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hansgeertsma

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stanmore

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Yay time for a new loan today.

A loan helps Nuris Alicia Cruz Blandon to buy bulk grains to strengthen her inventory and increase sales.

Posted over 1 year ago

hansgeertsma

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lol, I ran horrible here this month, got 4 new deliquents on my repayments (6 deliquent payments so far, avg is 0.01Smile)... oh well still got funds to make 2 new loans so lets do that..

Posted over 1 year ago

stanmore

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LOL.

Run better.

I had a delinquent... but looks like that's paid up now... so yours will hopefully come good too.

Posted over 1 year ago

Luke00016

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Had $90 repaid since my last round of loans! So five new ones have been made:

Loan to a woman in Liberia to purchase charcoal for her business.

Group loan in Benin to purchase foodstuffs for resale.

Group loan in Tanzania to purchase mosquito nets for resale and iron sheets for home improvement.

Loan to a woman in Ukraine to purchase shoes and women's accessories straight from the manufacturer for resale.

Group loan in Kyrgyzstan to help local shepherds purchase additional sheep for their flocks

Posted over 1 year ago

pasita

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Joined the movement, joined the team, 9 new loans out.
Now lets see some rungood.
(Luke, I guess we're staking the same shoe business, gl.)

Posted over 1 year ago

Luke00016

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Joined the movement, joined the team, 9 new loans out.
Now lets see some rungood.
(Luke, I guess we're staking the same shoe business, gl.)



Welcome aboard! Let's hope those shoes run good! Hah, I crack myself up sometimes. . .

Posted over 1 year ago

stanmore

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Joined the movement, joined the team, 9 new loans out.
Now lets see some rungood.
(Luke, I guess we're staking the same shoe business, gl.)



Welcome!!

Posted over 1 year ago

Luke00016

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New month, new loans! Two this time:

A group loan to small businesspeople in Kenya http://www.kiva.org/lend/340762 where the average yearly income is $400 (a fact I can barely comprehend).

Another loan to a grandmother running a retail business in Mozambique http://www.kiva.org/lend/341882.

Posted over 1 year ago

stanmore

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where the average yearly income is $400 (a fact I can barely comprehend).



Here in Australia if you're on the Dole, IE Social Security or Unemployment Benefits or Welfare or whatever you call it round the world... anyway being on that in Australia puts you in some insanely high income percentile in the world... it may not be much money, but it's more than what most people in the world get...

Weird.

No wonder we have "dole bludgers" in Australia (sorry for the Aussie terms) (IE some lazy person who has pretty much decided to just stay on unemployment benefits rather than genuinely look for work)

Posted over 1 year ago

stanmore

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New loan time.

Peter Muiruri Mwihaki, a dude in Kenya. is gonna get some sugar, cooking fat, rice and soap for resale in his shop. Seems solid.

We're at 623 loans so far.

Posted over 1 year ago

stanmore

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It's funny/awesome that athiests and christians are the top two groups... as though Kiva is one of the many battlegrounds on which ideological superiority can be proven somehow in sheer volume.

At least Kiva and their microfinance entrepreneurs benefit from the squabble. Smile

Posted over 1 year ago

TecmoSuperBowl

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It's funny/awesome that athiests and christians are the top two groups...



Agreed haha.

We are currently at $18,925 loaned. Gonna be epic when we hit $20k!

Posted over 1 year ago

Luke00016

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4 more loans made (2 with repaid money, 2 with my own).

Not sure if I posted this before, but it's awesome. It's a visual display of all the Kiva loans as little dots moving across the world, from where they originate, to where they fund, and back when they're repaid.

http://www.good.is/post/intermission-watch-kiva-loans-travel-the-world/

Posted over 1 year ago

Luke00016

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Another bump!

2 new loans made in Vietnam and Indonesia.

We've raised $19,150 in under 9 months through Kiva! Incredible!

Let's make a big push in November to break the $20,000 mark.

Posted over 1 year ago

stanmore

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Yeah new loan time. This time some Peruvian dude to grab some cattle to fatten for selling. Blammo.

Posted over 1 year ago

stanmore

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4 more loans made (2 with repaid money, 2 with my own).

Not sure if I posted this before, but it's awesome. It's a visual display of all the Kiva loans as little dots moving across the world, from where they originate, to where they fund, and back when they're repaid.

http://www.good.is/post/intermission-watch-kiva-loans-travel-the-world/



Brilliant.

Posted over 1 year ago

stanmore

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TecmoSuperBowl

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I have some great news. We just surpassed $20,000 loaned! I just want to thank everyone involved in this as it has exceeded my original expectations a great deal. The DC community has come together and done something amazing.

www.bi2g.org

Also, don't forget that Kiva gift cards make great holiday gifts!

Posted over 1 year ago

stanmore

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I have some great news. We just surpassed $20,000 loaned! I just want to thank everyone involved in this as it has exceeded my original expectations a great deal. The DC community has come together and done something amazing.

www.bi2g.org

Also, don't forget that Kiva gift cards make great holiday gifts!



Awesome news.

Posted over 1 year ago

stanmore

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new loan.

My first Azerbaijani I think...




I have also noticed my total lack of interest that they're married with 7 kids or whatever. Don't give a shit... you're not a charity case to me. If you're an entrepreneur with a way to improve your standing through hard work an a little microfinance... good.

Otherwise... get outta my face and go back to World Vision where you belong.

Posted over 1 year ago

stanmore

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Another new one today. A mongolian woman for her clothing shop thing.

Posted over 1 year ago

TecmoSuperBowl

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Another new one today. A mongolian woman for her clothing shop thing.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLAK3911pso

Posted over 1 year ago

stanmore

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLAK3911pso



Yep! One of them. Smile

Posted over 1 year ago

Luke00016

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Bump!

4 more loans made courtesy of a Christmas gift from my family.

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