Dec 20, 2015, 4:45 am
Last edit by: wilsnunn
The FlyerTalk Lending Team on Kiva:
improving lives a small loan at a time.
Kiva.org is the not-for-profit microlending organization that networks people willing to lend to small entrepreneurs in developing nations using available technology and international networking / collaboration, and how Kiva.org had become an approved FlyerTalk charity thanks to TalkBoard's approval June 29, 2008 <link> It is listed on the FlyerTalk Cares page.improving lives a small loan at a time.
"Kiva is a grassroots project started by a team with a big idea: one-to-one, real-time lending to the poor via the Internet. Currently, we take no cut of the loan you make through our site -- 100% goes to the entrepreneur. We suggest a 10% donation, in addition to your loan, to help us cover our costs. Kiva is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and your donation is tax-deductible for US taxpayers." (Suggested donations for administrative overhead, low though that is, are not required - you may lend 100% if you so choose.)
As of 15 May 2016 it was 607 FlyerTalk lending team who have lent $2,209,175 in 37,092 loans! And now as of 30 June 2019 it is 941 members who have lent $6,415,775 in 71,722 loans!
Our motto is: "We loan because: We want to fight global poverty while earning miles."
This is tangible evidence Flyertalk Cares! There are likely other FlyerTalkers on Kiva who have not joined - if you are one of them, do so now to show your and FT's support and involvement. If you haven't lent yet, check it out - you may want to join up. For the low-income entrepreneurs on five continents who are requesting loans, microlending is significant - and it takes a lot of drops to fill the bucket. (Read on to see updates!)
Now, we can see this sophisticated network link resources from those who can lend (no interest, sorry!) with those who are needy, worthy and screened by local NGOs and have a need to start / expand their small business to enhance their and their families' survival. And, using PayPal and your FFP/FFG linked card or account, you can earn miles or points with many loans!
FlyerTalkers are lending, and fulfilling one of FT's seminal values, that of "paying it forward."
Read more about Kiva.org, who supports and enables it (Intel, Google, Paypal, Intuit and many others,) and see if you have $25.00 (or more) you can lend someone deserving in a land you have visited and enjoyed (or not.)
This is how it works:
Add your experiences here, or if you haven't joined... won't you consider joining the FlyerTalker Lending Team?
You can see who the latest FT borrowers are (some still possibly needing loans) here
For ease, you can click here: Subscribe to FlyerTalker Lending Team on Kiva.org
FlyerTalker Lending Team on Kiva.org!
May 8, 2024, 4:48 pm
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: ord/bkk based
Posts: 228
you guys might enjoy this.
i participated in a kaggle competition a bit ago, primarily just to learn some python as it was new to me. my first draft at an article analyzing some kiva loan data was this one:
https://www.kaggle.com/code/doyoueve...nd-python-newb
although my final output was this one:
https://www.kaggle.com/code/doyoueve...erty-targeting
and i did end up placing and getting a prize for the kernel write ups.
i also tried to do a little research onto stats around the lenders, which you may find surprising.
https://www.kaggle.com/code/doyoueve...t-kiva-lenders
i participated in a kaggle competition a bit ago, primarily just to learn some python as it was new to me. my first draft at an article analyzing some kiva loan data was this one:
https://www.kaggle.com/code/doyoueve...nd-python-newb
although my final output was this one:
https://www.kaggle.com/code/doyoueve...erty-targeting
and i did end up placing and getting a prize for the kernel write ups.
i also tried to do a little research onto stats around the lenders, which you may find surprising.
https://www.kaggle.com/code/doyoueve...t-kiva-lenders
