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How can i access the loan

S. P. Ackon — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:04:42 -0400

I am a young man of 28 years old and i am a tailor. I started with a small tailoring shop in my village but have now settled in Accra-Ghana. I want to expand my business and would therefore need a loan to rent a shop in Accra as well as buy all relevant materials needed for the job. Currentling i operate in my small single room together with my wife and baby boy.Please help me out on how i can access this fund so that i can expand my business. My future depends on this job.

I have just seen the special

anonymous — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:33:49 -0500

I have just seen the special that appeared on TV. Excellent concept. Would like to participate. How?

Kiva investment

Rob Katz — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:35:27 -0500

Regular people - anyone with a PayPal account actually - can invest through Kiva.org. Please check their web site, which has detailed directions for users to sign up and lend money. Last I checked (yesterday morning) the site was down, probably due to the huge demand put on their servers after they were featured on PBS. Check back now - they appear to be up and running.

I saw Afirica on t.v

Louise D Bolton — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:31:39 -0500

Can regular people invest money in it? Louise

Kiva.org

_Alex Bloom — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:08:34 -0400

Managing Organization: Kiva

Activity URL:

http://kiva.org/index.php

Activity Description: Kiva, the first non-profit organization to enable socially-minded individuals to make personal loans to microenterprises in developing countries, launched its Web site today. For the first time, Kiva.org opens the Internet to people looking for a personal, high-engagement means of taking steps to eradicate poverty in developing countries by lending money directly to small