's School fee and some for the medical bills for our new born baby, has the remaining was used to purchased some of the sachets water for more stock. Thank you all for your contribution towards this course.

Goods for my shop

Thank you my lender.

Expand my hydroponics farm

I want to appreciate the previous loans extended to me thus far.I would say they have made me develop my self thus far.I have bought a water pump, bought irrigation pipes.this has helped with my farming.
Its through this aid that I have been able toconstruct my two bedroomed house and enabled me move from a rented house.
I am looking forward to developing myself further by joining a driving school course and maybe in the very near future go back to school.
Thank you very much for the aid extended thus far.
Without you,o would not be where I am.

Purchase equipment manual coffee brew

In addition to profession as a professional barista, I also sell manual coffee kernel so that people from middle to lower can also enjoy delicious coffee originating from Indonesia.

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Selain berprofesi sebagai barista profesional, saya juga menjual peralatan seduh kopi manual supaya masyarakat kalangan menengah ke bawah bisa juga menikmati kopi enak yang berasal dari Indonesia.

Buy some clothes for my shop

Thank you zidisha, hopefully my submission is quickly funded. Yesterday"s loan I can buy 1 mannequin. I am glad since I got a loan from zidisha I got my business progress, and I can help people though still little but they are very happy and helpful after becoming my reseller. The next fund I will use to buy a head mannequin to display my head scarf and increase the veil stock. I beg for the funders to fund my loan, thank you.

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Terimakasih zidisha ,semoga pengajuan saya cepat terdanai .Pinjaman kemarin saya dapat membeli 1 manekin .Saya senang semenjak saya mendapat pinjaman dari zidisha saya mendapat kemajuan usaha saya ,dan saya dapat membantu orang meskipun masih sedikit tapi mereka sangat senang dan terbantu setelah menjadi reseller saya .Dana selanjutnya akan saya gunakan untuk membeli manekin kepala untuk display jilbab saya dan menambah persediaan jilbab .
Saya mohon untuk para pendana bersedian mendanai pinjaman saya ,terimakasih .