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If you have questions about what exactly Kiva.org is or what I’m doing down in Nicaragua/Costa Rica as a Kiva Fellow, these links should help. Let me know if you have other questions.

What is Kiva.org?

• Here is a description of Kiva.org. It is worth exploring the Kiva.org website too. It is full of interesting information. Or get into the mix by lending money to an entrepreneur on Kiva.org.

What do Kiva Fellows do?

• Check out this description of the Kiva Fellows Program. You can also keep tabs on what all the Kiva Fellows are up to on the Kiva Fellows Blog.

What is microfinance?

• Visit Kiva.org’s About Microfinance page to learn the basics of what microfinance is and how it helps the world’s working poor

Where am I working in Costa Rica?

• From January-April 2010 I will be working with Fundación Mujer in San Jose, Costa Rica. If you can read Spanish, check out their website or you can read their profile in English on Kiva.org.

Where was I working in Nicaragua?

• I will be working at a microfinance institution (MFI) called CEPRODEL. CEPRODEL is one of Kiva’s field partners. Right now over 2000 CEPRODEL clients are using loans the received through Kiva.