African Microfinance -- Person to Person via the Worldwide Web.

African Microfinance -- Person to Person via the Worldwide Webby Brian Hesse,Northwest Missouri State UniversityIt is one of the great ironies of development and conservation that those who need credit most, in modest amounts, often cannot obtain it. In Africa, for reasons outlined in this paper, this is especially true. Making microfinance available is essential to starting, sustaining and expanding entrepreneurial and conservation activity on the continent. This paper evaluates the promises and pitfalls of person-to-person microfinance schemes such as those run by Kiva.org and WildlifeDirect.com. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]