... my Twitter feed is … well, atwitter. Meanwhile, I never knew when I signed up to represent Kiva for 10 weeks in Indonesia that I was also signing myself up for a much longer-term commitment as a ... to thank their lenders personally. But there’s no guarantee that this will be the case. A Kiva lender and borrower are not connected in the following way: - Wayan Puspa usually has already ...

... Kiva Lenders: 585,070 Number of countries represented by Kiva Lenders: 185 Number of entrepreneurs that have received a loan through ... % Average loan size (This is the average amount loaned to an individual Kiva Entrepreneur. Some loans – group loans – are ... of the world became a reality. Now we have big dreams about making Kiva the world’s hub for alleviating poverty. This is ...

... people for interest rates anywhere from 10% (!) to 40% (!!!), and in the past even 60% ( ). According to the Kiva site (if you look carefully at the statistics page for each loan shark, there is ... won’t make any positive statement, but there is definitely a danger here that anyone who participates to Kiva is encouraging violence as well. This is my clarion call to all Anarchists and all ...

... will be hosting an event with one of the KFP Coordinators and several former Kiva Fellows at MIT campus in Cambridge this Tuesday, December 1st ... the Boston area, this is your chance to ask questions about Kiva or the Kiva Fellows Program to Kiva staff in a face-to-face, informal ... on the red line. If you have any questions about the event, please email julie@kiva.org. We hope you'll join us!

... to buy a sewing machine, livestock, etc.), hopefully empowering them to earn their way out of poverty. However, Kiva may not work exactly like it suggests on their website. You’ll notice that they post ... who could pay 0% interest too, but right now that’s not possible. I still plan on lending at both Kiva, but will no longer get the “warm fuzzy connection” feeling from ...

I received a wonderful present last Spring - a gift certificate with Kiva. What better present for someone who teaches Agricultural Finance & Credit. In class, we ... now available for making a loan to another. My best wishes to Carmen; my thanks to the entrepreneurs that started Kiva and the organizations that keep it running so well; and my challenge to readers - make a Kiva loan to someone ...