Comments on: Donating Money On Kiva Doesn’t Make Me Feel That Good

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:58:12 +0000

Also dude – why does someone need to be sickly-looking or have sold all their belongings (and are option-less) to need a loan? It’s the same concept as anyone wanting a loan here in the U.S. – they don’t want to spend their own money (or need more of it).

If you want to feel good by helping someone malnourished and utterly helpless – go for sending aid or charity. Microfinance isn’t for you.

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By: jmort

jmort — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:25:07 +0000

Wow. Not very worldly now are we? Of course far away small countries are far away and foreign. Read up on what micro lending can do for very underprivileged places and stop ragging on a process you obviously know very little about.

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By: freekylester

freekylester — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:50:07 +0000

You should watch the way you talk with your mom on here!

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By: andyfox1979

andyfox1979 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:57:40 +0000

Except that I could afford to loan $25 without my moms help… The gag is on the whole thing— loaning money to third worlders.. I know 10 people here in the 1st world who could use the money much more. But I think it’s worthwhile. Whatever makes you good and strong is good for you. Do I need to pop off nuts donating money to people in hell-holes like el salvador? No.

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By: M_Bestle

M_Bestle — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:04:51 +0000

Dude,

I just read the description on the link to your Kiva loan. Tahira is not the guy’s name…it’s his mom’s name. We have no clue what his name is.

Looks like you guys have something in common. You had to get the $25 from your mom so you could loan it to his mom to buy his computer.

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