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Kiran on his experience with Kiva, the microlending organization:

When looking for another business to loan to, I found I couldn’t tell them apart. Row after row of picture, description and loan status. Who do I loan to? How do I tell who is more deserving? I might as well have rolled dice and picked the corresponding row. I can’t imagine what Kiva could do to make this better apart from signing up with partners in geographic areas I’m more familiar with, like India or Southeast Asia. Places where I could visit the businesses in person to learn more.