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Introduction to the January 2011 Knowledge Letter

Posted to Gurteen Knowledge-Log by David Gurteen on 24 December 2010

 



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Introduction to the January 2011 Knowledge Letter
WeblogGurteen Knowledge Log
Knowledge LetterAppears in the Gurteen Knowledge Letter issue: 127
Posted DateFriday 24 December 2010 15:06 GMT
Posted ByDavid Gurteen
Linkshttp://www.kiva.org/lender/davidgurteen 
CategoriesSocial Good

I wanted to give some money to charity over Christmas so I decided to make a few more Kiva loans. You can see my loan portfolio here. I have now made ten loans of which three have been fully paid back.

What I like about Kiva is that I get to decide who my money goes to. And if I am lucky I get to see an update on how the money is spent. It's a great idea and makes giving so much more personal and rewarding. The loans and repaid to me without interest and I can then use the money to make further loans. The repayment rate is an amazing 98.94% and 81% of the loans are to women entrepreneurs. Here are the full stats.

I am not telling you this to show how good I am - each loan is only $US25 after all. What I am hoping is that you might take a look and make some loans yourself and help support this way of giving.

Kiva - loans that change lives



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