I made my second microfinance loan tonight to Andrei Mironov, a seller of ceramic tiles in Vasilyevka, Ukraine. Here’s Andrei:

When contributing, I noticed that I had the option on the thank you page on Kiva.org to add my loan info to my Facebook news feed. Here’s what the option looked like:

Now, here’s what my loan looks like in my Facebook news feed:

It’s features like this and I’m sure many others that are helping the loan applicants get funded so quickly. Kiva.org’s success in attracting money loaners is evident in this post on their site:

“Our new service is experiencing record traffic. In fact, on average, loans fundraising on the Kiva website receive full funding within a day. We want everyone to have a chance to lend, so we’re temporarily limiting loan contributions to $25 per business. We hope to remove the limit soon, as we work with our Field Partners to post more loans on the site.”

Pretty cool!