Kiva Lenders Have Character
11 November 2009 at 00:08 Prem Thomas 1 comment
By Prem Thomas, KF9, Philippines
Yesterday I took a trip to a CCT Kiva branch located in Caloocan, about 2 hours north of the head office in Manila. CCT offices often have inspirational posters and signs, but I thought this one was very relevant to Kiva.
Kiva lenders have good character: “They lend money to those in need without interest.”
Here are links to updates on some of the borrowers in Caloocan that have benefited from Kiva loans:
Teresa Barola: video game arcade owner
Genie Tabarangao: sari-sari (general) store owner
Gloria Espayos: news and spice stand operator
Prem Thomas is serving as a Kiva Fellow working with the new field partner Center for Community Transformation Credit Cooperative (CCT) in Manila, Philippines.
To view currently fundraising loans from CCT click here.
You can also join our new lending team here.
Entry filed under: KF9 (Kiva Fellows 9th Class), Philippines. Tags: CCT, Center for Community Transformation, Center for Community Transformation (CCT), Character, Coloocan, Interest, Interest Free, Kiva Fellows, Kiva Lenders, kiva.org, Lending, loan, Manila, No Interest, Prem Thomas.
1. bkbriankelly | 11 November 2009 at 05:32
a great sign and even better words to live by
likin the pics too