http://people.tribe.net/rayndrahps/blog Tribe.net. Local Connections http://people.tribe.net/rayndrahps/blog/0df9ebbd-17c4-4489-8dda-f8b34a1cf4dc <div>Hi! I just made a loan to someone in the developing world using a revolutionary new website called Kiva. You can go to Kiva's website and lend to someone in the developing world who needs a loan for their business - like raising goats, selling vegetables at market or making bricks. Each loan has a picture of the entrepreneur, a description of their business and how they plan to use the loan so you know exactly how your money is being spent - and you get updates letting you know how the business is going. The best part is, when the entrepreneur pays back their loan you get your money back - and Kiva's loans are managed by microfinance institutions on the ground who have a lot of experience doing this, so you can trust that your money is being handled responsibly. I just made a loan to an entrepreneur named Sandra Isabel Maldonado Funez in Honduras. They still need another $50 to complete their loan request of $800.00 (you can loan as little as $25.00!). Help me get this business off the ground by clicking on the link below to make a loan to Sandra Isabel Maldonado Funez too: http://kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&amp;action=about&amp;id=4205&amp;referralId= It's finally easy to actually do something about poverty - using Kiva I know exactly who my money is loaned to and what they're using it for. And most of all, I know that I'm helping them build a sustainable business that will provide income to feed, clothe, house and educate their family long after my loan is paid back. Join me in changing the world - one loan at a time. Thanks!</div> Sun, 04 Feb 2007 08:35:41 GMT http://people.tribe.net/rayndrahps/blog/0df9ebbd-17c4-4489-8dda-f8b34a1cf4dc rayndrahps 2007-02-04T08:35:41Z