Hello! We're Open! Developers worldwide are helping us make it easy and transparent to lend to the working poor via microfinance and the Kiva API. This is the home for all the information and tools you need to join us! Ready to Explore? The documentation section of the site is a manual of sorts for working with the API. We talk about conventions and best practices, and introduce you to some of the
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