What do you mean you don't know what Kiva is? Okay, I admit. I didn't either. Not until Blake, tech-o extraordinaire from work and bringer of all things philanthropic, brought the Web site's existence to my attention.
Kiva = loans that change lives
Instead of simply donating money to a cause, you invest a certain dollar amount (can be $5 or $500) in an entrepreneur somewhere in the world as a loan. The entrepreneur makes good on the loan, paying it back so you can then reinvest in a different entrepreneur to help him/her until they can pay it back, and so on.
Get it?
For further clarification, here's their shpiel: Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty.
Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.
I'm off to empower the people; happy lending, tell a friend!!
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You've been busy! Good work!
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