October 15, 2008
Posted by Ryan Graves
Blog Action Day – Kiva.org
For my Blog Action Day post I decided to make a loan on Kiva.org. I’ve talked about Kiva.org a bit before. Kiva.org is an organization that facilitates micro-financing in (predominantly) 3rd world countries. Think of Kiva.org as a place that allows you to be a VC with only $100 bucks!
Kiva.org has a selection of entrepreneurs that you can choose to finance. I decided to finance Komlavi Kini who has been an auto mechanic for 3 years in Lomé, the capital of Togo. Komlavi is 39 years old, married, and the father of 3 children. With this first loan with FECECAV, he wishes to outfit his garage and buy work tools to better meet customer demand. Komlavi hopes this opportunity will enable him to improve his living conditions. I will be able to follow up with my investment in Komlavi through Kiva.org. If you’d like to help Komlavi too just click here to go directly to his site! I definitely encourage you to take action to give back today whether you’re a blogger or not!
