Kiva

Kiva is an international organization that connects people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty. This person-to-person micro-lending website, allows any individual to directly lend money to entrepreneurs in third world countries.

Each entrepreneurs is given a certain time period to return their money through the community organization that sponsors them. This money is then reprocessed in the system to be given to another individual who needs help. Kiva also allows you to create groups, in order to encourage friends and family to send money as well. The minimum amount of money one can donate is $25.

Recently, I had the opportunity to work with a group of young children who wanted to sponsor individuals on this site. These children who are inbetween the ages of 12 and under, saved up their own money and choose to be part of this process. Im so proud of them and hopefully we can expand this project with other people who are interesed.

Hasan, 41, lives in Bekaa, Lebanon with his wife and their four children. He has been breeding livestock for six years. Hasan is requesting a loan of $1000 USD from Al Majmoua in order to purchase feed for the livestock and to repay his debts.

Feild Organization Asasah, a partner of Save the Children

Gulzar Baji is a 37-year-old married lady and has resided in a city named Multan, Pakistan for the past 24 years. Her husband's name is Allah Wasaya and he has had a dairy business for the past 10 years. He sells milk in the milk shops and in the community as well. Gulzar Baji helps him by milking the buffalo. Presently he has one buffalo at home. Gulzar Baji has three kids: one son and two daughters. All of her kids are getting an education from a school which located near their house.

For more information go to Kiva.org