Loans that Change Lives

Dear Friends, 

Welcome and thank you for visiting.

My name is Nicole Gayle and I heard about Kiva a short while ago from a friend and was curious about who they are. My curiosity led me to ask a few questions and to be honest, when I heard the word “loan” I was really skeptical and thought I probably wouldn’t want anything to do with it.

But I took a leap of faith, checked out the Kiva site and was blown away by the idea of helping entrepreneurs across the globe through microloans so I decided to bring more awareness to my community because I know people in BC care about the needs of people around the world.

I also checked out the “About” section and noticed that Kiva was endorsed by huge corporations and celebrities like CNN, Time Magazine, Bill Clinton, http://www.kiva.org/about/press/
and have corporate sponsors like Microsoft, Starbucks, Google, and many others. http://www.kiva.org/about/supporters/

As an aspiring humanitarian and entrepreneur, I took a chance and made my first loan of $25 to the Sikyoomu women's group in Katosi Lugazi, Uganda using my paypal account. Paypal is also a corporate sponsor for Kiva and one of the internets global leader in payment solutions around the world that allows anyone to send money without sharing financial information.

Within a very short time my loan was repaid in full and I was so excited, I began telling my family and very close friends.  I recently made the bold decision to create a website in order to bring more awareness to people in British Columbia.

This website will be lost in cyberspace without you spreading word about those who like yourself, desire to come up from the bottom into a dynamic life of their own.

It takes about 3 minutes to signup for a Kiva account and only a few more minutes to loan $25 to an entrepreneur. This is an important step to helping one of many small business owners who are struggling to lift themselves up and you will have the joy of knowing that you have the power to make a difference in their ability to be economically independent.

Your small loan may make the difference between success and failure of an entrepreneur who wants to build a sustainable business that will provide income to feed, clothe, house and educate their family long after your loan is paid back. 
 
I am passionate about uplifting humanity and I know you desire to make a difference in the lives of others.  Let's make an impact together and join the British Columbia Team http://www.kiva.org/team/kivabcdreambuilders.   British Columbians come together and help change lives one loan at a time. See other lending teams here.

Sincerely,
Nicole Gayle