Kiva

Welcome to the 'Kiva' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with 'Kiva'.

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Kiva”

• The Mayors of Microfinance

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 432
  By Brian Kelly, KF9, Armenia After making several visits to various borrower communities in the rural villages throughout Armenia, I started to notice a familiar figure emerge.  Each village seemed to have a mayor.  Not a mayor in the traditional, sash-wearing, top-hat donning , political scandal-causing sense, ...
  9 hours ago

• Kiva.org Loan Spotlight - Wiam

  
  Overclock.net - Overclocking.net — Authority: 573
  Our goal with this section is to help entrepreneurs from around the world accomplish what they set out to do. One of our first loans of $275 went to a Gentleman named Wiam. "Wiam is a 22-year-old single man. He has owned a computer shop since 2008, with 5 years of experience in this field. Today, Wiam is ...
  1 day ago

• Falso! A Musing on Fake Money in Peru

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 432
  By Sheethal Shobowale, KF9, Peru Counterfeit money is a very serious topic in Peru.  There is so much false money floating around that it is extremely possible that at some point or another, you will try to buy some fruit from the woman selling fruit on the corner and she will return your bill or coin exclaiming, ...
  1 day ago

• Win Your Kiva.org Loan!

  
  Overclock.net - Overclocking.net — Authority: 573
  Help fund an entrepreneur via Kiva.org and you could win your loan back via PayPal. How it works. 1) Sign up on Kiva.org 2) Join our team on Kiva.org: http://www.kiva.org/team/overclock 3) Lend money to one of the entrepreneurs on Kiva.org using our team name (The loan is in your name but you can also ...
  2 days ago

• Lend Along With Overclock.net

  
  Overclock.net - Overclocking.net — Authority: 573
  If you are interested in helping out entrepreneurs in developing countries, please do so as part of Overclock.nets team on Kiva.org: http://www.kiva.org/team/overclock Please ensure you know and understand all of the risks when lending/donating. They have a pretty amazing track record of payback though. Read about ...
  2 days ago

• Overclock.net Micro-Loans

  
  Overclock.net - Overclocking.net — Authority: 573
  Overclock.net is committed to giving back where possible. Our next commitment will be through Kiva.org and the entrepreneurs around the world who use their service to secure micro loans. We will feature some of these in this forum.
  2 days ago

• 5 Socially Conscious Christmas Gift Ideas

  
  adammclane.com — Authority: 425
  The retail world is made or broken based on what happens the 6 weeks surrounding Christmas. The entire world may not bow at the throne of Jesus, but a made-up celebration of his birthday is the biggest fiscal holiday on the planet. Jesus declares his glory even through the mundane giving and receiving of presents at ...
  2 days ago

• Taro: The Story of A Starchy Potato

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 432
  Cooked taro (from polynesiankitchen.blogspot.com) By Agnes Chu, KF9, Samoa They say that one of the best ways to learn about a culture is through its food.   If that is true, then Samoa should be investigated through taro.  Taro is king in Samoa and in Polynesia.  It is to Samoans what the potato is to the ...
  2 days ago

• My favorite game!

  
  A story of where we have been — Authority: 112
  These pictures are a little old but this is my favorite game of Kivas. Its a guess who game. She doesnt look like she is having fun, I promise she is. So serious! Just a cute little puppy I love the double chin! What does a monkey say?
  3 days ago

• Taro: The Story of A Starchy Potato

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 432
  Cooked taro (from polynesiankitchen.blogspot.com) By Agnes Chu, KF9, Samoa They say that one of the best ways to learn about a culture is through its food.   If that is true, then Samoa should be investigated through taro.  Taro is king in Samoa and in Polynesia.  It is to Samoans what the potato is to the ...
  3 days ago

• Childbearing at a Young Age in Nicaragua

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 432
  By Victoria Kabak, KF9, Nicaragua I try not to play favorites, but this week I met my favorite borrower. The borrowers I’ve liked the most so far have been those who are particularly friendly, have particularly interesting things to say, or give me food. Kenia fell into that first category, and I really enjoyed ...
  3 days ago

• Happy Birthday Balloons at a Christmas Party? Whose Birthday is it?

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 432
  By Prem Thomas, KF9, Philippines I thought my coworkers at the Center for Community Transformation (CCT) were just recycling balloons from the last birthday party to save money, but a coworker told me that “It’s Jesus’s birthday.” As I prepare to celebrate my first Christmas away from family, ...
  3 days ago

• The Human Factor: Relationships Are What Make Microfinance Go

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 432
  By Brian Kelly, KF9, Armenia I have alluded to it several times in the past in some of my posts.  While maybe writing a sentence or mentioning a few words here or there, I think it deserves its own post because it’s turning out to be one of the central themes of what I have learned here about microfinance ...
  4 days ago

• CCT Christmas Fun

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 432
  By Ujwal Kharel KF9 This is a collection of video excerpts from Christmas parties at few of the CCT branches. They sure know how to have fun here . Join the CCT lending team at http://www.kiva.org/team/cct today. Learn more about CCT at the CCT’s partner page ...
  4 days ago

• Maruja : Peru

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 163
  $0 of $350 raised. Started raising funds on Dec 17, 2009 Our group member MARUJA is 53 years old and divorced See more here: Maruja : Peru
  5 days ago

• I Want You to Meet Who You Helped Today – Mercedes del Socorro Espinoza

  
  How to Get Out of Debt - Free Help — Authority: 157
  It is important for you to meet who we helped today through this site. As I mention, all over the place, revenue from people clicking on ads and using the service of advertisers is used to help sponsor people in poverty through Kiva. Please visit or use the services of advertisers on the site [...]
  5 days ago

• A Small Fish in a Small Pond

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 432
  Women and Associations for Gain both Economic and Social (WAGES). My host MFI for the next 4 months. By Taylor Akin, KF9, Togo As I sat in Charles de Gaulle airport waiting for my flight to Lomé, I had already begun to feel out of place. My hair was carelessly sitting around my shoulders, I was wearing old yoga ...
  5 days ago

• A day in the life of a loan officer

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 432
  Jeremy Lapedis, KF9, Guatemala On Wednesday I traveled with Aura, a loan officer.  My main goal was to get some signatures from Kiva borrowers so that we could use their photos in a press release.  What I ended up getting, along with the signatures, was a glimpse into Aura’s life Since getting the signatures ...
  5 days ago

• Where to find Happiness

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 432
  Sharing snack with the Galvez family I have just spent the last three days sweating, bumping, and meeting new borrowers out in the field. My butt is exhausted from sitting on endless metal seats transporting me from one borrower interview to the next.  I have met some incredible women along the way, but I have ...
  5 days ago

• Poco a Poco, no?

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 432
  By Kimia Raafat, KF9 Ecuador Like the galloping horsemen on a Ralph Lauren polo shirt, Kiva’s leafy “loans that change lives” logo has come to symbolize a certain status in the world of microfinance institutions (MFIs).  The Kiva stamp of approval signifies that after careful due diligence , an institution ...
  6 days ago

Comments about Kiva