The Star Group is one of the projects I support through KIva.org. It is such an optimistic name for this group of women who work together selling clothing. The conditions for women in Sierra Leone are intolerable. The rape of women is routine. And the rapi

The Star Group is one of the projects I support through KIva.org. It is such an optimistic name for this group of women who work together selling clothing. The conditions for women in Sierra Leone are intolerable. The rape of women is routine. And the rapists, are rarely convicted. In fact the victim is often shunned and treated as an outcast by her own family if the rape is revealed. The leader of this group of bright beautiful women is 28 year-old Hadiatu who has been running the ready to wear clothing business for years. It is so easy to give through Kiva.org. The money you give is a loan and you can give as little as $25 and know that you are making a big difference to someone who lives in a far less hospitable part of the world than you do.