A Way to Make the World Better

Today I found a wonderful website. Kiva.org coordinates microfinance loans, enabling anyone to make loans as small as $25 to very small entrepreneurs in painfully poor areas of the world. If you've got $25 and a Paypal account, you can help a man or woman in Africa, Samoa, Asia, etc, build or expand his/her small business, a business that often supports entire families that currently live on only a few (or maybe even 1) dollars a day. It's ingenious, heartwarming, and incredibly easy! I'm now the proud financier for two different women, struggling to grow their businesses in Ghana and Ajherbazhan (sp?).

It's a wonderful feeling to know that in only minutes, I've made a positive difference in the lives of these women, that I've helped and encouraged them to make their lives better. Kiva makes it so easy ~ they've done all the work to find these people, to find local financial groups that will disburse the loan funds and collect the repayments, to keep you informed on how they're doing, and to manage the repayment of the loan. All you really have to do is find someone to loan your $$ to(just surf through their postings), and Kiva does the rest. It's incredible, truly.

I've put a button on this blog ~ click on it and it will take you directly to Kiva.org. See for yourself how much good you can do with as little as 5 minutes and $25. Please ~ take the time. It's soooo worth it!