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= Overview<br/> =
<span style="font-size:larger">There&nbsp;are&nbsp;many&nbsp;students&nbsp;on&nbsp;campuses&nbsp;across&nbsp;America&nbsp;who&nbsp;are&nbsp;working&nbsp;on&nbsp;solutions&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;developing&nbsp;world.&nbsp;These&nbsp;solutions&nbsp;range&nbsp;from&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size:larger">range&nbsp;from $2&nbsp;birth&nbsp;kits&nbsp;that&nbsp;preventwomen&nbsp;in&nbsp;India&nbsp;from&nbsp;giving&nbsp;birth&nbsp;in&nbsp;unsanitary&nbsp;conditions&nbsp;and&nbsp;solar&nbsp;lights,&nbsp;to&nbsp;corn&nbsp;shellers,&nbsp;irrigation&nbsp;pumps&nbsp;and&nbsp;bicycle powered&nbsp;phone&nbsp;chargers.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;student students fall&nbsp;short&nbsp;if/when&nbsp;they&nbsp;don't&nbsp;figure&nbsp;out&nbsp;the&nbsp;sustainable&nbsp;mechanisms&nbsp;to&nbsp;bring&nbsp;the&nbsp;product&nbsp;to&nbsp;market.&nbsp; <span style="font-size:larger"></span></span> <span style="font-size:larger">The&nbsp;students&nbsp;who&nbsp;succeed&nbsp;create&nbsp;win-win&nbsp;solutions&nbsp;for&nbsp;entrepreneurs inentrepreneursin&nbsp;the&nbsp;developing&nbsp;world&nbsp;who&nbsp;can&nbsp;increase&nbsp;their&nbsp;personal&nbsp;income&nbsp;by&nbsp; being&nbsp;distributors&nbsp;and&nbsp;resellers.&nbsp;Kiva,&nbsp;and&nbsp;other&nbsp;microfinance&nbsp;organizations,&nbsp;may&nbsp;serve&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;platform for&nbsp;American&nbsp;students&nbsp;who&nbsp;are&nbsp;looking&nbsp;at those&nbsp; types&nbsp;of&nbsp;world-changing&nbsp;solutions.</span>
<span style="font-size:larger">Founded&nbsp;in&nbsp;2005&nbsp;by&nbsp;Matt&nbsp;Flannery&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jessica&nbsp;Jackley&nbsp;and&nbsp;headquartered&nbsp;in&nbsp;San&nbsp;Francisco,&nbsp;CA,&nbsp;Kiva&nbsp;Microfunds&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;non-profit&nbsp;organization&nbsp; that&nbsp;allows&nbsp;lenders&nbsp;tomake&nbsp;loans&nbsp;via&nbsp;the&nbsp;Internet&nbsp;to&nbsp;entrepreneurs&nbsp;and&nbsp;students.&nbsp;As&nbsp;of&nbsp;November&nbsp;2013,&nbsp;Kiva&nbsp;has&nbsp;distributed&nbsp;almost $500&nbsp; million&nbsp;from&nbsp;1&nbsp;million&nbsp;lenders&nbsp;to&nbsp;1.2&nbsp;million&nbsp;borrowers</span>.
<span style="font-size:larger">Visit Kiva's website for more information. kiva.org</span>
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