Name: Poverty, money -- and love
Uploaded: 2010-10-18T09:27:00Z
Duration: 18 min 16 s
Description: What do you think of people in poverty? Maybe what Jessica Jackley once did: "they" need "our" help, in the form of a few coins in a jar. The co-founder of Kiva.org talks about how her attitude changed -- and how her work with microloans has brought new power to people who live on a few dollars a day.

What do you think of people in poverty? Maybe what Jessica Jackley once did: "they" need "our" help, in the form of a few coins in a jar. The co-founder of Kiva.org talks about how her attitude changed -- and how her work with microloans has brought new power to people who live on a few dollars a day.

Jessica Jackley: Poverty, money -- and love

Poverty, money -- and love

Kiva's model, linking global lenders to entrepreneurs, has catalyzed over $150 million in microloans, fostering economic independence.

Belief in the potential of others can transform societal narratives, turning stories of poverty into tales of empowerment and success.

Microloans empower the impoverished by fostering entrepreneurship, not just offering charity—transforming donor dynamics.