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Anyone who knows me will appreciate the depth of my jealousy for Sophie and Stan’s Adventures in India.

Sophie and Stan are friends of a friend, regular Silicon Valley types, that have decided to take a four month sabbatical from their everyday lives to see firsthand the impact of the microfinance revolution:

Until our visit to India, we have been believers in the effectiveness of Microfinance, but have never had the chance to see it in practice. Meeting the borrowers in person has made it a more believable and powerful poverty alleviation solution. Hearing women entrepreneurs speak about their businesses, seeing their faces as they accept a loan disbursement or make a payment, and observing the camaraderie and empowerment of the women borrower groups has been an eye-opening experience.

To learn more about the ins and outs of microfinance in India, read the couple’s travel blog.

And to get involved personally with microfinance, check out the opportunities at Kiva and give an entrepreneur in the developing world a chance to grow their business!

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