On June 10, 2009, ACCION USA joined Kiva.org in its launch of person-to-person microlending in the United States. View coverage of the launch and partnership here:

June 10, 2009

• ABC World News with Charles Gibson - featuring ACCION USA client Luis Alvarez
• ABC Online - Kiva Brings Life-Changing Loans to the U.S.
• Good Morning America - featuring Kiva president Premal Shah
• Microfinance Site Expands to the U.S. - San Fransisco Chronicle
• Africans Loaning to Americans? Kiva Expands to U.S. Borrowers - Seattle Times
• Marketplace - Kiva Lets Users Loan to U.S. Businesses
• Inc. - The Kiva Connection
• BusinessWeek - Kiva to Feed Cash-Starved U.S. Businesses

June 12, 2009

• USA Today - Strategies: Shriver's big on small loans, for good reason
• On Philanthropy - Kiva Takes a Righteous Risk

June 15, 2009

• The Huffington Post - Small Good News: Maria Shriver Says, Show Me The Money
• The New York Times Blog - Kiva, Microlending Site, Expands to New York

June 22, 2009

• Voice of America News - Microlender Targets US Entrepreneurs for Loans