kiva – loans that change lives
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Kiva is a non-profit organisation based in San Francisco that takes donations and lends them to people at the bottom of the wealth pyramid via Field Partner intermediaries. Field Partners “are united by a common commitment to serve the needs of people at the bottom of the pyramid either through financial services or by using credit to help expand access to pro-poor products and services.”
How Kiva Works from Kiva on Vimeo.
Other international NGOs involved in microfinance and poverty alleviation include:
- Kiva
- Acumen
- Grameen Bank
- Heifer International
- Microcredit Summit Campaign
- World Vision International
Kiva Microfunds
875 Howard Street
Suite #340
San Francisco, CA
94103 USA
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Article by James Rhodes
Supporter, activist and workhorse of The Web of Hope since 2006 and now heavily involved in Sustainapedia. James has variously: set up wesbsites; co-ordinated activities and carbon footprinting model for the Hay Festival; developed environmental roadshows for primary school children; and general day to day operations.
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