Update On Kiva Entrepreneur Juliet Egieda

by Nicole

In the 10 hours since Daily Mantra last posted (see earlier story), Kiva investors from Sweden, Iceland, Belgium, Canada and the U.S. came up with the additional $325 Juliet Egieda needed to complete her loan.

“A small gesture repeated by many people can make a huge difference where it's really needed,” says Chris, a Belgian web developer who invested in Julia’s business. “I can't imagine a better way to help make the world a better place,” says fellow investor Dan, an online marketer from Boston, MA. “We need to help people with their solutions to their problems. We have in the past tried to give them our solutions – that is demeaning, and doesn't work,” says Marian, a retiree and Kiva lender from Ontario, Canada.

Julia, who needed $625 to expand her business selling grocery items in her village of Illushi in Nigeria, will repay her Kiva loan over the next 8 months. The Daily Mantra wishes her well in her business, and will check back in to see how she’s doing.

If you would like to invest in the future of someone like Julia go to: www.kiva.org

| 08/29/07 | Enlightenment