Tweet to make a difference this week!

**Update - only 185 x $20 donations (AU$25) needed this week to create a two year group microfinance program for up to 30 women!**

With only a week left to raise $5,000 (US$4,000) for an Opportunity International program for Filipino women in poverty I have a teeny tiny, and I hope "tweetworthy" request.

Will you help to make a difference with a single tweet? I really need your help to promote this Wonderwebby Chipin (#WWCI) on Twitter tomorrow for #MicroloanMonday and Tuesday #CharityTuesday

All I'm asking is for your tweets to raise awareness and funds for this Opportunity International fundraiser.

You could tweet: "please donate to this project against poverty http://wonderwebby.chipin.com #WWCI #microloanmonday"
or... "help women in poverty - fundraiser ends in 1 week http://wonderwebby.chipin.com #WWCI #charitytuesday " or simply write in your own words - whatever you think is most compelling.

Over the last several months I have been asking for donations for a 2 year microfinance (also known as microcredit or microloan) program - most people have been donating $20 at a time - and the fundraiser ends in a week on June 30th!!

If just 250 190 people donate $20 each this week then a community of up to 30 Filipino women currently living in poverty will immediately commence a two year journey, creating small businesses and meeting weekly to support one another and learn new skills - imagine that!!

Just in case you want to read more or write a blog post, I've put together a list of resources to help you out!

• About Opportunity International
• About the Philippines
• About Microfinance and Trust Groups
• A few stories from women in Trust Groups
• A YouTube clip explaining microfinance aka microlending
• Some slides I made to explain Trust Groups (previously called Trust Banks)
  
• Some information about poverty in the Philippines
• The similarities and differences between Opportunity International and Kiva
• An interview with Debra Askanase about my online fundraising efforts
• A short and informative interview with Opportunity International Australia's founder, David Bussau
• People can donate using Chipin or PayPal for Australian dollar donations (you can download the widget on Chipin also if you want to include it in a blog post)
• An interview with Des Walsh where I try to explain Trust Banks and the success of the Tribute blog challenge (10 mins) (mp3)
• Some slides - the story of this fundraiser
• A list of the creative challenges held for this fundraiser
• Some Creative Commons licensed photos of poverty in the Philippines on Flickr

Thank you so much for helping out with this important cause! Your generosity makes all the difference.
Australian donations are tax deductible.