Comments on: Oprah and Kiva.org http://observationmountain.com/oprah-and-kivaorg/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:09:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Barbara http://observationmountain.com/oprah-and-kivaorg/comment-page-1/#comment-512 Barbara Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:57:24 +0000 http://observationmountain.com/oprah-and-kivaorg/#comment-512 Hi John, Thanks for stopping by. Yes, Kiva does good work, and is a great source for anyone who wants to help others. <em>Barbara's last blog post..<a href='http://observationmountain.com/how-to-patent-an-invention/' rel="nofollow">How To Patent An Invention</a></em> Hi John,

Thanks for stopping by. Yes, Kiva does good work, and is a great source for anyone who wants to help others.

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]]> By: John Hunter http://observationmountain.com/oprah-and-kivaorg/comment-page-1/#comment-510 John Hunter Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:21:22 +0000 http://observationmountain.com/oprah-and-kivaorg/#comment-510 I agree - Kiva is wonderful. It really seems to provide great benefit. And they do a great job of using psychology to encourage donations and loans - which is a good thing. <em>John Hunter's last blog post..<a href='http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2008/04/27/capitalism-in-china/' rel="nofollow">Capitalism in China</a></em> I agree – Kiva is wonderful. It really seems to provide great benefit. And they do a great job of using psychology to encourage donations and loans – which is a good thing.

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]]> By: Asako http://observationmountain.com/oprah-and-kivaorg/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Asako Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:42:42 +0000 http://observationmountain.com/oprah-and-kivaorg/#comment-65 Microfinance is a big trend in the development effort these days. In my neighborhood, there's another company called Unitus, which is very successful, although they are offline. For the bottom of the pyramid living with less than $1 per day (which is about 1 billion population), $25 loan is a huge start-up capital. I agree Kiva.org is particularly interesting, because you can directly interact with the entrepreneur instead of going through faceless non-profit organizations. Microfinance is a big trend in the development effort these days. In my neighborhood, there’s another company called Unitus, which is very successful, although they are offline. For the bottom of the pyramid living with less than $1 per day (which is about 1 billion population), $25 loan is a huge start-up capital. I agree Kiva.org is particularly interesting, because you can directly interact with the entrepreneur instead of going through faceless non-profit organizations.

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