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Daniel earns barely enough to support his family, and there isn’t enough left over to invest in new machines.\n\n### The solution: Connecting entrepreneurs to investment capital\n\nA friend invites Daniel to use Zidisha, and he signs up and posts his story and photos on the platform. His initial project of $50 is funded by a combination of Zidisha entrepreneurs and philanthropic backers who visit the website. He uses the $50 to buy a printer and add printing services to his cybercafe. Within a couple of months, the printer has paid for itself. Daniel “pays it forward” by funding $50 worth of projects for other fundraising entrepreneurs on the platform.\n\nIn a subsequent project, Daniel raises $300 and uses it to acquire two more second-hand computers. This doubles the capacity of his cybercafe and Daniel’s earnings. Daniel pays the $300 forward to other Zidisha entrepreneurs while continuing to benefit from the increased cash flow. The increased earnings allow Daniel to enroll his daughter in high school.\n\nEventually, Daniel raises $1000 to open a second cybercafe in a nearby neighborhood. He hires two employees to help him manage the second cybercafe.\n\n### How it works\n\nEntrepreneurs in developing countries create project pages where they share their story, photos, and descriptions of their investment opportunity. Projects are funded by backers from all over the world.\n\nInstead of repaying the projects as loans, entrepreneurs “pay it forward” by in turn funding other entrepreneurs on the platform.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=71010&key=user_uploads/36608/bd8803ee-5359-4009-8d63-e66a4c4fe466)\n\nEntrepreneurs post project updates and interact directly with their backers through the project discussion tab.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=71010&key=user_uploads/36608/e1786735-029d-492b-b38c-6cafcec477d9)\n\nBackers can view which projects were funded by their entrepreneurs and watch their impact grow over time as the funds continue to be recycled.\n\n### How you can help\n\n* Connect us with impact investors who are interested in creating new opportunities in developing countries. 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