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Blog posts tagged with Middle East

Apr 4, 2013 KV Kiva HQ
Passport Series: An overview of the Palestinian Territories By Emily Wakefield


Did you know that Kiva offers loans in the Palestinian Territories? Anyone who reads the news knows that this is a very challenging operating environment. Kiva is proud to be supporting creative and courageous entrepreneurs in the region.

For the month of April, we will be highlighting Palestinian borrowers and our lending activities to help people build brighter futures.

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The Palestinian Territories are divided into two parts -- the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The West Bank is small in area -- slightly smaller... Continue Reading >>
Mar 3, 2013 KV Kiva HQ
Passport Series: Building a stronger Lebanon, empowering women By Emily Wakefield
Set on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and bordered by Syria and Israel, Lebanon is a small country with big implications for the Middle East.

The smallest mainland country in the region (even smaller than Connecticut), it is also one of the most diverse countries -- both culturally and religiously.

Originally home to the Phoenicians, what is now Lebanon was at one time or another also occupied by the Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, Ottoman Turks, and the French (who ruled until Lebanon declared independence in 1943) -- all of which... Continue Reading >>