Maria Guadalupe outside her food stall in Acuna, Mexico. (photo from Kiva.org)
A few years ago I became involved with Kiva, an amazing organization that changes the lives of hardworking people all over the world. It’s a micro-loan program that offers life-saving financial aid to people who otherwise can’t quality for or simply don’t have access to typical bank loans. I first became aware of Kiva after seeing micro-loan billboards along the roadside in Uganda en route to the Impenetrable Forest, a gorilla preserve in the rugged, remote mountains bordering the Congo. Continue reading

