Kiva.org -- Microfinance to poor people in poor nations from America!

[Carol246]

I just learned about Kiva. It is very beautiful, what they do, and about as grass roots as an organization can get as direct help to those less fortunate. They are located in San Francisco. They have photos of the farmers who are so proud about the melons they grew. People can also send the link to corporations to inspire them.

This is taken from a person's site:

In December of 2009 I read about Kiva (www.Kiva.org). Kiva is a microfinance facilitator that works with microfinance organizations around the world to connect lenders to poor borrowers and the borrowers get the loans with no finance charges. I decided that I could start with fifty dollars and help people borrow money so they could make a better life for themselves and their families!

Since December of 2009, by adding $ 25.00 dollars at a time I now have a bankroll of $ 1000.00 dollars in my Kiva account. As borrowers pay back their loans, I re-loan the money back out. The $ 1000.00 dollars has actually been lent out for a total of $ 3,275.00 dollars to 104 borrowers.