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Nelson · Kisii, Kenya

Sep 9, 2015

Now Zidisha team has helped my business to grow rapidly by 50% the profit I accrue I will use it to repay back my loan thanks once again Zidisha team.

Nelson · Kisii, Kenya

Sep 9, 2015

Now no more worries for my customers cause the money Zidisha has given I have bought a spiral machine which is of much important to university and collect students because this is the time they are submitting their projects.I use that machine to bind their project.

Awudu · Berekum, Ghana

Sep 9, 2015

MY ONE YEAR AT ZIDISHA Happy Thanksgiving to Zidisha and ALL Lenders, Dear Zidisha and ALL Lenders, I am so grateful to be experiencing the impact of the first P2P micro-lending platform (Zidisha), building direct connections between borrowers and Lenders across the globe. Many thanks for being with me since September 10, 2014. Thank you for helping me through many tough times in life. Thank you for making me laugh, and pushing me but not letting me fall. May God richly, abundantly bless you and be with you ALL. In the early days of my business, there were only five (5) computers, but thanks to ZIDISHA, my business now has fourteen (14) computers! ZIDISHA also has helped me pay for my siblings' school fees, and has helped me to help my family financially. And, now, ZIDISHA is helping me get my own building for the school. ZIDISHA truly is making my life easier! May God richly bless you ALL! Attached is a card entitled "My One Year at Zidisha" expressing appreciation for my first year on this P2P platform. Thank you so much. Awudu Yahaya comment image

Agyemang · Berekum, Ghana

Sep 9, 2015

Thank be to you all lenders for what did for me, in fact the the loan you help me with has help to place my business to a different level, since now customers always get the wthat they ask for in my shop. Thank again and my God bless you all hope to see you in this my new loan.

Geoffrey · Uthiru, Kenya

Sep 9, 2015

Zidisha Lenders, Have finished repaying my loan and i cant wait to make a new application. The studio photography Kit is a really Good investment for me. since it came i have been renting it out to journalists and photographers and it has been doing really good. Thank you all for ,making my business Grow in a way i didnt expect Geoffrey

Dominic · Berekum, Ghana

Sep 8, 2015

I am very much grateful to my lenders for the loan granted me.In fact I appreciate it so much.I will use the money to buy generator to give me power because due to frequent power outages in Ghana,I have to always hire a generator as power substitute when there is a power outage which is at a cost.when I am able to buy the generator,I will be able to save that money that should have been used to hire a generator.Not that alone,I will be able to move to other areas where there is no light to play programmes with the help of the generator.I want to express my profound gratitude to my lenders for this loan and I promise to be very faithful and loyal to you by paying the loan on time to help maintain the trust you have also had in me.God richly bless you abundantly.

Prince · Akwatia, Ghana

Sep 8, 2015

My Dear Lenders, I have come to believe that zidisha really works. I have received the loan that by your effort you funded for me. I have gone to buy the products that I said I will buy. On the other hand business has started booming and more customers are coming in to buy my products and I have started seeing increment in my profits. As I have said earlier on that where am doing my business is a new site new customers have started coming in and some are asking for products that I am not selling so I wish and hope that after finishing paying this loan I will be considered another loan to purchase those products and add them up to my provision shop. Ones again, I thank you all, God richly bless you for what you have done for me. Lenders, this loan has really add up to my provision shop. comment image

Gordon · Kumasi, Ghana

Sep 7, 2015

The loan I collected have been invested into my business and right now I have much stock to display to customers. Income has also greatly maximized. I am really grateful.

George · Kato, Ghana

Sep 7, 2015

Good bless all Zidisha lenders for their support and now since i got the loan , i have employed more workers that they are learning and others are working so that i pay them so i am really appreciate what zidisha lenders has done for me God bless you all and now i am income has been raise 50% and i am soo much happy that more people are enjoying your institution comment image

Kusi · Techiman, Ghana

Sep 7, 2015

The loan has been helping my project to raise more income which some of the money can be used to pay my loan repayments and and still get more income. Loan has helped me alot to generate more income

Linet · Umoja 1 Innercore, Kenya

Sep 7, 2015

Dear Lenders, I would liketo appreciate the loan amount of Kshs 8858/- I have bought yet another roll of white fabric which is widely used to decorate and drape in functions . Immediately after I had a job in one of our exhibitions in the city and I recovered the same amount I spent to purchase the fabric. My clients were so happy and I have gained their loyalty for future jobs to imrove their brand image. I am looking forward to continue adding m ore stock. and have as many fabrics and a variety of colours as possible. to satisfy the market in mky event business. I really appreciate the Zidisha group for your support. Regards

Ann · Mombasa Island, Kenya

Sep 7, 2015

Dear lenders and Zidisha team, I am glad that I have cleared my first loan. I managed to do quite a bit with the money. I used the loan money to buy the cistern pipes and used the profits to stock my hardware shop with more items.

Felix · Buruburu, Nairobi, Kenya

Sep 6, 2015

Two years ago I was a jobless, hopeless university graduate walking around the city of Nairobi with my academic papers in hand looking for a job. Any kind of low-paying job would have been welcome, for I was extremely desperate and feeling alone in the world. Then I heard of Zidisha. I posted to members my business idea and they showed faith in me and advanced me my first loan. My business has grown in leaps and bounds and so has my social and family life. In April 2015 I finally had the courage and the resources to promise my childhood sweetheart a future she can be proud of. And thanks to the support, we finally got married on 7th August. Bless you Zidisha family for walking by my side and lifting me up to glory. May all of you be blessed abundantly and help other aspiring entrepreneurs realize their dreams comment image

Stephanie · Eldoret, Kenya

Sep 6, 2015

I bought dozens of wool,knitting needles and crochet. I got an order to make 8 cream and white ponchos which am able to deliver thanks to Zidisha . comment image

Shadrack · Zimmerman, Kenya

Sep 6, 2015

Hi lenders,let me use this opportunity to thank you my kind lenders for using this platform to help me to be who i am today.My life have changed abruptly since i embraced your services to me with your first loan.Today am a proud owner of a 'ladies shoes kiosk' that i started with zidisha loan.Reflecting on my first loan,am proud to say that my daily sales have gone up from $10 to $ 30 which have help me in bringing more stock to the kiosk plus repaying my loan without any problem.Once again am proud of your good work. Thank you, Shadrack.

Philip · Berekum, Ghana

Sep 5, 2015

Thanks lenders for using this platform to help us. Since I got this loan my life has really changed. I use the loan to buy more stocks of clothes. Due to this demand is on high due to my location and I'm doing well than my competitors now. My daily sales is now about $70 from $30. My income is really on high and paying of my repayment schedule wasn't much of a problem.

Eko · Pekalongan, Indonesia

Sep 5, 2015

I already bought SIM cards directly from the distributor so that the benefits I get bigger , namely RP 1800 per card comment image

George · Nakuru, Kenya

Sep 5, 2015

Thanks zidisha lender for last time loan. I am very grateful because with the profit of loan of last time i was able to build a house for the family thanks zidisha so much for the good work. I hope even for next loan i will be able improve in one area or another.

Dini · Bogor, Indonesia

Sep 5, 2015

Dear lenders, ____ I have paid off the first loan. I am very happy. Zidisha change my life for the better prospect. My business runs started from my first loan. Now I can buy my son new clothes and new shoes on business results .____ I hope I can be a chance for a loan to 2. To grow the business even more. comment image

Dorothy · Nairobi, Kenya

Sep 5, 2015

My new memory disk is doing a great job and I now can access my documents without any problem and I get a lot of advice from other entrepreneurs online. Thanks to zidisha

Duncan · Rongai, Kenya

Sep 5, 2015

Thankyou zidisha team and especially Paul Graham whom I believe is my loan lender,for granting me the loan when I needed it most.I believe from this humble beginning I will reap greatly in the coming future.I have received my loan and will start stocking my shop with it before I qualify for bigger loans in future.I look forward to working with you and hope for greater success in future.This is the slogan that keep me motivated "SUCCESS IS NOT FOR A CHOOSEN FEW BUT FOR A FEW WHO CHOOSE TO SUCCEED" Thankyou once again.

Lydiah · Juja, Kenya

Sep 5, 2015

some of the Kitchen items that i bought for my cafe. comment image

andyfletcher · I want my "My loans" page back, Qatar

Sep 5, 2015

Hello Ridha, Any news of your repayments?

Muhammad Yusuf · Ciamis, Indonesia

Sep 5, 2015

Also I would like to thank Mr Alfred in Accra, Ghana, which has helped me, hopefully Group Band I will be more advanced and with friends I can pay for college.

Muhammad Yusuf · Ciamis, Indonesia

Sep 5, 2015

I thank you to Mr Joseph in special Nsawkaw, Ghana were the same as I am a guitarist. Indeed, I have always enjoys music. And until now I was studying also still enjoy music and manage a group band with my friends. With this particular loan from Zidisha than you will help the development of that Group Band I will be more advanced and got a job performing at various events.

Irfan · Bekasi, Indonesia

Sep 5, 2015

Please note mortgage

Irfan · Bekasi, Indonesia

Sep 5, 2015

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Irfan · Bekasi, Indonesia

Sep 5, 2015

Please note mortgage

Irfan · Bekasi, Indonesia

Sep 5, 2015

Please note mortgage

Evans · Kukuom, Ghana

Sep 4, 2015

Business is good now. Clients who visits my shop sits comfortable while waiting for their job. As a result, more people visits my shop which in effect increase my profit. Thanks to zidisha

William · Naivasha, Kenya

Sep 3, 2015

My project still doing fine,at least am now able to start the path towards achieving my dreams,I have been able to join the presbyterian University doing the course that I love most Counseling Psychology,this is out of the small profit I got from my farm produce that I have grown from the funds that I got from Zidisha .l so much appreciate you Zidisha for making me start to see light in my life as I have always desired.

Willy · Eldoret, Kenya

Sep 3, 2015

Wah! Thanks Zidisha awesome friends. I bought stock worth 5 000KES and the same day I made the highest sells that I realized a profit of 1500! Am now boosted my customers are getting the best quality.

Benjamin · Bungoma, Kenya

Sep 3, 2015

Thanks for the zidisha team for the loan I was given, it has help me a lot and has made me a different person in the community. The money given I purchased fertilizer and maize seeds and beans. The extra fertilizer I used to sell to small scale farmers around the community. This enabled me to repay my loan easily and also paid school fees for my children. The harvest was so good especialy beans which gave me good harvest. With this harvest I was able to use at home and the surplus I sold them for cash. Lately I have harvested maize which have increased for 50%.

Francis · Siloba, Bungoma, Kenya

Sep 3, 2015

I take this opportunity to thank the zidisha money lenders for the loan that i was given, it has really changed my life and the family at large. The money I received I purchased shaving chairs and shaving machines. This has made my work more efficiency thus it made me shave more customers than before. The earnings increased with more than 30% . This has made me to employ two more workers and pay school fees to my children.

Yvonne · Accra, Ghana

Sep 3, 2015

In fact the money help me a lot i made a lot of gains in this first loan that was raise to me Because it helps me purchase a little more product to add up to the one, that i was having , So it boost my profits a little higher than before. Thank you Zidisha and God Bless You.

Sylvester · Tassia Embakasi, Kenya

Sep 3, 2015

Thanks zidisha The new printer has boosted my business in a big way e.g profit has increased by 35%. Cost of printing papers,maintenance and ink has gone down by 50%. Due to the increased profit I have also been able to employ 2 youth who were jobless and thus making a difference in the community.

Stella · Timau, Meru, Kenya

Sep 2, 2015

Hi, Zidisha family! I am good and well as I work in my business successfully by your generous support. This time, I was able to have more customers who buy my materials and I make dresses for them. My financial status gradually is establishing and I am happy for that. God bless you so much. comment image

Dulo · Muhoroni, Kenya

Sep 2, 2015

front view of our new toilet for the kindergarten.inside it are six partitions - three for ladies and three for gents.both floor and inside walls are fixed with tiles.for all of us it is a great achievement towards our progress.thank you my lenders. comment image

Ebenezer · Kumasi, Ghana

Sep 2, 2015

Hello everyone, I'm in a very good mood, the reason being that we've just ended the 2014/2015 academic year. Though the next academic year is yet to begin, I've been able to pay part of the fees today. I told my senior brother about the loan and he gave me some amount to add to the loan I was given. This means that I will get my books on time.Mine is a distance education course and so I can start reading at the comfort of my home as soon as I receive them. Now I believe by God's grace the next semester would go well . Much thanks to the lenders for their support.

Hellen · Rongai, Kenya

Sep 2, 2015

The loan I received was used to boost my cereals in my store. This made a big difference with my business because I stocked enough and I got a good profit. At first my closing balance for the day after deducting expenses would be Ksh. 600-750 but when I stocked my store well I earned from Ksh. 1100- 1200 on a good day. I thus diversified by buying more vegetables and fruits in bulks which earn well from it. my first born daughter joined Form one and I am glad she has coped well with the new environment. I plan to take them out in December holiday for a treat with the entire family. Thank you so much for supporting my business. Hellen

Justus · Nakuru, Kenya

Sep 2, 2015

Am very grateful to you zidisha leaders for leading me the third loan and enabled my business to grown to a good level. Have attached a photograph of the items tyres i purchased with the money i received from the zidisha leader. also i say thank you for being at the gap of helping and being there to transform lives of people through raising business especially my business at Kenya- Nakuru county. my earnings have paid the school fees for my child and have also added the stock today .this photograph is the stock i have purshased yours Justus Kyalo Ngemu comment image

Maureen · Siaya, Kenya

Sep 2, 2015

To begin with, let me appreciate all my lenders that made this come a reality, i owe you a lot thanks for your support. With the first loan i bought a blow dyer(kshs.1800/)= and added some money to purchase a hair dyer for my salon(kshs4,500/=). With these additional machines, i was able to serve more clients unlike initially where i depended on only the one machine . Serving many clients has led to increased income per day. It has almost trippled. However my Barbary shop seems to be trod-ding because men don't like coming in where there are many women. The profits i accumulated has enabled me to open a retail shop that i ran co-currently. In addition i was able to pay my bills i.e water, house, electricity, security bills without much strain. To my family, my children are now going to school without me worrying so much on their school fees. I have also transferred them to a better school unlike the one they were in before. Im also able to support my widowed mother at home.

Surya Setiyaputra · Sydney, Australia

Sep 2, 2015

Selamat Bu Harianti. Proposalnya mantap. Semoga semakin maju dan sering-sering berbagi cerita di sini.

Flipmore · Vancouver, Canada

Sep 2, 2015

Dear Jacinta, I admire what you have achieved for your children. How is your eldest child doing? Drug addiction is a problem everywhere. ... no parent is free from this worry. There is always hope. How are your younger two doing in school? Sincerely Carolyn in Vancouver

Rose · Berekum, Ghana

Sep 2, 2015

My Dear lenders of zidisha , please i Thank you all for your wonderful support you been giving to me for sometime now , the loan have really brought much changes in to my business , and I am very grateful for your support , Thank you all .

Vivie · Palu, Indonesia

Sep 2, 2015

Good afternoon to all funders, I would like to inform the state of my sister ... please help me beg for his help because yesterday said doctors should wash the blood in his body so that the water can be removed comment image

John · Nakuru, Kenya

Sep 1, 2015

Hi Zidisha Team and all the lenders, I am happy to let you know that my poultry project which I started courtesy to your loan/lending has been very successful! I am also happy to let you know that I am just about to finish repaying my loan...I have only two installments to go! I will be updating you in the next few days .....thank you for your kindness and believing in me!!!

Bismark · Sunyani, Ghana

Sep 1, 2015

Thank you lenders for helping my business to grow evey single day, God bless you.

Amos · Sampa, Ghana

Sep 1, 2015

I say big thanks to Zidisha and more particularly my lenders.It such a wonderful time with zidisha by the grace of God and the philanthropy of Zidisha I have been able to purchase a desktop machine and this has lessen the inconveniences at my cafe.

Abdoulaye · Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Sep 1, 2015

Zidisha allowed me to evolve my business to breed poultry that is to say the laying hen and chickens __ Chair god thank you later I cattle on my farm today __ god bless lenders

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