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==History==

Wokai was founded in March 2007 by Casey Wilson and Courtney McColgan after meeting while studying at Tsinghua University in Beijing.<ref name="Newsweek">[http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/chinacalling/archive/2009/04/01/facebook-for-china-s-farmers.aspx China Calling : Facebook for China's Farmers]</ref> As of JulyNovember 2009, it has a staff of 68 and maintains 35 chapters of local volunteer representatives in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Beijing and SeattleHong Kong<ref name="Team">[http://www.wokai.org/f/about/index.php?page=team "Team" on Wokai.org]</ref> and has raised $68106,376600 in loan capital from 424660 contributors to distribute to 150 recipients.<ref>[http://www.wokai.org/ "Home" on Wokai.org]</ref>

==Purpose==