Know About Kiva?

KIVA.

Not a common word, right?

It is a Swahili word meaning "unity".

It's also the name of a very cool non-profit that one of my best friends pointed me to.

From the Kiva website:

More than 1.7 billion people around the world are unbanked and can’t access the financial services they need. Kiva is an international nonprofit, founded in 2005 in San Francisco, with a mission to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive.

We do this by crowdfunding loans and unlocking capital for the underserved, improving the quality and cost of financial services, and addressing the underlying barriers to financial access around the world. Through Kiva's work, students can pay for tuition, women can start businesses, farmers are able to invest in equipment and families can afford needed emergency care.

By lending as little as $25 on Kiva, you can be part of the solution and make a real difference in someone’s life.

100% of every dollar you lend on Kiva goes to funding loans.

For the last couple months, we've been participating with a few $25 loans.

We've already seen some $$$ paid back.

And we know that our $25 loans -- together with $25 loans from many others -- are impacting lives for the better.

Just another example of how fun it is to be a small part of something much bigger than ourselves!

I encourage you to learn a little more about Kiva if you have a heart for this type of thing.

Grace & Peace & Love to you all -

Matt