microloans

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• Kiva

  
  Durff's Blog — Authority: 114
  Whenever I accumulate enough to make a reloan on KIVA, I involve the learners in my classroom. They choose to whom we should loan and IM my the name. I have been doing this since Christmas 2007. Microloans through KIVA go around traditional banks. With the motive of alleviating poverty, KIVA has seen explosive growth. ...
  1 week ago

• KIVA Micro-Loans

  
  nikkypals.com — Authority: 170
  Get the latest Penn EVERYDAY: crackle.com I’m not telling you to give money to these guys, but it sure is fun to loan money to wonderful people who need it. Fun fun fun. WhenPenn Jillette has an opinion it’s a safe bet he won’t hold back. Upload your own reaction and get the rants rolling! Tune in each week for ...
  1 week ago

• Kiva and Empowerment

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 478
  Gavin Sword KF9 I read with great interest the very thoughtful blog by David Roodman : as well as the more sensational New York Times article about Kiva’s loan disbursement disclosure issues.  I agree that Kiva could have done a better job of explaining the nuanced realities of fund disbursement on its ...
  1 week ago

• Kiva.org Facilitates $100 Million in Microloans

  
  Kikabink News - Internet Marketing News — Authority: 138
  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...)
  2 weeks ago

• My Motorcycle Diary from Guayaquil

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 478
  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 ...
  3 weeks ago

• My Kiva Fellowship kicks off in 5 hours…

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 478
  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 ...
  3 weeks ago

• Grameen Foundation – Microloans WORK

  
  Joe Duck — Authority: 110
  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 ...
  4 weeks ago

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

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 478
  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 ...
  5 weeks ago

• Government Loves Small Business, but Do the Banks?

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 436
  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 ...
  5 weeks ago

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