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Upending microcredit: Cambodians use Kiva to lend to U.S. borrowers
This Wednesday marked a watershed moment for Kiva.org: borrowers from the U.S. made a well-publicized debut on the person-to-person microlending website. It left no doubt that microcredit, seen by ma… more →
Kiva Stories from the Field
Upending microcredit: Cambodians use Kiva to lend to U.S. borrowers
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John Briggs wrote 3 weeks ago: This Wednesday marked a watershed moment for Kiva.org: borrowers from the U.S. made a well-publicize … more →
What if Kiva had Green Microloans?
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ashleyolivia wrote 1 month ago: By Ashley Nelsen KF7/8 DR and Nicaragua If Kiva had green microloans would you support one? I am di … more →
BRAC - like Risk, but without the risk
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scmforbes wrote 1 month ago: The concept of risk has been discussed by many, and often, over the past year, as citizens around th … more →
Signing Off from Senegal
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abbygray wrote 1 month ago: My memories of the last eight months away from home are a jumbled mass of color, freedom, fear, pati … more →
A 25 pound sack of sugar.
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ashleyolivia wrote 1 month ago: by Ashley Nelsen Do you think you could you start a thriving general store from a single 25 pound sa … more →
The Kiva-TLM Calendar
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kieranball wrote 1 month ago: On my previous blog post, 77 is never too old to start a business, Jan commented that she would like … more →
Goodbye Kiva!
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Sierra Visher wrote 1 month ago: Last week was my last week as a Kiva Fellow. As I sat in the cold air of the bar Emprender took me t … more →
Social Gardening a.k.a. 77 is never too old to start a business.
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kieranball wrote 2 months ago: by Kieran Ball, KF6 & 7 “Poor people are like bonsai trees”, analogises Professor Mo … more →
68 is never too old to learn to read.
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ashleyolivia wrote 2 months ago: -More than micro finance by Ashley Nelsen KF 6 & 7 The power of micro finance is the social prog … more →
Best for Bolivia
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Sierra Visher wrote 2 months ago: Bolivia’s political conflict, antics and struggle are very much a part of the day to day. But someho … more →
How Sierra Found Her Glasses
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Sierra Visher wrote 2 months ago: Emprender has two offices in Cochabamba and three in Santa Cruz. Both these cities have a distinct c … more →
Welcome, Kiva, to West Timor!
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kieranball wrote 2 months ago: West Timor is the country equivalent of Robert Downey Senior. The usual reaction is “West Timo … more →
Good-bye for now, Kisumu
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scmforbes wrote 3 months ago: “Be late, but get there” This sticker, prominently displayed on the dashboard of the Mombasa bus, di … more →
How Dominican Republic Loans Help Haitians
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ashleyolivia wrote 3 months ago: Many people have expressed desire to see more Haiti loans. In response, I would like to explain what … more →
A Day in El Alto
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Sierra Visher wrote 3 months ago: El Alto is the place where microfinance pretty much started in Latin America and it has held my inte … more →
Life is Beautiful in Bénin (Doucement, Yovo!)
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catch22sl wrote 3 months ago: Africa. Bénin. It shattered my worldview, changed my perspective on life. It nearly undid me. I w … more →
Why I Can Buy Maimouna a Sprite
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abbygray wrote 3 months ago: Today was my first day of work at IMCEC, a Senegalese MFI based in Dakar. I’m working out of their o … more →
Sitting Some Days
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Sierra Visher wrote 4 months ago: Some days as a Kiva Fellow totally rock. Its like, “snap, snap, snap!” You are in the gr … more →
Un Puñado de Dólares/Une Poignée de Dollars
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kieranball wrote 4 months ago: One testament to the power of the Fellow’s network, as described in Julie Ross’s excelle … more →
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