Education changes everything.
We’re floored on a daily basis by students who have struggled against all odds to finish their education, lenders who time and again come back to change yet another person’s life, and Fellows who dedicate a portion of their own lives to bringing microloans to more students in developing countries. [...]
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As I sit here on the day before Thanksgiving, what comes to mind is the over 250 students on Vittana right now who are poised to transform their lives by continuing their education. Whether it’s Omar Ahmad‘s desire to become a civil engineer in Jordan or Lidia Severina Aban‘s goal [...]
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Vittana is all about great deals: we help people lend as little as $25 to fund a student’s education, enabling them to dramatically increase their earning power for themselves and their families, sometimes by 400 percent! That’s why we were thrilled when DealPop made us their deal today. Anyone who [...]
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Over the past week, Vittana has been the recipient of very good karma from some amazing people and organizations. So, on Good Karma Friday, we wanted to give a shout-out of thanks. We truly appreciate all of the support! First, the BEAN Seattle team held a date auction, with all [...]
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Thanks to everyone who came out to the Vittana/SeaMo happy hour last Friday! You all braved a serious rainstorm and the Friday night doldrums to come meet and mingle with Vittana lenders, staff and volunteers. We all celebrated passing $100k overall, $50k in March, and helping send over 200 students [...]
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Congratulations to Martina Welke for her great race in the 2009 Seattle Marathon! We are humbled to have Martina as our first marathon-runner supporter. Martina encouraged her friends and family to make Vittana loans in support of her race. We are thrilled to announce that by rallying together they raised [...]
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