Two Jews and two Palestinians in the U.S. launched a website on Thursday that allows you to make a small loan directly to women entrepreneurs in the Palestinian Territories.
The new site, Lend for Peace, works with US government-approved microfinance institutions on the ground to deliver your capital along with training and guidance to low-income individuals who are interested in starting or expanding their own small businesses. Your loan for as little as $25.00 is repaid over a set period of time as your micro-entrepreneur builds economic self-sufficiency and a stake in peace.
Browse through photos of craft makers and seamstresses, farmers and grocers, to make a loan and a personal connection with women like Safa, pictured above, who is is producing and selling homemade pickles and meatballs to local restaurants.