Peer to Peer Lending Model:

Kiva and Uganda

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  1. What is the average amount of money people live on per day?
  1. What is the main job of most people?
  1. How does Grace support herself?
  1. How did Grace change her peanut butter production?
  1. What allowed her to do this?
  1. How did Grace arrange her loan?
  1. How did Nathan find her?
  1. How many people is Amos supporting? How did he end up with so many?
  1. What are his industries?
  1. What is the purpose of Life in Africa?
  1. How are “people” better than “banks” when making micro loans?
  1. What role does Moses from Uganda play in the loan process?
  1. About how much money are the loans for? About how long does it take to repay the loans?
  1. Why are cell phones a more reliable method of communicating than computers?
  1. What is the loan repayment rate (so far)?
  1. How do successful businesses affect the community?

Video guide for Frontline/World – Uganda: A Little Goes a Long Way

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  1. What is the average amount of money people live on per day? 1
  2. What is the main job of most people? Breaking rocks - quarry
  3. How does Grace support herself? Making peanut butter
  4. How did Grace change her peanut butter production? Update production methods
  5. What allowed her to do this? microloan
  6. How did Grace arrange her loan? Through an internet site -
  7. How did Nathan find her? Internet site - kiva
  8. How many people is Amos supporting? How did he end up with so many? 20, brothers died of AIDS
  9. What are his industries? Furniture and bricks
  10. What is the purpose of Life in Africa? Community approach to approving loans
  11. How are “people” better than “banks” when making micro loans? People – emotional and lower overhead
  12. What role does Moses from Uganda play in the loan process? Local expert/contact person
  13. About how much money are the loans for? About how long does it take to repay the loans? $100 -500 usually within the year
  14. Why are cell phones a more reliable method of communicating than computers? Little electricity
  15. What is the loan repayment rate (so far)?
  16. How do successful businesses affect the community? Building new houses