Kiva: A Fistful of Dollars
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10 Jan 2009That’s all it takes to make a big difference in someone’s life. Kiva is one of the coolest ideas ever. The idea is to pool $25, $50, whatever, from millions of folks like us on the web, and grant micro loans to small entrepreneurs in developing countries.
Watch the video and see if you aren’t itching to go make a loan by the time it’s done.
A Fistful Of Dollars: The Story of a Kiva.org Loan from Kieran Ball on Vimeo.
Remember: YOU GET YOUR MONEY BACK. So you can loan it to somebody else if you want. Oh–and you get to choose who gets the loan. So. Cool.
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