#microcredits — Public Fediverse posts

In #kiva you can choose the countries you prefer to loan to.

I tend to avoid loans in the US (but that's a personal preference of course) and I look for loans in countries where I haven't lent to yet. 9% of my loans were in Kenya.

You can also choose the sectors you prefer to support. Attached a breakdown of my portfolio

85% of my loans were to women.

I've loaned to several beauty salons, but not to any bookstore yet!

#microcredits

KIVA is crowdfunding for microcredits. I've been using it since november 2007, that's more than 18 years!

Here are some stats about how I use it:
- I've contributed to 1305 loans, usually $25 to each.
- I have around $3k in the system, but as they have been relended several times, I've lended for a total value of $33k
- I have contributed to loans in 79 different countries

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#kiva #microcredits

I continue drafting the FediCredits specification. Today I've outlined what is possibly the most complex section:

Reviewing a microcredit request
https://doks.komun.org/s/6LaBf949r#Reviewing-a-microcredit-request

How can you approve microcredits beyond people you already know, reducing the risk of losses and also the risk of your own discriminatory biases?

#FediCredits #microcredits

Progress on FediCredits:

https://doks.komun.org/s/6LaBf949r

* @Trex has started translating the specification into Spanish. Thank you very much! :tada:
* New sections: “The trust index,” “Creating a FediCredit fund,” “Setting the interest rate,” “Minimizing costs,” and “Submitting a microcredit request.”

We're almost done with the first complete draft. I wonder if what we have so far is interesting to
people involved in the #SocialEconomy.

#FediCredits #microcredits

FediCredits progress:

* Completed the initial table of contents (skeleton).

* New “Who is Who” section: funders, providers, and borrowers.

Curious about what you think about the idea of providers becoming funders too -- a move that opens the possibility of microcredits with 0% interest or even at a discount, when doing the whole math.

https://doks.komun.org/s/6LaBf949r#Who-is-who

#FediCredits #microcredits #SocialEconomy #Fediverse

I am drafting a specification for FediCredits: microcredits for local and online communities that can be federated.

https://doks.komun.org/s/6LaBf949r

FediCredits could start casually and grow in experience and number. And if they federate, they could be very resistant to economic shocks (which are coming).

First impressions?

#FediCredits #microcredits

BBC News: Muhammad Yunus: Leaders urge Bangladesh to end attacks on Nobel laureate https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66667433 #microcredits