Vitaliy wrote:

> I watched a program a while back, I think on PBS, where they were talking
> about people in First World countries providing small loans (on the
> order of $25-$500) to poor people in Africa, Latin America, and other
> places to help them start their own business. 
> 
> I've searched for "micro loans" and "micro credit", but I'm coming up
> with results that are not exactly what I'm looking for. The key
> difference is, it's not like a donation that is made to an organization
> (like Opportunity International) which then disburses the money to
> whomever it chooses, but rather it's very personal -- a person in the US
> can browse a list of business proposals, and make a loan directly to the
> enterpreneur of his/her choosing. When the loan is repaid, the money can
> be loaned again.

IIRC, James has posted a link to such an organization here before. I can't
remember the name, but maybe that helps you find it.

Gerhard

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