Kiva Lender: James
| Location: | Singapore |
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| Occupation: | Social Innovator |
| I loan because: | I believe our micro-loans are a powerful catalyst for change in three ways: for the individual entrepreneur, the entrepreneur's family and community, and society at large (especially in terms of substantiating the fact that everyone can indeed make a difference). I find it Kiva ridiculously elegant: we as lenders are offered a chance to create social impact while sitting in our comfy chairs at home or at the office. We barely have to lift a finger. To top it off, there is next to no financial or physical risk involved for us. So I have to ask: why aren't more people loaning? I just don't get it. |
| About me: | I catalyze social innovation, which is any new idea that resolves social, cultural, environmental or economic challenges for the benefit of people and planet. Generally, these ideas are profoundly systems-changing--they attack the root causes of the problem and prevent it from occurring again. |
| Check out: | www.jnorris.org |
| Member Since: | Apr 10, 2007 |
16 loans
James's Teams
James's Invites
1 accepted invitations
Bradley
St. John's, Newfoundland
Canada
Portfolio Distribution
| Gender | |
| female | 75.0% |
| male | 25.0% |
| Country | |
| Cambodia | 18.8% |
| Ghana | 18.8% |
| Tajikistan | 12.5% |
| El Salvador | 6.3% |
| Dominican Republic | 6.3% |
| United States | 6.3% |
| Kenya | 6.3% |
| Nigeria | 6.3% |
| Viet Nam | 6.3% |
| Cameroon | 6.3% |
| Mali | 6.3% |
| Sector | |
| Food | 37.5% |
| Retail | 18.8% |
| Services | 12.5% |
| Health | 6.3% |
| Agriculture | 6.3% |
| Wholesale | 6.3% |
| Transportation | 6.3% |
| Manufacturing | 6.3% |
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