UI students help entrepreneurs in developing countries

On its Web site, Kiva bills itself as a way to make loans that change lives.

The organization is talking about microloans, small amounts, a few hundred or a thousand dollars, lent to would-be entrepreneurs trying to start or expand village-level businesses in developing countries like Azerbaijan, Kenya, Cambodia and Ecuador.

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