Getting Kids Involved

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[Cathi]

Sorry if this has come up - I did a search and didn't find much.
I wonder if a parent category dedicated to getting kids involved might be good? A specific place to talk about ways to get kids, schools and thus communities aware and involved?

I started because I have asked my 10 yo niece to choose the next person I loan to, as a way to get her involved.
I too have been thinking about Kiva and schools. Many schools have 20 or so students in a class - each child contributing $1 and the whole class discussing and deciding who to loan to could have so many valuable lessons!

just my thoughts...

thankyouveramuch
 

[RichardF]

Hi Cathi,

I agree there's not too much about getting kids involved here, but a lot of kids are involved.  The Schools section of the Kivapedia Groups pages is the largest one there.  TJ Middle School's teacher, lissteach, started Can you help Kiva grow in the public school system?.  I started a topic for recruiting college students, Seed Donations for New Group Lenders at Kiva, but it could be adapted for younger kids & their teachers.  I'm sure there are other topics around here too. 

ETA: School lending to promote global understanding, microfinance & young kiva fans