microloans

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• Kiva.org Facilitates $100 Million in Microloans

  
  Kikabink News - Internet Marketing News — Authority: 480
  Four-year old microloan site, Kiva.org, can be proud. It has now facilitated over $100 million in microloans between lenders and (largely third world) entrepreneurs from around the world.With around... (Click on the title for the full story...)
  5 days ago

• My Motorcycle Diary from Guayaquil

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 480
  By Kimia Raafat, KF9 Ecuador Last week, I blogged about D-MIRO’s influence in the peri-urban zones of Guayaquil.  There is no way to describe the dedicated D-MIRO staff members and the lengths they go to reach those marginalized from the traditional financial system. So I opted to film a sample day! Here is ...
  1 week ago

• My Kiva Fellowship kicks off in 5 hours…

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 480
  By Dennis A. Espinoza, KF9 Cameroon Saludos Kiva Community – My name is Dennis Espinoza and in a few hours I will be leaving for Africa to serve with GHAPE , a longstanding Kiva partner based in Cameroon. Before I kickoff the 25 hour trip from Chicago, USA to Bamenda, Cameroon, a personal note about the reason ...
  2 weeks ago

• Grameen Foundation – Microloans WORK

  
  Joe Duck — Authority: 109
  The Grameen Bank was the simple but brilliant innovation in poverty fighting by Muhammad Yunus, who won the Nobel Peace Prize along with the Bank he founded.   The Grameen Bank provides very small loans to women in developing countries who then start businesses and almost alway pay back the microloans with ...
  2 weeks ago

• How to “Seguir Adelante” in Nuevo Laredo, Kiva-style

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 480
  By Julie Pachico, KF9 Mexico I said in my first post that I wanted to keep my eyes and ears open, especially in terms of how “la crisis” has been affecting the lives of Kiva borrowers in Nuevo Laredo. Most of the clients I’ve interviewed for journals have definitely commented (quite emphatically at ...
  3 weeks ago

• Government Loves Small Business, but Do the Banks?

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 139
  It’s encouraging to read about steps finally being taken by the Obama administration to encourage lending to the nation’s small businesses, as David Cho reports in the Washington Post .  The idea, which Obama has submitted to Congress, is to encourage smaller banks to lend to small businesses by offering these ...
  3 weeks ago

• How to “Seguir Adelante” in Nuevo Laredo, Kiva-style

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 480
  By Julie Pachico, KF9 Mexico I said in my first post that I wanted to keep my eyes and ears open, especially in terms of how “la crisis” has been affecting the lives of Kiva borrowers in Nuevo Laredo. Most of the clients I’ve interviewed for journals have definitely commented (quite emphatically at ...
  3 weeks ago

• Kiva: Micro-Loans Can Make a Big Difference

  
  One City: A Buddhist Blog for Everyone — Authority: 476
  by Evelyn CashI really dont watch much TV anymore.  When I want to catch up on the shows Im interested in, I turn to Hulu.  A few weeks ago, began noticing ads on Hulu for a website called "Kiva" that...
  4 weeks ago

• In search of Kiva’s highest microloan

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 480
  By Adam, KF9, Bolivia. Kiva’s website provides a wealth of statistics for curious lenders, but one unfortunate and disappointingly uncontroversial omission is the altitude at which the loan was disbursed. With the average borrower living at 4,150 m (13,615 ft) above sea level, I’d be willing to bet that Pro Mujer ...
  4 weeks ago

• The Cable Broke

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 480
  By Zal, KF9 Ecuador Let me start off by saying that I think everything will be fine.  Everyone is safe – no injuries but a few terrified souls.  I wish I had brought my camera with me, but we were told to leave instantly.  It all started when Rocio – the Kiva Coordinator at Fundacion ESPOIR in Quito ...
  4 weeks ago

• How Microcredit Can Break the Cycle of Poverty

  
  Ending Extreme Poverty in the Congo — Authority: 425
  Most Congolese do not want an handout.  Most of them will offer to sell you an artifact.  However, heres the problem.  Most artifacts are not produced in enough quantity to break the cycle of poverty.  So, the artist needs to sell it a higher price.  Eventually, he prices himself or herself out of the market. ...
  4 weeks ago

• Nobel Prize Winner Speaks Clear, Simple Truth

  
  THE SAME ROWDY CROWD — Authority: 126
  Sometimes it takes a Nobel Prize winner to say something clear and strong and compelling about our world. No, not our Nobel Prize winner — Bangladesh’s. Muhammad Yunus is this week’s person answering 10 questions from Time Magazine readers. He is the genius behind local microloans that help people in ...
  4 weeks ago

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