Micro-financing is a well proven concept to jump start many local economies and give people a sense of accomplishment and autonomy. Keep up the great work :) The Kiva site is worth looking at as well to see the personal stories of people around the world.
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"Generate 1 Million microloans in order to aid others" Dream
I'm hoping to use the internet to generate awareness and participation in providing micro-loans to those in need. Currently I am using the Kiva.org platform to do this. Much like the Dreambank, microloans consist of many people contributing a small amount of money in order to help someone in need out.
The great thing about microloans however, is that once you've lent it, the recipient uses it to support their business efforts and pay it back. You can then withdraw the loan and put it towards your dream, or reinvest it into another loan, making the same small sum of money twice as valuable! Besides, if "what...