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Kiva-Twitter Fundraiser!! Help Mouen Sory Support her 3 Children!

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UPDATE: Congrats! We raised the full remaining $550 in a staggering 7 hours!! Thanks for all the help!

Let’s raise $550 in two days!! Support Mouen Sory and her 3 Children in Cambodia.

Moeun Sory in Cambodia

Mouen Sory in Cambodia



What do you do with repaid Kiva loan $$s? You launch a Kiva-Twitter Fundraiser!

After realizing that both Mike (@michealberner) and myself (@allenburt) had a total of $125 in Kiva credits from repaid Kiva loans, we decided to team up and support one very needy entrepreneur. Now, we are launching a IMPROMPTU fundraiser on Twitter to help Moeun raise the remaining portion of her loan!

Loan to Mouen Sory on Kiva.org

GOAL: Raise $550 in two days using twitter, email, facebook, and other social media.

HOW TO HELP: Visit Mouen’s loan page on Kiva.org and loan as little as $25!

SPREAD THE WORD: Jump on twitter and ReTweet!

DEADLINE: Friday, August 21st Midnight!! You only have two days!

INFO: Moeun’s Bio on Twitter
Moeun Sory is a 26-year-old fish vendor and the mother of three school-aged children. Every day in early morning, Moeun Sory and her husband always go to buy fish from the fishermen and they hurry up and bring their fish by motorbike to the market for resale. In addition, Moeun Sory’s husband also uses his existing motor to pick up passengers for fees. Moeun Sory is leading her investment more smoothly. She has a lot of regular customers who buy and eat her fish. She hopes to be able to look for extra income by using a Kiva loan to purchase a large quantity of fish to sell. She proposes to use the remainder of the loan to purchase equipment for her husband to begin fishing.
Lets reach $550 in two days and support Mouren and her 3 children in Cambodia!!

Build.Kiva Launches API Platform

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It’s official!  As of now, you can head over to Build.Kiva and begin shaping the future of this amazing micro-lending site.  Kiva is calling out for all interested and [...] Continue Reading…

A Fistful of Dollars

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Micro-loans are changing lives around the world. From start to to finish, let’s take a look at how this remarkable process works, from London to Cambodia:

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