We got a $92 check for having the Amazon widget in our sidebar and used it to fund four Kiva microloans. We helped fund loans to a fish seller and a jewelry artist in Nicaragua, and two farmers in Tajikistan.

Also check out this great video that tracks the lifetime of a Kiva loan and Banker to the Poor.

Every time we get a check for having the amazon sidebar on our blog, we round it up to $100 and donate it to a worthy cause. Where should we donate next?

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This is a great video that a Kiva volunteer made to document the path that a $25 microfinance loan made in London took to reach a rice farmer in Cambodia. The $25 loan is paid back in 12 monthly installments of $2.08, and one of the repayments is captured in the video. It’s awesome to see the connection between the people in London who made the loan, the Kiva employees in SF who brokers the loan, the microfinance institution in Cambodia who processes the loan, and the farmer who receives it. Yay Kiva! Our next Amazon check should go towards a microloan!

A Fistful Of Dollars: The Story of a Kiva.org Loan from Kieran Ball on Vimeo.

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