Kiva Visualization: 5 years of fluid funding; social interaction, trust
Nothing much by way of explanation, but just a fantastic visualization of Kiva lending and repayment over the last five years (taken from this blog). This was recommended to me by the same friend who took me to the Tenement Museum (the subject of the previous post) the other day, so he is proving himself […]
Kiva: Microlending for Americans as well
Great news and an indication that we acknowledge that poverty is poverty the world around. According to the Kiva website: “Today Kiva got a little closer to its mission of connecting people around the world for the sake of alleviating poverty. Starting today, lenders can make loans to microentrepreneurs in the US. When Kiva first […]