Inkovations: Kiva Entepreneurs

International Women’s Day takes place today, 8th March. In the week leading up to it Kiva, the organisation we use every month to make ‘loans that change lives,’ challenged their community of lenders to fund $1 million in loans to women. We are delighted to say that goal was not only reached but exceeded, and as a result Kiva have organised for...

Put simply, if bees didn’t exist, neither would humans. We need these vital little pollinators for the food we eat, and the food our farm animals eat. There has been a shocking worldwide decline in bee numbers (the US honeybee population is less than half the size it was 50 years ago, for example), with most wild honeybee colonies devastated by...

Every month we make ‘loans that change lives’ to entrepreneurs without access to traditional banking systems via Kiva.org

Like Kiva, we believe in a world where everyone with a great idea holds the power to realise their potential.

This month’s Kiva Entrepreneur is Smiff from Haiti, who is seeking a loan of $2,575 in order to...

Just a quick note to wish you all a very happy Christmas indeed.

We are off to deck the halls and make merry until January 4th.

So if we don’t speak, then see you on the other side in 2016 (as in the new year, not heaven).

Anna and co xxx

PS. You might remember that ran a poll to decide which Kiva entrepreneur we...

Like lots of our friends, colleagues and clients, we’re not doing Christmas cards at Inkspiller this year, but making an extra donation to Kiva.org instead, who we’ve supported in 2015.

If you’re so inclined, you can choose which borrower you think we should support this month (it’s never easy to decide) by voting here:

Every month we make ‘loans that change lives’ to entrepreneurs without access to traditional banking systems via Kiva.org

Like Kiva, we believe in a world where everyone with a great idea holds the power to realise their potential.

The recipient of November’s loan is Ines Margarita, from Cartagena, Columbia. She is a mother to six...