I just helped to micro-finance a loan to a group in Rwanda to help produce food - Pay It Forward
Ancille is 51 years old and is a widow. She has six children between the ages of 4 and 16 years. Ancille is the president of a group called “Umucyo.” She is the first person on the left side of the photo. Ancille sells bananas, and has been working for two years.
Ancille and her group have requested a loan from Kiva lenders in order to purchase more bananas. With the profits from this loan, Ancille and her team would like to satisfy the basic needs of their families, and start saving for their children.
http://kiva.org/invitedby/ralph6433
Wow....I love reading about things like this. Such a small effort/money on our part can really make a difference.
Ralph, This is a great way to pay it forward and an inspiration ,
Ralph, I have heard about these loans. I just had a friend go to the dominican republic on a trip specifically about loans like this. Pretty amazing how much a little bit of money to us can go a long way to someone else. Have you done a lot of research about Kiva? Obviously you've found it to be a trustworthy company to distribute these loans.. -Kasey
Ralph - These loans can be life changing for people like Ancille. I admire your commitment to this cause!
☂ Ralph , god bless you! And thanks for spreading the word about Kiva. It is simply an amazing organization.
Pamela
I joined Kiva when Ralph posted about it awhile back. I get updates all the time about the woman I picked and when the loan is repaid you can pick someone else and send the money to them. It is a wonderful organization and it helps people become self sufficient. It's all about human dignity.
I also donate to Kiva. I only wish that they had more requests for loans coming from the US. Hmmmmmmm, perhaps that is a good group to start. A pay it forward group in a kiva US way.