But don't just take my word for it. I'd encourage anyone interested in what microfinance borrowers themselves say about their loans to check out our universal member comment feed. This is simply an uncensored feed of the latest 100 comments posted on Zidisha loan profile pages by our members worldwide. It gives some insight into the wide variety of loan uses and results, and how the borrowers themselves describe the impact of microloans in their lives: https://www.zidisha.org/microfinance/testimonials.html
Microfinance as a poverty-fighting tool is hotly debated among donors. Here is a recent post about why we believe microfinance is healthier and more effective than handout-based charity: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julia-kurnia/about-to-send-a-d...
But don't just take my word for it. I'd encourage anyone interested in what microfinance borrowers themselves say about their loans to check out our universal member comment feed. This is simply an uncensored feed of the latest 100 comments posted on Zidisha loan profile pages by our members worldwide. It gives some insight into the wide variety of loan uses and results, and how the borrowers themselves describe the impact of microloans in their lives: https://www.zidisha.org/microfinance/testimonials.html