I had the great pleasure of listening to Jessica Jackley at Undergound 6, in Washington DC this weekend and she explained how Kiva has been able to connect people, through lending, for the sake of alleviating poverty.
Take a look at Kiva where you will see through an through social media working toward providing real support for people suffering the effects of poverty being helped by Social Media.
The site itself deserves inspection, rather than a description here, the best thing you can do, is visit the site – and you can follow their success and fun on Twitter @kiva
