Microlending with Kiva.org
None of us can go everywhere we’d like to visit. But in some cases, our dollars (or euros, or pounds, or whatever) can go there instead.
I rarely plug causes on this site, but I’m a big fan of Kiva.org, a microlender that supports entrepreneurs in developing countries with small loans advanced by people all over the world. Here’s a video (with great music!) that shows how Kiva’s loans work:
A Fistful Of Dollars: The Story of a Kiva.org Loan from Kieran Ball on Vimeo.
If you’re not in a position to lend to Kiva right now, you can still support the cause. At the Small Things Challenge site, sponsored by Intel, just click a button and Intel will give 5 cents to a combined fund for Kiva and Save the Children. Easy peasy.
