Comments on: Kiva — Teaching Someone to Fish http://www.rosarymeds.com/news/kiva-teaching-someone-to-fish A rosary a day keeps the devil away! Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:09:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: peter griswold http://www.rosarymeds.com/news/kiva-teaching-someone-to-fish/comment-page-1#comment-41 peter griswold Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:27:37 +0000 http://www.rosarymeds.com/?p=272#comment-41 I have other charitable commitments, but in California the dollar does not go very far, and even then the needy are not starving. Reently there was news that a few hundred dollars could actually buy an acre of land that could sustain a small family. I am still waiting to hear more about Catholic Kiva. I have other charitable commitments, but in California the dollar does not go very far, and even then the needy are not starving.
Reently there was news that a few hundred dollars could actually buy an acre of land that could sustain a small family.
I am still waiting to hear more about Catholic Kiva.

]]> By: Brent http://www.rosarymeds.com/news/kiva-teaching-someone-to-fish/comment-page-1#comment-40 Brent Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:32:42 +0000 http://www.rosarymeds.com/?p=272#comment-40 Peter, I'll try to answer your questions to the best of my ability. I'm sure there are probably more definitive answers out there, but here has been my experience. Yes, the website can be difficult to navigate. However, you do get updates and you can see your stats. You can see how much your current loans have been repaid and what your overall lending/repayment history has been. Some borrowers will also give status updates through kiva. As the loans are repaid, the money is put back into your account. So you do not have to wait for 100% repayment. To register, just select the "register" option in the top menu bar. Here's the link to go directly to the registration page: https://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=register You add funds via paypal, but you can pay through paypal with a credit card. Extracted funds go back to your paypal account. Peter, I’ll try to answer your questions to the best of my ability. I’m sure there are probably more definitive answers out there, but here has been my experience.

Yes, the website can be difficult to navigate. However, you do get updates and you can see your stats. You can see how much your current loans have been repaid and what your overall lending/repayment history has been. Some borrowers will also give status updates through kiva.

As the loans are repaid, the money is put back into your account. So you do not have to wait for 100% repayment.

To register, just select the “register” option in the top menu bar. Here’s the link to go directly to the registration page:
https://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=register

You add funds via paypal, but you can pay through paypal with a credit card. Extracted funds go back to your paypal account.

]]> By: peter griswold http://www.rosarymeds.com/news/kiva-teaching-someone-to-fish/comment-page-1#comment-39 peter griswold Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:16:32 +0000 http://www.rosarymeds.com/?p=272#comment-39 Tell me more about Kiva. I still find the website difficult to access and surf. Updates + reports on success or failure of client borrower. As + when loans are repayed do they get immediately deposited to lender accounts or only at the end of repayment of 100% or less than 100%? When and how does a loan get declared closed as to fully or only partially repayed. How to open and to fund a Kiva account. How to extract funds from a Kiva account. Tell me more about Kiva.
I still find the website difficult to access and surf.
Updates + reports on success or failure of client borrower.
As + when loans are repayed do they get immediately deposited to lender accounts or only at the end of repayment of 100% or less than 100%?
When and how does a loan get declared closed as to fully or only partially repayed.

How to open and to fund a Kiva account.
How to extract funds from a Kiva account.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.rosarymeds.com/news/kiva-teaching-someone-to-fish/comment-page-1#comment-38 Rebecca Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:41:36 +0000 http://www.rosarymeds.com/?p=272#comment-38 FYI, here is a little (not much) info on Kive from the BBB http://www.bbb.org/greater-san-francisco/business-reviews/loans/kiva-microfunds-in-san-francisco-ca-193147 FYI, here is a little (not much) info on Kive from the BBB
http://www.bbb.org/greater-san-francisco/business-reviews/loans/kiva-microfunds-in-san-francisco-ca-193147

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