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Newlyweds Matt and Jessica Flannery mesh different life desires into a workable solution – for themselves AND for the greater good.

• She wanted to learn micro-finance in Africa.
• He wanted to devolop internet start-ups in Silicon Valley.
• Together, and with friend Premal Shah, they created an easily accessible, no-fee, no-interest, micro-lending program.

Kiva, which means “unity” in Swahili, more importantly means changing lives in impoverished countries for the better. New York Times journalist and Kiva lender, Nicholas D. Kristof, calls it D.I.Y. Foreign Aid. His video shows how, for just a few dollars, he became business partners with a Baker in Kabul. It takes little effort to have a huge impact in the world when one teams with a larger community of lenders.

Bottom line: Invest in humanity through Kiva.
You’ll connect directly with the people you empower.

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