Learn more. And Make a Loan. http://www.kiva.org/team/schoolyogainstitute
SchoolYoga Institute has started working with Kiva to provide micro-loans to support people in the locations where we visit for Yoga Teacher Training Courses. This is just one of the ways that we can give back to the beautiful people in the countries we visit. We have started a Kiva Team, and encourage you, as part of the SchoolYoga Family, to brows the Kiva site and contribute to some projects that look good to you. Together, we can make the world a better place for everyone to live.
About Kiva
Kiva is a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the internet and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world. Learn more about how it works.
Why Kiva does what they do
Kiva envisions a world where all people – even in the most remote areas of the globe – hold the power to create opportunity for themselves and others.
Kiva believes providing safe, affordable access to capital to those in need helps people create better lives for themselves and their families.
How Kiva does it
Making a loan on Kiva is so simple that you may not realize how much work goes on behind the scenes.
Kiva works with microfinance institutions on five continents to provide loans to people without access to traditional banking systems. One hundred percent of your loan is sent to these microfinance institutions, which we call Field Partners, who administer the loans in the field.
Kiva relies on a world wide network of over 450 volunteers who work with our Field Partners, edit and translate borrower stories, and ensure the smooth operation of countless other Kiva programs.
How Kiva is funded
100% of every dollar you lend on Kiva goes directly towards funding loans; Kiva does not take a cut. Furthermore, Kiva does not charge interest to our Field Partners, who administer the loans.
Kiva is primarily funded through the support of lenders making optional donations. They also raise funds through grants, corporate sponsors, and foundations.
Learn more. And Make a Loan. http://www.kiva.org/team/schoolyogainstitute
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