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Kiva lets you connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world. By choosing a business on Kiva.org, you can "sponsor a business" and help the world's working poor make great strides towards economic independence. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates from the business you've sponsored. As loans are repaid, you get your loan money back.

Created by Brennan Woods on 04/16/2007
Tags: social_entrepreneurship   social_enterprise   globalization   microlending   microfinance  

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Btn-join-group 		Kiva Lenders
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Kiva lets you connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world. By choosing a business on Kiva.org, you can "sponsor a business" and help the world's working poor make great strides towards economic independence. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates from the business you've sponsored. As loans are repaid, you get your loan money back.

Created by Brennan Woods on 04/16/2007
Tags: social_entrepreneurship   social_enterprise   globalization   microlending   microfinance  

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Kim Vanny is a very busy woman. In addition to her fruit sales business, she spends much time taking care of her four daughters, two sons, and grandmother. Kim Vanny earns about $3.75 from her fruit sales each day. Her husband is a motor bike taxi driver, and earns about $2.50 a day. Her oldest son also works, and earns about $2.25 per day. She is applying for a $1,000 loan. She is planning to use $300 to help her husband purchase a new motor bike so that he can increase his taxi business. She plans to use the other $700 to help pay for the new home they would like to build. She is very excited about being able to provide her family with a better home, and she anticipates increased income from the new motor bike. She's paid back 33.6% of the loan thus far. The loan is to be repaid by March 2008.
- brennanwoods    540 days ago