Technical Problems...

I'm really sorry about the short pause in my posts because I had a problem with Google and it turned into a mess and all that. What happened is that I could not assess my account and wrote to Google and then they figured out that it was some sort of glitch... I hope that you have not become all that disappointed and that you still will be checking the blog sometimes to learn about Kiva or Microfinance or How I do It. See you soon in my next Kiva blog post!
(and if you want to check out my other blogs which contain information about how I personally Kiva and Microfinance without my Bias then click the links below...)
www.howtokiva.blogspot.com (the blog that contains information about how I Kiva)
www.howtomicrofinance.blogspot.com (the blog that explains the way Kiva and other microfinance institutions go about and how they survive)

Grameen Bank...

These days microfinance is every where... There are loads of companies (like Grameen Bank) and non-profit organizations (like Kiva) that do microfinance and make it happen... As you know I have been involved in Microfinance (which is just the fancy word for what Kiva does. If you do not know what it is go to www.howtomicrofinance.blogspot.com) and today I am going to meet the founder of a very popular and important milestone in Microfinance: Grameen Bank. Grameen Bank technically does the same thing as Finca (same as Kiva gets explained in my microfinance blog as well.), Kiva or even UNICEF (if you do not know UNICEF then you really are a hopeless case and I have no idea what you are still doing on my website...) in some cases. Grameen Bank focuses in America and is very popular there, its vision and process of sending the microloan to a poor place happens very efficiently and quickly (just like Kiva!). This customer service is good to the borrower and to the lender... Who would say no to efficiency?(good point? right?) To see more about their vision, what Grameen Bank is and how to help click the link below which will direct you to the Grameen Bank website...
http://www.grameenamerica.com/
I will have MUCH more to report after I come back and will tell you all about Microfinance and more specifically about Grameen Bank.

Why Kiva?

Many people want to help poorer people, but people are fed up with big charities like UNICEF and others. Most people have lost trust in the big charities because they do not know if the money they donate  arrives where it is supposed to go. That is where Kiva steps in and makes sure you see the progress that their entrepreneurs are making. Then when the entrepreneurs business is improving, they pay back the loan and you can relend the "Kiva Credit" or withdraw it using a credit card or pay pal. You can be 98.693 %  sure that your loan will be repayed. This is good in two ways because you can see that the money is actually arriving there and that your money will be repayed so you can expect to help up to 50 people with $ 25 in 5 years.

Welcome to my new blog!

Lately I have started Kivaing  and I thought that this blog will help people who are not so sure what Kiva is or what it does and why it is such a great opportunity. I also found that this blog could become a social hub for Kivaers who write who they have helped recently and if they needed help to figure something out. I also made this blog to help Kivaers to choose the right people to lend to so that they can make sure that the money gets to the right place and also comes back! I also have a personal blog explaining what I have done lately in Kiva and who I have helped. Of course if you have questions just write them down and I will answer them as well as I can. To check out my other blogs click the links below:

• www.lukaskivaupdates.blogspot.com (This is the blog that talks about my recent Kiva movments)
• www.howtomicrofinance.blogspot.com (This blog explains how the whole microfinance works and other possibilities to help)

I hope this blog is going to help you to Kiva well and to make the right choices and be fun to read and comment on...