The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists
Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers who deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100. — By Brian Raftery
AGE: 32
OCCUPATION: Kiva co-founder
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0
PRO: The micro-financing website allows donors to make loans to start-up businesses around the globe, from palm-oil producers in Ghana to window manufacturers in Tajikistan.
CON: Nonprofits often have a difficult time enduring economic slowdowns.
View the full list for "The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists"Latest Lists
Most Popular »
- Another Snowstorm: What Happened to Global Warming?
- Are the Bible's Stories True? Archaeology's Evidence
- Who Were the First Americans?
- Spain's Troubled Economy: Why Europe Is Worried
- Counterterrorism: The Debate Moves Right
- Facing Death and Divorce at the Same Time
- Asian Carp in the Great Lakes? This Means War!
- Obama and Republicans Jockey for (Bi)partisan Advantage
- In Tokyo, Embattled Toyota Chief Faces a Nation
- Another Snowstorm: What Happened to Global Warming?
- Are the Bible's Stories True? Archaeology's Evidence
- Spain's Troubled Economy: Why Europe Is Worried
- Who Were the First Americans?
- Asian Carp in the Great Lakes? This Means War!
- The Problem with Football: How to Make It Safer
- Obesity in Kids: Three Lifestyle Changes that Help
- How to Build Your Own Bedbug Detector
- Toyota's Safety Problems: A Checkered History
- Obama and Republicans Jockey for (Bi)partisan Advantage
RSS