I’ve been a small time supporter of Kiva for a while, and recently I’ve been focusing on those entrepreneurs who grow coffee for us or those in the coffee business.
But just supported a new borrower who’s growing coffee in Honduras, one of my favorite coffee origins. See the jpeg for more information. Take a look for yourself.
Hi, Dear Reader!
If you haven’t already heard about Kiva, then read about it here.
I want to recruit you to my lending team, Taiwan Gives, on Kiva, a non-profit website that allows you to lend as little as $25 to a specific low-income entrepreneur in the developing world. You choose who to lend to – whether a baker in Afghanistan, a goat herder in Uganda, a farmer in Peru, a restaurateur in Cambodia, or a tailor in Iraq – and as they repay the loan, you get your money back.
If you join my lending team, we can work together to alleviate poverty. Once you’re a part of the team, you can choose to have a future loan on Kiva “count” towards our team’s impact. The loan is still yours, and repayments still come to you – but you can also choose to have the loan show up in our team’s collective portfolio, so our team’s overall impact will grow!
Check out the Taiwan Gives lending team, and learn more about lending teams on Kiva in general, by clicking here: http://www.kiva.org/community/viewTeam?team_id=330&_isc=9e30de34-e503-102b-9b86-b71337deb4ea.
Thanks,
kenneth dickson
Revised since first posted!
From today (dates revised) until June 15th, I’m running a very special promotion, in support of Kiva.org! This is your chance to participate in a unique charity event and win a $25 gift certificate for Kiva.org!
You win the chance to help someone, increase traffic to your blog and SEO, share your stories, and (one day but not immediately!) get $25 in your Paypal account! Not too shabby, eh?
Kiva says it best: “We let you loan to the working poor Kiva lets you connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world. By choosing a business on Kiva.org, you can “sponsor a business” and help the world’s working poor make great strides towards economic independence. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates from the business you’ve sponsored. As loans are repaid, you get your loan money back.”
How to participate:
There are three simple things that you have to do:
What to write about in your comment:
Write a detailed comment sharing your story of money management success or failure affected your life, what it meant to you, and how you handled it! My own business is facing challenges right now, so I’m looking for inspiration! The most inspiring story wins!
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What do you win?
Well, one lucky person will receive one $25 gift certificate from Kiva.org that they must lend to someone as part of a syndicated loan for micro-entrepreneurs in the developing world who don’t have access to good sources of capital.
After the money is repaid from the completed loan repayments, that $25 can either be withdrawn to your paypal account or used to generate another loan for another business person! In addition, the winner’s blog and commented story will be featured in the winning announcement!
For those non-winners, it’s not all lost! You’ve raised awareness of Kiva.org with your notice on your blog, you’ve probably got readers for your blog, too; AND I will fave everyone who faves me. Moreover, comments in my blog are all DOFOLLOW, so you will generate interest, and backlinks to your blogs!
Rules for my competition!
This competition is not supported or in any way associated with Kiva.org. This is a personal sponsorship by InvestorBlogger! I’m still hoping that you’ll support it!