Peter mentioned the Saasu Foundation the other day and our commitment to donate 2% of all profits to worthy causes.

When we were thinking about charities to donate to, we wanted to choose organisations that matched the values for our business. One of our beliefs is that business can be a force for positive change - especially small businesses.

With this in mind, we felt that Kiva was a great choice. Kiva is an online service that allows people around the world to make small loans to micro-business owners who may otherwise not be able to borrow the money they need - a concept known as “microfinance”.

Now that the Saasu Foundation is formal and announced, I thought it appropriate to point to our Kiva profile page which lists the businesses we currently support (a list which will grow in months to come).

Needless to say the team at Saasu would like to wish our first three business owners, Charkaz Mammadov, Seruz Nuriyev and Boun Kim Loun all the best in their endeavours.