1. Change Lives: Translators
What is the Kiva Translation Program?
One of the New York Times Magazine’s “Top Ideas of 2006,”
Kiva.org is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending
website, empowering individuals to lend directly to an
entrepreneur in the developing world.
The Kiva Translation Program offers the opportunity to use
your skills to make a direct contribution, improve your language
skills, network with other Kiva volunteers and build your resume.
Volunteering from their own homes, Kiva volunteers translate
entrepreneurs' profiles into English, which are then posted for
funding at Kiva.org.
What language skills are needed?
• Arabic
• French
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
What are the requirements?
“Kiva .org’s
• High-level proficiency in a foreign language volunteer
• Native-level writing skills in English translators play crucial roles in
changing people’s lives — not only
• Ability to commit at least two hours per week on the personal level, but also on
to volunteering for six months the community and national levels.”
• Check email frequently and comfortable using
new technology
Apply Today Online:
www.kiva.org/volunteer
Supported by:
loans that change lives