Contributed to a crowdfunded Kiva Loan to Luz Orbelina in Honduras to buy merchandise to stock her business such as soft drinks, juices, eggs, lard, oil, rice, sugar, bread, toilet paper, disposable products and canned goods so she can increase her sales.
This loan is special because it provides credit to some of the most isolated communities in Honduras.
Go to Kiva.org to read her story.
Kiva is an international nonprofit, founded in 2005 and based in San Francisco, with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Kiva gives you the chance to make small loans to borrowers working to start businesses and improve their lives.
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