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Small Good News: Maria Shriver Says, Show Me The Money

Karen Stabiner | Posted 07.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Maria Shriver, Aig, California, Money, Micro-Loans, Ponzi Scheme, Bernie Madoff, Kiva, Small Good News, Living News
Karen Stabiner

If we have learned anything this year, it is the first rule of Ponziconomics: If an investment sounds too good to be true, it undoubtedly is. ...

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Kiva.org: Change The World With $25 And A Click

Janet Kinosian | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Third World Poverty, Kiva.org, Poverty, Kiva, Micro-Loans, Online Donations, Global Banking, Entrepreneurs, Donations, Global Poverty, Online Banking, Premal Shah, World Finance, Living News
Janet Kinosian

For as little as $25, anyone in the world can log on to kiva.org and loan an entrepreneur somewhere in the world the money to improve their business.

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From Machete To Microfinance: A Double Amputee's Recovery

Nicholas Sabin | Posted 10.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Yenku Sesay, Microloans, Micro Lending, Microfinance, Kiva, The Giving Life, Micro Loans, Living News
Nicholas Sabin

Yenku Sesay looks down where his hands used to be. He answers my question with a sickening quickness: "1998. May 6. 10am." That was when the rebel ar...

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Micro Lending Is Sweet

Jaime Acosta | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Make a Difference, Micro Lending, Kiva, Micro Loans, Living News
Jaime Acosta

This is what so distinctive about Kiva: it allows lenders to find entrepreneurs who they can connect with.

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