If you do, I would recommend Emin Muradov. He drives a self-owned taxi in Beylagan, Azerbaijan. He supports his wife and 2 kids with this income. Emin had requested for a loan of $1,200 to buy spare parts for the taxi. He intends to pay back in 12 months and 30 Kiva members has contributed [...]
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While I was looking for projects to lend to, I realized that there where no loan requests from India. I dug a little and Kiva doesn’t even have a ‘Field Partner’ there. The second most populous country, with a significant percentage of population below the poverty line, missing was bit of a surprise to me. [...]
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On May 19, 2008 I contributed towards the loan request from Ilgar Quliyev along with 36 other Kiva lenders. Ilgar has a shop and he has borrowed money to increase the inventory. He supports his wife and their 2 children. The loan amount is $1,200 and duration is 18 months. This also marks a change [...]
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Before you wonder how many loans I plan to make, a quick note; I have added a fixed amount to my Kiva account. I will make loans till I run out of the Kiva balance. As the loan is re-payed, I will re-loan. Juana Perdomo Puello of San Cristobal, Dominican Republic wanted a loan of [...]
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The second loan I made on Kiva.org was to Batuli’s Majengo north Group in Tanga, Tanzania. This is my first group loan. To learn more about group loans click here. The group has 3 members: Batuli, Zaina and Mwanahija. They sell shoes, clothes and bags at their respective businesses. The loan will enable the group [...]
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Recently, I wrote about Kiva.org. I am now a proud lender to 5 micro-enterprises. I want to share my loan making experiences with all. So, here is some information about my first loan. The loan was made to Habil Aliyev who lives in Baku, Azerbaijan. He buys old cars, which fixes then sells. He has [...]
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I heard about micro-lending when Dr. Muhammad Yunus received the Nobel Peace prize in 2006. I should have heard of it earlier, being an Indian & student of finance/economics. The idea immediately appealed to me, a loan small enough that doesn’t effect your life but can change the life of another, simply beautiful. The basic [...]
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Hey folks, Over the last few months I have blogged about my training and fund-raising efforts for the AIDS LifeCycle. It has been a great experience and I met a lot of wonderful people + made a bunch of new friends. So, I am a bit disappointed to tell you that I won’t be riding [...]
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