8.29.2008

PSA Week: Microfinance

I learned about microfinance a couple of years ago when I worked with a woman who had lived in South Africa. Here's the idea: there are entrepreneurs all over the developing world who need just a tiny bit of help to get their businesses off the ground. You're not donating (though you can), you're investing very small sums of money (often $25) in efforts that help people become self-sufficient.

I lend through Kiva, but there are others out there.
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  1. Stratoz12:13 PM

    I second KIVA as a place to do good in this world. we supported a carpenter in Kabul who has been paing off his loan.

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  2. Iris5:24 PM

    Thanks, Mrs. M.!

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