How Kiva Works: Follow the Money
Jan.24, 2009 in
Charities
In December 2007 I said “give Kiva a try.”
In July 2008 I described a defaulted Kiva loan that was partially funded by a fellow Minneapolis resident.
In December 2008 I described the successful completion of a Kiva loan I partially funded.
Now I’d like you to watch this video put together by Kieran Ball in London who traveled around the world to explain exactly how a Kiva loan gets to the borrower and how it’s paid back:
A Fistful Of Dollars: The Story of a Kiva.org Loan from Kieran Ball on Vimeo.
Let’s try this together. The first person who goes to Kiva.org, finds someone they consider a worthy recipient of a donation, and posts a link to that person’s profile in the comments will receive a $25 Kiva gift certificate from me that they can put toward that person’s loan request.
Go for it.
January 24th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Dang–I went to donate and they claimed that all of their loans were filled! Bad luck for me, but great luck for the lucky recipients!
January 24th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Here. I’ll contribute to this on top of your gift certificate.
January 24th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Looks like lately they fill up fast, including the one I linked. I’ll participate on most any of them.
January 24th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
All lined up:
http://www.kiva.org/lender/s4xton
Thanks
January 25th, 2009 at 4:58 am
Signed up and contributed to an Entrepreneur looks like it filled up right after that though. This is a very interesting program, and the first I’ve heard of it. I’ll be sure to pass that video around and encourage more to join in as well.
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