greatest impact, as much of our funding as possible should be used for the communities in which we work. Therefore, donations to The SEM Fund go towards expanding our reach throughout Senegal and providing loans which once repaid will be loaned out again, thus creating a revolving loan fund. As part of our commitment to complete transparency, The SEM Fund has had its operational information and financial reports reviewed and published by the MIX Market, a third-party microfinance …

Make a Loan, Change a Life: www.kiva.org Kiva is the world’s first person-to-person microlending website, enabling you to make a small loan to an entrepreneur, working their way out of poverty. This is the video of Kiva entrepreneurs shown at Craig Barrett’s keynote speech at the 2009 International CES, January 9 2009. The footage was shot by Kiva Fellow Nick Sabin in Sierra Leone. For more information about Intel’s partnership with Kiva via the Small Things Challenge, visit www …