Thread: Kiva lending
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Old 01-03-2009, 04:13:38 PM     #11 (permalink)
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Indeed. I generally lend to people in countries where I have been myself and seen the abject poverty first hand. $50 in The Philippines or Indonesia goes a VERY long way and it's relatively little to share with people showing the entrepreneurial spirit, despite desperate conditions.
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