Cheetah's Big Goal. Another Impact Story

Cheetah is poised for even greater impact in 2015. You can make it happen. Greetings! Cheetah Development has set a goal to raise $50,000 by December 31, 2014 to fuel our growth. We are poised to make great strides in 2015 in the scope and impact of our work in Africa, but we need your help to do so. You can help in two important ways: First, make a donation DONATE NOW Second, forward this email to a friend or colleague that should know about Cheetah and our work. Impact Story. From subsistence farmer to commercial farmer. It is harvest time and Jekoniah is bringing in the best crop he has ever grown - more than 25 bags of maize. Things started to change for Jekoniah when he joined a farmer group organized by Pearl Foods, a Cheetah Development investment. He waited two years to join, verifying the success of his neighbors in working with Cheetah Jekoniah and Ray Menard because he couldn't take a risk on a loan with his family living right at the edge. He's glad he did, because now he has a new life.    Jekoniah joined a small group of farmers organized by Cheetah that guarantee each other's loans. The local bank was willing to make the loan to Jekoniah's farmers group because Cheetah provided  collateral and the sale of  the farmers group crops is guaranteed by Pearl Foods. It will cost Jekoniah 5 bags to repay the loan, he will keep 10 bags for food (finally enough!) and sell 10 bags for around $280. This is the most money he has ever had. Jekoniah has crossed the line from subsistence farming to commercial farming.    But this is not only change for Jekoniah and his family, but also for his entire community. Higher farmer incomes mean the local clinic is upgraded, the villagers convinced the local government to improve the road, fields are being surveyed for land titles and a church is being built. This is what it means to bring livelihoods and economic development.    DONATE NOW A billion more Jekoniahs await their economic liberation, please make your contribution to Cheetah Development's work with African subsistence farmers. To learn more about Cheetah Development visit our website.

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