KIVA: For The Love Of Kiva!

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter"

To check out their website, go to www.Kiva.org

Kiva.org is a cool charity with a brilliant idea.

With Kiva you get the chance to lend some money to pre-screened hard-working entreprenuers in the developing world who hope to create proper incomes by starting their own businesses.

All they need is a small loan from YOU.

So make sure there's exactly $25 in your Paypal account right now, and read on.

You set up your loan on Kiva.org. anything from $25 to $000's. Kiva then gets the money to the person you have lent to. Then, 12 - 15 months later, Kiva will collect the money back in small installments from the now successful business of the person you have lent to, and Kiva will pay you back!

And congratulations! You've just changed someone's life forever. Maybe rescued someone from oblivion. Maybe helped a parent provide for their children.

You can then lend the money out again to someone else.

Kiva is not just about you giving to charity. It's so much more. It's about lending to someone, then lending the same money again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again...

Make a REAL ONGOING DIFFERENCE. Get Kiva!

Filipe Marrengula!


Location: Boane, Maputo, Mozambique
Activity: Barber Shop
Loan Amount: $1150.00
Loan Use: Buying salon products
Loan Repayment Term Range: 12-15 months
Status: Raising funds
Partner Rep: Bernardo Luis Tembe
Partner: Hluvuku-Adsema

"Life is a challenge but also full of opportunities." - Filipe

This is Filipe as I know him:

Filipe is a 26 year old husband with 2 children. He started work when he was 8 years old, and he learned like an entrepreneur!

He saved enough money from his income to buy a mini-store and start his own business. He now owns a barber shop, and wants to expand. He managed to save even more money along the way and has managed to buy some land which he plans to build a house on for his family.

He is currently living in a room loaned to him, but he plans to expand his business and build a house so he and his family can live in dignity.

Help applaud his fantastic efforts and skills by contributing to his fund now!

Go to www.kiva.org and make your own loan to someone else now!

Filipe has now 100% repaid his loan, and his business is now more successful.

I have now loaned the money back out to another entrepreneur, and they too have repaid their loan... and I have loaned the money out AGAIN.

Cool or what!