Kiva.org invited to present at the Global Microcredit Summit 2006

Kiva.org has been invited to present to the Council of Advocates and Parliamentarians at theGlobal Microcredit Summit, held in Halifax, Nova Scotia November 12-15, 2006. Kiva.org will also be presenting an Associated Session on November 13 at 5:30pm titled "Using the Internet to Raise Low-Cost Capital".

Kiva.org is proud to be a part of the 2006 Summit, presented by The Microcredit Summit Campaign. The Summit will convene 2,000 delegates from more than 100 countires to assess progress toward the Summit's goal of reaching 100 million poorest families, and to launch the second phase of the Campaign. The results of the first phase of the Campaign will be announced on Wednesday, November 1.

The Global Microcredit Summit is open to members of the public, and is a great event to learn more about microfinance and mix with practitioners. If you are interested in attending please visit the Global Microcredit Summit website.