Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty. TrueChange.net was created to encourage and assist web masters, web site owners, hosting providers and other internet users to support Kiva's efforts.

Can we all join together to eliminate poverty as we know it? Ahhh, likely not. However, small direct person-to-person micro-lending has proved to be one of the best ways to help develop local economies by providing low cost capital for growth and expansion.

Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world. With as little as $25 you can join with other Kiva members to lend directly to an individual or small group in a developing country. All transactions are handled by Kiva and their designated local field representative. You'll get regular progress reports and when the loan is repaid you can lend again, withdraw the funds, or donate directly to Kiva. Members lend the funds, view reports, and receive repayments via their member's account at the kiva.org web site.

TrueChange.net believes that we can have a direct, positive impact on the entrepreneurial efforts of a real person who may not have other financial options to grow their business.

How to become a TrueChange.net member

Select TrueChange.net as the member you wish to be associated with at the time you initiate your first loan. You retain complete control over your lending activity. Here's the registration form for TrueChange/Kiva. TrueChange.net members have access to exclusive offers from other members such as free hosting, free music downloads, eBooks, etc. And, members have the opportunity to post offers to other TrueChange.net members for FREE. In addition, you'll be able to download a small logo with a link to TrueChange.net to add to your website to let your visitors know that you are a member. So you see, becoming a TrueChange.net member can actually help grow your own business as well!