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	<title><![CDATA[Kiva.org does microfinance in the US]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-newmark/kivaorg-does-microfinance_b_218390.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Hey, <a href="http://kiva.org">Kiva.org</a> is the big microfinance group in the US, helping out a lot of people throughout the world.<br><br>They're the folks I connected to <a href="http://chfinternational.org">CHF International</a> for to help small businesses in the West Bank, which is in addition to <a href="http://lendforpeace.org">LendForPeace.org</a><br><br>Check out <a href="http://www.kiva.org/about/inside/">A Letter from Kiva About Pilot Partnerships in the U.S.</a><br><br></p>

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	Kiva's mission is to "connect people, through lending, for the sake of
	alleviating poverty." We of course recognize that poverty is relative,
	and the poverty experienced by...</blockquote>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2009-06-20T10:49:00-04:00</date_published>
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