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How can they afford this? Remittances, really. (Part 2 of 3 of the Remittance Series)
Village sign sponsored by Western Union By Agnes Chu In 2007, out of all the countries in the world, Samoa received the 7th highest amount of remittances as a percentage of GDP (22.8%). The following… more →
Kiva Stories from the Field
How can they afford this? Remittances, really. (Part 2 of 3 of the Remittance Series)
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agneschu wrote 1 week ago: Village sign sponsored by Western Union By Agnes Chu In 2007, out of all the countries in the world, … more →
Three Earthquakes Spell Climate Change and perhaps the Wrath of God
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agneschu wrote 1 month ago: by Agnes Chu, KF9, Samoa Since the infamous earthquake that caused the tsunami in Samoa on Sept. 29, … more →
The Sundance Island: A Photo Essay of Samoa
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Athan Makansi wrote 3 months ago: By Athan Makansi - KF8 – SPBD, Samoa A picture captures a thousand words. Here are a few tho … more →
Grandma’s Question
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Athan Makansi wrote 4 months ago: By: Athan Makansi – KF8 – SPBD, Samoa A few days ago my grandmother sent me an email: At … more →
Taking Care of Business
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Athan Makansi wrote 4 months ago: By: Athan Makansi – KF8 – SPBD, Samoa Kiva is about stories. From borrower profiles and … more →
Where are the S’mores?
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Athan Makansi wrote 5 months ago: Athan Makansi – KF8 – Apia, Samoa Jump on the Samoan time machine and watch as a few nei … more →
Gali Sends Greetings from Samoa
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eviatar wrote 1 year ago: For those of you who know me as Eviatar (or do not know me at all), I am now Galumalemana, or Gali f … more →
Altar of Globalization
nicholaswclark wrote 1 year ago: There are parallel and sometimes conflicting legal systems in Samoa: the state system and the local … more →
Top Ten List
nicholaswclark wrote 1 year ago: It seems to be a requisite duty of a Fellow to provide the “You know you’re in…whe … more →
Two Near Identical Conversations
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nicholaswclark wrote 1 year ago: In the right place at the right time, I had the great fortune to meet the Deputy Prime Minister of S … more →
The True Mission
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nicholaswclark wrote 1 year ago: Many Westerners come to Samoa and quickly make one of two judgments: all Samoans are poor OR no Samo … more →
'Agressive Friendliness'
nicholaswclark wrote 1 year ago: I heard the claims before I arrived: “Samoans are exceptionally friendly.” It sounded simple enough; … more →
Talofa from Samoa
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nicholaswclark wrote 1 year ago: Greetings, friends and strangers. I’ll be spending the next 3 months in Samoa providing you wi … more →
The SPBD Awards Ceremony and Parade
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Shane wrote 2 years ago: Every year, SPBD holds an event to celebrate its clients. An award ceremony is usually held to recog … more →
Beneath Samoa's tranquil surface
Shane wrote 2 years ago: After tossing out some statistics on the poverty situation in Samoa in my first entry, I think I’m r … more →
First post from Samoa
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Shane wrote 2 years ago: Talofa! I can hardly believe that I am writing this from Samoa, the “Treasured Islands of the South … more →
