Rachel Cook and Her Microlending Film Project

THE MICROLENDING FILM

A woman named Rachel Cook came to talk to us about a movie she made about micro-finance. In her film she told the stories of some of the people that were helped by Kiva.  They were very inspiring stories. She made me realize even more about how important it is to loan to people around the world because they can do so much with the money. The film also talked about what women do for their families if they get the money. Women are more likely to spend their money to help their families.  It was also very cool because she went around the world to these amazing people and talked to them. One of the women Rachel interviewed was named Tabogo and she grew up in a poor slum in Kenya. She got a loan and started a small very successful small store there. People can do great things for their community if they get the chance. To find out more about loaning go to http://www.kiva.org.

By Anna W.