Kiva on CNN

Posted on April 4th, 2008 by Dig ad veritas

Your $25 can start a business, change a life - CNN.com
(CNN) — Lovisa Asinde is a Ugandan widow who supports herself and her five children selling food. She started the small business eight years ago, and planned to open a larger restaurant in the center of her town.
But when one of her children fell [...]

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Kiva

Posted on February 1st, 2007 by Dig ad veritas

To your right there is a link that says “Make a loan, Change a life.” It is for a non-profit called Kiva, Swahili for agreement or unity. It is a very simple idea that can help change the world.
You make a loan (I would personally call it a donation because while they have 100% repayment [...]

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