Supporting Entrepreneurs around the World, $25 at a time.

I was literally staring at my computer trying to figure out what to write about today when I got an email pop up showing I had a new message, the subject line was “$66.50”

This email was a friendly reminder from Kiva, reminding me that I have repayments from the loans I have made and now have excess money to lend to entrepreneurs featured on their site. A few years ago my boss gave me a Kiva account with money in it and I have continued to use and grow this account in the last 3 years later.

The premise of Kiva is very simple;

• Chose a borrower
• Make a loan
• Get repaid
• Repeat

 

Kiva is a non profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the internet and worldwide network of micro finance institutions, Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world.

What I personally love about Kiva is that it empowers individuals who wouldn’t normally have access to loans  and gives them a chance to build a future for themselves.

Another feature of Kiva that I just discovered is the ability to build teams in support of Kiva. I am now part of Team Canada, here a few other of the top teams:

 

As always I have simplified Kiva down into my own words, it really is worth checking out their site for more details at Kiva.org, you won’t regret it!

Have a great day everyone!

Karen

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