http://www.metafilter.com/tags/kiva Posts tagged with 'kiva' at MetaFilter. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:43:58 -0800 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:43:58 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/86703/Questioning%2DKiva Kiva transparency commentary: <a href="http://blogs.cgdev.org/open_book/2009/10/kiva-is-not-quite-what-it-seems.php">"I suspect that most Kiva users do not realize this."</a> The controversy is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/business/global/09kiva.html">summarized by the NY Times</a>. See also: <a href="http://www.kiva.org/team/metafilter">MetaFilter Kiva team</a>, and a <a href="http://www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m/">microfinance gateway</a>. <small>Links harvested from the estimable <a href="http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/">CSRL</a> newsletter.</small> tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.86703 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:43:58 -0800 economics kiva microcredit microfinance philanthropy kmennie http://www.metafilter.com/49453/Loans%2Dthat%2Dchange%2Dlives <a href="http://kiva.org">Kiva</a> allows users to <a href="http://www.kiva.org/businesses.php?sub=inNeed">sponser</a> small business enterprises in developing countries through flexible loans. <a href="http://www.kiva.org/businesses.php?sub=active">By getting repaid</a> and reinvesting, it's a really cool way to give a sustainable gift that keeps on giving. tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.49453 Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:28:00 -0800 developingcountries finance kiva smallbusinessloans rollbiz