What the heck... let's just get the ball rolling.
While Todd was looking around the Kiva website, he stumbled across a loan request that had caught my eye yesterday.... he decided to make it his first Kiva loan... so I figured, why not just make it the first W&C Kiva Challenge as well... join us!
Here is Cesar's story:
Cesar is married and has two young children of 2 and 4 years old. He lost his job five years ago and due to the lack of employment in the country, it was very hard to find work. In need to support his family, he decided to start his own business of selling fruit and vegetables at the market. Soon after he started selling fruit cocktails and they were quite successful with his clients, now he sells seasonal fruits, fortunately he has done well with the sale of his products.
Now, Carlos needs a loan of $1200.00 that he will use to buy wholesale seasonal fruit, which will allow him to have a good selection and to obtain better profits. He promises to repay over a period of 6 to 12 months. Cesar wants his business to grow in order to provide a better quality of life for his family. You can help to his dream come true. Support him!
UPDATE: As of Saturday a.m., Cesar's loan request has been funded.... 25 people chipping from all across the country... from Hoboken, NJ to Fair Oaks, CA... and even Scotland.
Thanks for posting about Kiva. I've never heard of it before now. It seems like a great concept.
Posted by: Steve | Sunday, June 10, 2007 at 10:36 AM
When my husband and I chose to lend $25 to Zemfira Allahverdiyeva in Azerbaijan, it was not only an effort to reach out to a person struggling for self-sustenance. It was also our small effort to fight anti-Americanism around the world. tei
Posted by: tei | Friday, September 07, 2007 at 05:02 PM