tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629351372307923.post1884562522360312404..comments2009-06-24T23:04:39.666+01:00Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877671849645884790peter@theroadtothehorizon.orgBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629351372307923.post-27270783377678844792009-06-24T23:04:39.666+01:002009-06-24T23:04:39.666+01:00@Mike<br /><br />It is a fair question, Mike. All Kiva partners are registered in <a href="http://www.mixmarket.org/en/what.is.mix.asp" rel="nofollow">Mix</a>. <a href="http://www.mixmarket.org/en/demand/demand.show.profile.asp?ett=995" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is a typical profile of a partner. If you look at the financial details, and the level of detail, that makes me feel quite comfortable.<br /><br />On top of that, Kiva sends out <a href="http://www.kiva.org/about/fellows-program" rel="nofollow">Kiva fellows</a> to check on the ground on how the partner organisations work, so there is quite some &#39;social checking&#39;...<br /><br />p.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877671849645884790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629351372307923.post-54355344332641483142009-06-24T22:56:50.881+01:002009-06-24T22:56:50.881+01:00I am in IT, hence the cynicism...<br /><br />In IT, if it can fail, it will fail, only the amount of smoke, sparks and flames differ...if there is a hole, it will be found and it won&#39;t be comfortable.<br /><br />So...<br /><br />How does one know that a Kiva partner is not simply taking some digi&#39;s of the locals, making up a sob story and getting the 2% loans from Kiva to run their own personal money lending business?<br /><br />I could do that in the states too and make money on interest alone, except perhaps for all of the laws and attorneys and courts and jails and stuff.MikeShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09919371090329836358noreply@blogger.com