Kiva (www.kiva.org) is one of those actionable ideas that I fell in love with when I first heard about it early this year. It’s simple, yet it can be life-changing.

If you’re not familiar with Kiva, it’s a non-profit organisation that allows anyone to lend money to low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world. Lenders can choose specific individuals/entrepreneurs based on Kiva’s listings.

And yes, you don’t need gobs of money to help a fellow entrepreneur in a struggling country. You can lend as little as $25, to make a difference in someone’s life and help people out of poverty.

Kiva works with various Field Partners, who look for deserving individuals trying to find a way to make money in their chosen businesses around the world. And, it can about any industry, doing any type of work to make a living – farming, baking, or sewing. Once the individuals start paying off their loans, lenders can get their money back too.

I’m highlighting Kiva today, as part of Blog Action Day ’08. And, as part of this event, I would like to donate a $25 Kiva Gift Certificate to a JMMO reader who wishes to be part of the solution to poverty as well.

To be eligible to receive the gift certificate, just leave a comment in this post with the answer to this question: “What does poverty mean to you?”

Also See:

• b5media Team @ Kiva – Join the team and make your contributions count.
• My Lender Page – This is where you’ll find me on Kiva.

Image source: Kiva.org

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Kiva: Lend Money, Fight Poverty