5 million hours towardimproving education in 50 countries

"The spirit of entrepreneurship is as strong among the poor of the developingworld as it is in Silicon Valley," said Kiva CEO Matt Flannery. The SmallThings Challenge aims to continue empowering the worlds poor so they can bettersupport their families and keep their children in school, ultimately breakingthe cycle of poverty." The Small Things Challenge will take center stage at several high-profileactivities at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show this week in LasVegas, including Barretts keynote speech on Friday. Conference attendees canalso pledge support to Kiva and Save the Children - at kiosks at Intelsbooth (Central Hall, booth 7153). Barretts speech is a part of the shows Technology and Emerging CountriesProgram, which focuses on the role technology plays to further economic growth.During the speech, Barrett will highlight how Save the Childrens and Kiva swork is impacting millions of people worldwide already Hell also deliver aspecial call-to-action to the audience.

Intel has also donated 10 notebook PCs and two Intel-powered classmate PCs thatare currently being auctioned at ,along with items donated by the music groups Counting Crows and Maroon 5. Allauction items are autographed by the bands lead singers, Adam Duritz and AdamLevine, respectively, and starting bids range from $25 to $900. About Intel CorporationThe Small Things Challenge builds upon Intels 40 years of active involvement inimproving education. Over the past decade, Intel has invested over$1 billion, and Intel employees have donated more than 2.5 million hours towardimproving education in 50 countries.

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the world leader in silicon innovation, developstechnologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people workand live. Additional information about Intel is available at and About Kiva Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending Web site,empowering individuals to lend directly to an entrepreneur in the developingworld. Founded in 2005, Kiva 's mission is to connect people through lendingto alleviate poverty. Kiva currently connects lenders in more than 100countries with entrepreneurs in 42 developing countries, through 93 microfinancepartners Kiva has headquarters in San Francisco.