Lumana Credit is conducting a holiday fundraiser – details below:

WHAT: Lumana Credit is working to raise funds to expand its microfinance program in Ghana. Give the gift of a micro loan on behalf of a friend, family member, or colleague, and they will receive a traditional, personalized Ghanaian Kente card expressing their gift of hope given to a woman in need.

WHEN: Tuesday, December 1st to Friday, January 1st 2010.

WHERE: Make your donation online at www.lumana.org

WHY: Lumana Credit provides loans and education to rural villages in Ghana with an impact that extends beyond the holiday season. Be a part of a movement to help lift people out of poverty through microcredit.

COST: Cards start at $20 and can be purchased for any denomination above that.

$20 may not go very far here in the US, but it’s quite a bit of money in Ghana. For example:

• $20—Provide a 10-day business training course to a class of 20 entrepreneurs.
• $50—Train and employ one local school teacher to teach business training courses in the community for two months.
• $100—Provide a 6-month loan for a woman to invest in her business. Each time the loan is repaid it will be passed on to another woman in need.

Hope you choose to give the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season!