Help fight Global Poverty!!!

Spartan · 05-26-07, 07:30 AM

I want to let you all know about a cool non-profit that is doing great things: Kiva.org

Kiva.org allows individuals to make $25 loans or more to low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world (microfinance). By doing so, individuals like you provide affordable working capital for the poor (money to buy a sewing machine, livestock, etc.), empowering them to earn their way out of poverty.

It's a new, direct and sustainable way to fight global poverty, and the way I see it, I get a higher return on $25 helping someone build a future than the interest my checking account pays.

Anyways, if you have a minute, please check out the site: http://www.kiva.org/app.php.

If you need more "reputable" validation than my recommendation :hmm:, know that they have received great press in publications ranging from The Wall Street Journal to NPR to BusinessWeek.

Thanks for reading!

05-26-07, 07:30 AM	#1
Spartan Sailor man Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 50 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Help fight Global Poverty!!! I want to let you all know about a cool non-profit that is doing great things: Kiva.org Kiva.org allows individuals to make $25 loans or more to low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world (microfinance). By doing so, individuals like you provide affordable working capital for the poor (money to buy a sewing machine, livestock, etc.), empowering them to earn their way out of poverty. It's a new, direct and sustainable way to fight global poverty, and the way I see it, I get a higher return on $25 helping someone build a future than the interest my checking account pays. Anyways, if you have a minute, please check out the site: http://www.kiva.org/app.php. If you need more "reputable" validation than my recommendation :hmm:, know that they have received great press in publications ranging from The Wall Street Journal to NPR to BusinessWeek. Thanks for reading!