Once a month, support a loan on Kiva.
You can read about my January lender story in this post, which also has a brief description of what Kiva is all about (in a nutshell, $25 USD donations to micro loans). Needless to say, it's a great and worthwhile cause and I've loved being involved even after just two months.
Well, February has come and gone so it was high time I decided on a new lender to support. I'm really excited about this initiative - partly because of the purpose of the loan and partly because this is one of a series of new loans that are repaid through a new 'carbon credits' system, which is linked with helping encourage people to reduce their carbon footprint. It's like a win-win system on top of an already win-win system!
Christine (Kenya)
A portion of Christine's $1500 group loan helps a member provide communities with free access to chlorine to treat their drinking water. This health initiative will help to prevent water-borne diseases, which often cause residents to be unable to work or attend school. The use of chlorine will also remove the need to first boil the water, thereby reducing the village's carbon footprint.
At the time of this blog entry, Christine's group loan has been 21% supported and has $1175 USD funds to raise to completion.
If you would like to read the full details of Christine's story and perhaps even add your support, you can read her Kiva loan request here.
I really cannot say enough wonderful things about Kiva. Sound interesting? Please join me!
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