> So they certainly can't get solar themselves. I'm of two minds about this: OT1H, I participate in Kiva and would for sure accept a microloan for any solar, b

> So they certainly can't get solar themselves. I'm of two minds about this: OT1H, I participate in Kiva and would for sure accept a microloan for any solar, but OTOH it may be that folks who use Kiva (both the supply and demand sides) may think of it as just business or farming loans, and thus may not be on-board with infrastructure upgrades. So a hypothetical infra.kiva.com that targets any kind of infrastructure management goals (solar, batteries, sand batteries, water purification, ...) could draw the two interested parties together All of this is, of course, setting aside the colossal failure of the local government or markets to provide such things, but if I hold my breath on that to be fixed, I'll pass out