… so that others, i.e. YOU (!), can also do something good.
It’s time for me to give back to society some of the wealth I’ve earned myself.
Today I have -finally- found a promotion that I have been looking for for a long time.
Microcredits via kiva.org
Kiva is a U.S. non-profit organization that enables individuals to lend microloans via the Internet to small businesses and individuals, primarily in developing countries, through microfinance institutions. The San Francisco-based nonprofit is supported by donations from its users, as well as PayPal, YouTube, Google, MySpace and Microsoft, among others. (Source: Wikipredia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiva_(Organization)
Today I gave the first loan in the amount of $100. ($25 would have been enough, then other lenders would have been involved)
Promoted
Total loan: $125 Supported by 2 lenders
Antonius
Antony’s Story
Antony is a 30-year-old man who lives in a 1-bedroom house with access to electricity with 6 other family members, including 6 dependents.
Antony is a farmer, but struggles with the energy costs of charcoal. He spends a total of 210,000 UGX on all his fuel and electricity costs.
Antony buys the ACE One cooking stove to help him and his family save the money they spend on fuel each month, and also to help them access solar power for free at any time to charge their mobile devices.
The ACE One clean cooker is powered by biomass and solar energy. For more information on the ACE One Cookstove, visit www.africancleanenergy.com and Facebook @African Clean Energy.
This loan is special because:
It provides communities with energy-saving cooking stoves that also reduce pollution.
More about “my” borrower:
https://www.kiva.org/lend-classic/2473629?minimal=false
More about this loan
About African Clean Energy (ACE):
African Clean Energy (ACE) is a family-owned social enterprise that manufactures and distributes innovative cookstoves in Lesotho and South Africa, as well as exporting them abroad. The company develops highly efficient cookstoves that burn smokeless and consume about 50-70% less fuel than conventional cookstoves. The Kiva financing allows ACE to expand its loan program for customers to purchase cookstoves. The company offers loans to groups of more than 10 people from peri-urban and rural communities.
More info:
Extreme temperatures in May in Gothenburg. Ohoh
A hungry pantograph!
Am I generating too much electricity?
LEGAL???