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Contradictions, Complications, Juxtapositions, and Genocide
It’s easier to make sense of Rwanda if you erase the human element of the Genocide that happened here fifteen years ago. If we could just pretend it wasn’t actual people who perpetrated the one millio… more →
Kiva Stories from the Field
Julie Ross - Middle Ground (1999)
wrote 8 months ago: Artist: Julie Ross CD Release : Middle Ground Style : Acoustic/ Soft Rock Date : 1999 Musicians : Ju … more →
Julie Ross - A Day In The Life (2004)
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wrote 8 months ago: Artist: Julie Ross CD Release : A Day In The Life Style : Acoustic/ Soft Rock Date : 2004 Tracks: 01 … more →
Contradictions, Complications, Juxtapositions, and Genocide
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wrote 9 months ago: It’s easier to make sense of Rwanda if you erase the human element of the Genocide that happened her … more →
How Do You Run a Shop in a Neighborhood with No Cash?
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wrote 9 months ago: I’ve always been curious about what happens when microfinance clients open businesses in places wher … more →
Kiva Fellows: My Virtual Family
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wrote 10 months ago: Not every day as a Kiva Fellow is a good one. There are days when I wait for seven hours for a credi … more →
What Do You Mean By "Profit"?
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wrote 10 months ago: The word “profit” does not translate easily into foreign languages. I’ve now tried to convey the ide … more →
News Flash: Kiva Is Not Intuitive
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wrote 11 months ago: Training microfinance institution (MFI) staff on Kiva never gets old no matter how many times I do i … more →
Victory is Mine! . . . or is it?
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wrote 1 year ago: I’m going to make a bold statement: microfinance is the land of minute incremental change, and … more →
When Primates Attack (And Other Tales of Fellows’ Mayhem and Adventure)
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wrote 1 year ago: As the next round of Kiva Fellows finished their training, Nabomita, Zack, and Julie (KF5) met for a … more →
21 Days on the Road (Part 2)
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wrote 1 year ago: (To see what happened during the first 11 days, see Part 1) Day 12 (Warning: slightly disgusting con … more →
21 Days on the Road (Part I)
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wrote 1 year ago: On August 24th I left Dar es Salaam for a 3-week trip to central Tanzania to train BRAC branches on … more →
Three Languages and Nothing to Say
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wrote 1 year ago: I never thought I would move to Tanzania to learn about Bengali culture, but then again I never thou … more →
