Global Voices readers are surely dedicated to staying informed about the rest of the world. But the Internet can also enable us to make positive change. “La Gringa” describes [1] how Kiva lets internet users invest in microcrediting loans around the world. Just two days after writing [2] about Honduran loan applicants in waiting, their loans were met [1] and two other bloggers were inspired to pitch in and spread the word. “La Gringa” writes, “all of the requested Kiva loans that I wrote about on October 25 have been funded. Did Matthew [3], a Canadian teacher in Honduras, Ruthy [4], a Honduran-American in Missouri, and I have anything to do with this or is it a coincidence? I'd like to think we have made a difference!” Kiva [5] has also received attention at WorldChanging [6], The New Yorker [7], and on Ethan Zuckerman's blog [8]. A Frontline/World story [9] by Clark Boyd [10] about Kiva will begin airing on PBS stations in the US tonight.
Honduras, Uganda: Kiva Microfinancing
· Written by David Sasaki
Categories: Latin America, Honduras, Development, Economics & Business, Technology