Investing in People
Today, an incoming email gave a 'success confirmation' to one of the greatest ‘small investments’ of my life. No, it wasn’t a car, a house, or a new gizmo. I chose to invest in a human being who needed working capital to pull herself out of poverty. Her emotionally connective story was posted on a website of a SF based non-profit, Kiva.org. Six months ago, I made a micro-loan to this seamstress, Deisy Hernandez of Mexico. Today, Deisy made a full ‘repayment’ on my $25 investment; but, rather than extracting, Stella Nogiomwan of Nigeria benefited from my personal choice to ‘re-invest’ those funds into her business which will take 6-12 months to prosper and repay me. Through this experience, I’ve learned that people are good if you just inspire them to take action and provide them a platform to do good. You see who your money is going towards – ... Read Full Story >>
- Posted by rupamodi
- Feb 20, 2007
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