Make a Loan, Change a Life: http://www.kiva.org
Kiva is the world’s first person-to-person microlending website, enabling you to make a small loan to an entrepreneur, working their way out of poverty.
This is the video of Kiva entrepreneurs shown at Craig Barrett’s keynote speech at the 2009 International CES, January 9 2009. The footage was shot by Kiva Fellow Nick Sabin in Sierra Leone. For more information about Intel’s partnership with Kiva via the Small Things Challenge, visit www.smallthingschallenge.com
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May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
Throw some money …
Throw some money out the window. Send money to the Jews stuck in Russia. Loan some money to Haitians so they can have more children. How about I work real hard, save my money and then beg for some more on Kiva.
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
Charity have seldom …
Charity have seldom worked long-term – where is the motivation to work hard and innovate?
This is a brilliant idea and I wish it well.
Well done Kiva!
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
Clearly you miss …
Clearly you miss the motivation behind this. Kiva makes nothing on these loans, the MFIs that work with the entrepreneurs charge a fraction of the loan sharks they’re used to. The comparatively low interest rates go to fund these grassroots organizations that brought loans of such small amounts to them in the first place. When was the last time some dude in the Andes mountains that wanted to buy a cow of his own to milk could borrow $50 from a LOCAL bank?
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
This is absolutely …
This is absolutely disgusting. Kiva are essentially getting poor people into debt to Westerners.
$250 dollars may be nothing to you or me but to an African it can be 6 months wages. This is NOT empowering these people but is instead making them debt ridden
Give charity- NOT loans
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
Hello …
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They are certainly a pleasure to watch as I do enjoy them.
I am sure there is many others who also feel the same about your videos.
Mark McCulloch
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
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May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
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totally copied my video
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
No, this is giving …
No, this is giving them a fishing pole.
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
because condoms are …
because condoms are so cheap and easy to access there? or because they can get pills?
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
Maybe he shouldn’t …
Maybe he shouldn’t have had 9 children…. just saying…
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
I agree, people …
I agree, people should decide how they spend,save, and give their money, the government should not do it for us. People like to give some of their cash away for charitable reasons anyways and lending it is always better than just giving it away when it comes to economic effect. That’s all. If they default, it will just become a donation anyways. No one’s planning on getting their loan back, it’s just like donating to charity, but a bit more effective. Give a man a fish vs. teach how to fish.
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
If you keep saving …
If you keep saving and investing in a disciplined manner, in a few years you will have much more capital to be comfortable and help others much more too. Have you heard of the Dave Ramsey show? He advocates paying off debt, living frugally, and donating what you can to productive causes
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
They are very good …
They are very good borrowers actually because they are humble and disciplined, the rate is 95%+ payment every quarter for microlending. Plus this is a capitalistic kind of philanthropy, that lets them build their own businesses and jobs rather than just giving away charity money and letting warlords steal it like the UN was doing. Anyways you are lending for charitable reasons, not as a serious investment to make money, even though it is slightly profitable for you too!
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
bless your efforts, …
bless your efforts, blessing theirs.
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
I found this very …
I found this very interesting because it provides a way to share a little bit of my abundance in a way that I can see a direct result. And although I am below the poverty level, income wise, I DO have the ability to share a little from time to time, but dont have the ability to commit to a monthly deal. Lastly, there have been several times in my life that a small gift or helping hand made a huge difference to myself and/or my family, I like the idea of being able to be on the other end of that.
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
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May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
whoa, how much …
whoa, how much money do you think it would be? like realy, it would be and extremely small amount.
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
totally copied my …
totally copied my video
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
HEY!!!! Thats way …
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May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
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May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
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May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
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May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
What’s ironic is we …
What’s ironic is we bank with Bank America, Whacovia and Citi Bank for years and we can’t even walk in there to get a $500,$1000 or $5000 business loan. That’s crazy. We do over a million dollars in banking(not to mention the bank fees) during a life time and the banks act like we are unworthy.
May 6th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
inspiring
inspiring