Kiva.org: Loans that changes lives

Posted by on April 4th, 2008 at 12:58am

E Finance Blog wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
   This is Rugiatu Bangura from Sierra Leone.  Her husband is a teacher and his salary isn’t enough to support their four children, so she runs a wholesale palm oil business to supplement their income.  The loan she needs to purchase her oil could come from YOU thanks to the innovative services of Kiva.org  Kiva is a microfinance (See Muhammad Yunus) website that  creates a platform for individuals who want to help alleviate poverty to provide small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countr

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