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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Off Topic => Topic started by: jamirae on August 01, 2011, 15:25

Title: Kiva!
Post by: jamirae on August 01, 2011, 15:25: Kiva is having a reach out promotion.. if you're not part of Kiva and the MicrostockGroup Kiva Teamp - get over and sign up now and you'll get $25 free to lend out!

http://kiva.org (http://kiva.org/invitedby/jamirae)

and be sure to join the MSG Team!
http://www.kiva.org/team/microstockgroup (http://www.kiva.org/team/microstockgroup)
Title: Re: Kiva!
Post by: Suljo on August 01, 2011, 15:53: Oh no Kiva again
Grrrrrrrrrr
Title: Re: Kiva!
Post by: madelaide on August 01, 2011, 16:03: Yeah, Kiva rulez! ;D

I've participated in I don't know how many loans - oiver 200 for sure - and I am very happy.

For those in USA who want to help your own, there are loans for USA'ers now too.
Title: Re: Kiva!
Post by: madelaide on August 01, 2011, 22:09: Two more loans today, totally 221 in these 2 years or so.
Title: Re: Kiva!
Post by: Anyka on August 01, 2011, 23:51: I've been participating a few months now, paying through PayPal of course. I'd love to suggest Kiva to my friends and family, but I cannot find anywhere on the site how payments can be done if you do not have PayPal. Many people don't even like paying on the internet with visa/mastercard ...
Title: Re: Kiva!
Post by: madelaide on August 02, 2011, 03:58: As far as I know, they only use PP. I find PP a safer solution than buying with a credit card, but I understand people may have issues with either method.

Anyway, a solution would be people giving you the money and you buy Kiva gift cards for their use. The problem is if/when they want to cash out.
Title: Re: Kiva!
Post by: Anyka on August 02, 2011, 08:08: Quote from: madelaide on August 02, 2011, 03:58
As far as I know, they only use PP. I find PP a safer solution than buying with a credit card, but I understand people may have issues with either method.

Anyway, a solution would be people giving you the money and you buy Kiva gift cards for their use. The problem is if/when they want to cash out.

Yes, I agree, I prefer PP too, but I can hardly ask my friends to start up a PP account just for Kiva. But your idea of buying gift cards for them is great. I 'm convinced quite a few friends/family would be interested!
Title: Re: Kiva!
Post by: jamirae on August 02, 2011, 10:34: I gave my dad a Kiva gift card for Christmas last year. he made a loan using that really easily.
Title: Re: Kiva!
Post by: Suljo on July 22, 2012, 20:46: Lets revive old thread.
This is newest philanthropy KIWA thread about what I find in few mins.
I stay with my opinion about Kiwa and other wanna bee Benign lenders of our money (dont count me on this noble money borrowing without any interest for me while KIWA and other noble associations robs desperate borrowers with 20% or more interest).
I find this documentary and I dont like it even theoretically lets say "idea" for this is OK.

101 East - Microfinance - Banking on debt (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwoAv2xPGrM#ws)
Title: Re: Kiva!
Post by: madelaide on July 23, 2012, 05:46: I can not watch the video here at work, but I just wanted to point that they never claimed loans to be interest-free. Interests are listed in the loan sheet. The idea is however that borrowers pay less interest than they would if they got a loan from a bank, because these are risky loans (*if* they can get a loan from a bank), or from a loan shark.
Title: Re: Kiva!
Post by: Anyka on July 24, 2012, 08:23: Kiva does not do anything in India, I asked a few months ago. Not saying they don't charge interest of course.