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Personally I love Kiva, "Kiva is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that allows people to lend money via the Internet to low-income / underserved entrepreneurs
by citricsquid 13y ago
Personally I love Kiva, "Kiva is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that allows people to lend money via the Internet to low-income / underserved entrepreneurs and students in 70 countries." http://kiva.org http://kiva.org
- RussianCow 13y agoThis is really cool, thanks for introducing it!
- dustcoin 13y agoIt is worth noting that while Kiva is a non-profit, the loans go through potentially for-profit middlemen who may charge very high interest rates. Additionally, money is actually sent to borrowers before their story is even posted to Kiva. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiva_(organization)#Pre-disbursement_of_funds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiva_(organization)#Pre-disburs...