This morning I’ve spent some time on Kiva.com relending money to entrepreneurs across the globe. The last thing one is told to do is to introduce Kiva to my friends and by doing so help Kiva reach more entrepreneurs. Since I’ve got a blog with some traffic I thought I might as well paste the mail in here instead.
Here we go:
Hi! I just made a loan to someone in Philippines using a revolutionary new website called Kiva.
You can go to Kiva’s website and lend to someone across the globe who needs a loan for their business – like raising goats, selling vegetables at market or making bricks. Each loan has a picture of the entrepreneur, a description of their [click to continue…]
I have just finished sending my christmas gifts. This year I’ve skipped the Porsches and the Learjets. Instead I registered an account on Kiva.org. Apart from a loan to Ms Chhum Sreng I’ve bought loads of gift certificates. These ones became the perfect christmas gift.
Kiva, that I found on Jardenberg.se is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you receive email journal updates and track repayments. Then, when you get your loan money back, you can relend to someone else in need.
So, if you still have some money left in your pockets. Don’t waste them on worthless things. Spread the love!
