Kiva: Stories from the Field – Education at any cost
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Here is a moving story from our intrepid Kiva fellow in the Philippines, Sloane Berrent. It details the lengths to which people will go in order to be educated. The desire for education and the knowledge that it can lift people from impoverishment is clear and stark.
Within the story lies another imperative: the desire to give. Giving has become my passion whether it’s time, money or stuff. Yes reforming the global financial system is interesting but nothing will ever surpass the desire to perform service to others in a direct way. It’s our most universal law.
To raise $42 for a boat would take a few seconds these days. It’s that low cost, diversified approach that makes the web network so powerful.
These Stories from the Field are wonderful to read. People want connections, they want to see they are making a difference and they want it to be real.
Well it doesn’t get any more real than this.
