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			A letter to ]
	{{Infobox Non-profit
	\| Non-profit_name = Wokai
	\| founded_date = March 2007
	\| founder = Casey Wilson<br/>Courtney McColgan
	\| location = ], ]<br>], ]
	\| key_people = <li>Casey Wilson (])
	\| area_served = ]
	\| focus = Economic development
	\| method = ]
	\| homepage =
	}}

			Hello,
	'''Wokai''' is an organization that allows people to contribute directly to ] institutions in China which in turn lend the money to entrepreneurs in rural China.<ref name="About"></ref> It is a ] ] based in ], with core operations in ], supported by individual donors, corporate sponsorships, fundraising events and grants.<ref name="About"/>

			I like to ask you to lift the Protection on Wokai's entry so that I can post a Wiki entry about this organization.
	==How it works==
	Wokai allows accredited ] institutions in China, called "Field Partners", to post profiles of qualified local ]s on its website.<ref name="About"/> Lenders browse and choose an entrepreneur they wish to fund.<ref name="About"/> Wokai aggregates loan capital from individual lenders and transfers it to the appropriate Field Partners to disburse to the entrepreneur chosen by the lender.<ref name="About"/> As the entrepreneurs repay their loans, the Field Partners remit funds back to Wokai.<ref name="About"/> Once the loan is repaid, the Wokai lenders can re-loan it to another entrepreneur, up to a total of three loan cycles.<ref name="About"/>

			By looking at the logs and your talk history, I am not very clear of the reason why this entry was rejected for publication. The reason given to the rejection was:
	Donors' funds are transferred to Wokai through ].<ref name="HelpCenter"></ref> Wokai's Field Partners charge between 15% and 20% interest rates.<ref name="HelpCenter"/> Field Partners use the interest from borrower loans to cover staff salaries, transportation, and operating costs.<ref name="HelpCenter"/>
			http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:CSD#A1

			If my best guest is correct, it is because "An article about a real person, an organization (e.g. band, club, company, etc., except schools), or web content that does not indicate why its subject is important or significant. This is distinct from
	==Organization and team==
			verifiability and reliability of sources, and is a lower standard than notability. "

			If so, here I am writing you to offer additional proof that Wokai is indeed qualified.
	Wokai was founded in March 2007 by Casey Wilson and Courtney McColgan after meeting while studying at Tsinghua University in Beijing.<ref name="About"/> It currently has 6 staff members and maintains 3 chapters of local volunteer representatives in New York, San Francisco and Seattle.<ref name="Team"></ref>

			1. The organization is recognized by authorities (official or media) in both areas of operation (the U.S. and P.R. China)
	==Publicity==
			2. The organization has everything an established nonprofit organization has: a leadership hierarchy, regular group members and volunteers at large.
⚫	* Melinda Liu:
			3. The organization has a history of operation and the impact to prove it
	* Jamila Trindle:

			First, China official news media has covered Wokai since its
	==Statistics==
			inception. All-China Women's Federation (already has a Wiki entry:
			http://en.wikipedia.org/All-China_Women%27s_Federation) featured
			two stories about Wokai:
			- http://www.women.org.cn/allnews/1002/263.html
			- http://www.women.org.cn/allnews/25/2632.html
			Similarly Chinese central government's National Working Committee on
			Children and Women under the State Council
			(http://www.nwccw.gov.cn/html/news.html) also praised Wokai's work,
			see http://www.nwccw.gov.cn/html/49/n-142249.html

			In the U.S. where Wokai raises most of its fund for micro finance
	As of July 26, 2009, Wokai has raised $42,516 in loan capital from 424 contributors to distribute to 150 recipients.<ref></ref>
			loans, there have been increasing references in mainstream media. Most
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			recently, this article on San Francisco Chronicle featured Wokai and
			its mission (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/13/BACB16VUFE.DTL).
			Earlier, Melinda Liu, Newsweek Beijing bureau chief, wrote exclusively
			about Wokai on the magazine's website
		⚫	(http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/chinacalling/archive/2009/04/01/facebook-for-china-s-farmers.aspx)

			Wokai has a list of recent media mentions that you can verify for
			yourself: http://www.wokai.org/f/about/index.php?page=mediacenter

			Secondly, Wokai governing hierarchy is available on its website
	==Sample loans==
			(http://www.wokai.org/f/about/index.php?page=team). There are already
			about 80 people who are core members (including chapters in three cities), and the list of members at large and volunteers is growing.

			Lastly, Wokai has raised close to a million dollars since its

			inception (Fall 2007) As noted in the SF Chronicle article,
	*47 year old seeks 4,000 yuan microloan to buy straw as cattle feed to expand cattle raising business
			"Since they launched their site in November, 275 Wokai donors have donated
			$25,000 to 60 rural Chinese entrepreneurs, helping them open noodle stands,
			duck hatcheries and grain stores."

			I could have listed more reasons why Wokai belongs to Wiki. However,
	==References==
			since you hold the Protection over Wokai entry, I would very much to
	{{reflist}}
			hear your thoughts and opinion. Let's start a discussion that will
			lead to a productive results where we will a more refined entry and
			the world will know more about Wokai.

			Regards,
	==See also==
	{{Portalpar\|Sustainable development\|Sustainable development.svg}}
	* ]
	* ]

			] (]) 23:00, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
	==External links==
	* - Official web site.
	*Videos:
	**
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	]
	]
	]
	]
	]

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A letter to kimchi.sg

Hello,

I like to ask you to lift the Protection on Wokai's entry so that I can post a Wiki entry about this organization.

By looking at the logs and your talk history, I am not very clear of the reason why this entry was rejected for publication. The reason given to the rejection was: http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:CSD#A1

If my best guest is correct, it is because "An article about a real person, an organization (e.g. band, club, company, etc., except schools), or web content that does not indicate why its subject is important or significant. This is distinct from verifiability and reliability of sources, and is a lower standard than notability. "

If so, here I am writing you to offer additional proof that Wokai is indeed qualified.

1. The organization is recognized by authorities (official or media) in both areas of operation (the U.S. and P.R. China) 2. The organization has everything an established nonprofit organization has: a leadership hierarchy, regular group members and volunteers at large. 3. The organization has a history of operation and the impact to prove it

First, China official news media has covered Wokai since its inception. All-China Women's Federation (already has a Wiki entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/All-China_Women%27s_Federation) featured two stories about Wokai: - http://www.women.org.cn/allnews/1002/263.html - http://www.women.org.cn/allnews/25/2632.html Similarly Chinese central government's National Working Committee on Children and Women under the State Council (http://www.nwccw.gov.cn/html/news.html) also praised Wokai's work, see http://www.nwccw.gov.cn/html/49/n-142249.html

In the U.S. where Wokai raises most of its fund for micro finance loans, there have been increasing references in mainstream media. Most recently, this article on San Francisco Chronicle featured Wokai and its mission (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/13/BACB16VUFE.DTL). Earlier, Melinda Liu, Newsweek Beijing bureau chief, wrote exclusively about Wokai on the magazine's website (http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/chinacalling/archive/2009/04/01/facebook-for-china-s-farmers.aspx)

Wokai has a list of recent media mentions that you can verify for yourself: http://www.wokai.org/f/about/index.php?page=mediacenter

Secondly, Wokai governing hierarchy is available on its website (http://www.wokai.org/f/about/index.php?page=team). There are already about 80 people who are core members (including chapters in three cities), and the list of members at large and volunteers is growing.

Lastly, Wokai has raised close to a million dollars since its inception (Fall 2007) As noted in the SF Chronicle article, "Since they launched their site in November, 275 Wokai donors have donated $25,000 to 60 rural Chinese entrepreneurs, helping them open noodle stands, duck hatcheries and grain stores."

I could have listed more reasons why Wokai belongs to Wiki. However, since you hold the Protection over Wokai entry, I would very much to hear your thoughts and opinion. Let's start a discussion that will lead to a productive results where we will a more refined entry and the world will know more about Wokai.

Regards,

Bing (talk) 23:00, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

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