I am a big fan of giving back, and supporting women entrepreneurs. I love Kiva for this purpose, because I can give small loans to entrepreneurs around the world. You can view the other loans I’ve given through Kiva as well.
I just loaned money to Joyce, from Sefwi Wiawso. It’s a farming community in [...]

Edith del Socorro Bermúdez has worked selling children’s clothing for the past four years. She sells the clothing from her own place on the outskirts of the Masaya market in Nicaragua. She is a married woman and has a young daughter whom she supports.
I’ve been doing microloans through Kiva for over a year now. [...]

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I’m a huge fan of Kiva, the micro-lending site. I have been lending money to women entrepreneurs for a year now (you can check out my Kiva profile if you’re interested). I see I missed my one-year anniversary by just a week! Happy Anniversary [...]

Ernesa Beganović is from the Zenica, Bosnia area. She is 24 years old, and is not technically a Kiva Mama, since the profile doesn’t mention that she has children. She’s married and does stitching and knitting to help contribute to their family income. Check out her artwork! She needed a loan to invest in knitting [...]

My November Kiva loan is to an entrepreneur named Victoriya Tichonova in Ukraine.
She and her husband have two market vending kiosks in the city of Zaporoshye, located in south central Ukraine, where they sell a variety of dishes, glassware, table linens and other kitchen supplies. Victoriya and Alexander have two daughters ages 15 and 10.
If [...]

Mejalbeth Faustina Lazo Cosme makes custom furniture in Huancayo, Peru. She is the mother of three small children, and needed a small loan to buy new tools and refurbish her workshop.
Happy to support her creative and entrepreneurial efforts!
Visit Kiva.org to make your own loan, or check out my Kiva Profile if you’d like to see [...]

I really love the concept of micro-lending. It allows me to help a fellow entrepreneur support her business and her family at a level that matches my ability to give. My first loan was to Teresa Quispe in Bolivia in August. It was so easy, thanks to Kiva.org, that I intend to make it a [...]

I wanted to let you all know about a cool non-profit that is doing great things: Kiva.org
Kiva.org is a non-profit that allows you to make a small 0% loan to low income entrepreneurs in the developing world (microfinance). Individuals like you can help provide affordable working capital for the poor — money to buy a [...]