How I changed the world today.

kiva loans to Julia's

2012-01-24T23:28:00.001-08:00

Receipt

Loan
Julia Epifania Cercado Rubio
$25.00
Loan
Julia Petrona Mairena
$25.00
Loan
Julia Xiomara Soto Hernandez

kiva loans to Julia's

2011-12-20T14:19:00.001-08:00

Receipt

Loan
Gaby Julia

$25.00
Loan
Ana Julia

$25.00
Loan
Maria Julia

$25.00
Loan
Ana Julia Moya Ramirez

$25.00
Loan
María Julia

$25.00
Loan
Julia

$25.00
Loan
Julia

$25.00
Loan
Julia Huamani Llacsa

$25.00
Loan
Ana Julia Fino Mendoza

$25.00
Loan
Julia Cruz Reyes Rodriguez

$25.00
Loan
Julia Esperanza

$25.00
Loan
Julia

$25.00
Loan
Marta Julia

Shelter for Girls in Kenya

2011-12-14T09:30:00.000-08:00

This is from a friend of mine who spends a lot of her time trying to make the world better. She asked me to post this today. Today is a great day to help her because its 'bonus' day and your gift will be matched.

We are currently taking part in a fund raising competition with a project called "Tareto Maa". http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/protect-70-girls-from-genital-mutilation-in-kenya/ Tareto Maa runs a shelter in Kenya for girls at risk of Female Genital Mutilation and early enforced marriage. The challenge runs from now until December 31, 2011 (2359 hrs EST).

One way to help us win some extra funds for the project is to just share the project page on facebook by hitting its "share" button on Global Giving (right below "donate" on the right side of the page). The 5 projects who have raised at the end at least $2,000 from at least 25 different people and have shared their project page through this way the most on facebook will win an extra bonus of $300.

In addition, the project with the greatest number of unique donors at the end will be awarded a bonus of $2,000. Currently we are this project, hooray - and if we keep it like this, that would be just fantastic! Because an extra bonus of $2,000 would mean that we could build another urgently needed dormitory for the girls.

Adopt a Gorilla

2011-12-13T08:42:00.000-08:00

A few years back I adopted Gorillas for my family for Holiday presents. I adopted them through the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International.

This is a great organization that really helps Gorillas.

kiva loans to Julia's

2011-12-13T08:41:00.000-08:00

New Kiva loans to Julia's:

Loan
Julia Evagelina Alvarez Quiej

$25.00
Loan
Julia

$25.00
Loan
Julia Esperanza

$25.00
Loan
Julia Cruz Reyes Rodriguez

$25.00
Loan
Julia Huamani Llacsa

$25.00
Loan
Julia

$25.00
Loan
Julia Mabel

Yearly donations

2011-12-06T00:14:00.000-08:00

I donated to the following organizations:

Doctors without Borders
Secular Humanists
Alley Cat Allies
Green America
PATH
Tree People
Amnesty International
Smithsonian
SPLC
Oxfam
Union of Concerned Scientists
Habitat for Humanity
and
the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA.

Kiva loans to Julia's

2011-11-05T08:21:00.000-07:00

I made a few Kiva loans to Julia's today.
I have been not good at blogging all I do, I'm just busy. But I'm still trying to do things every day.

Loan
Julia Cabigas

$25.00
Loan
Maria Julia Salas Lizano

$25.00
Loan
Julia Bobadilla De Ferreira

$25.00
Loan
Julia Mercedes Aleman Sarria

$25.00
Loan
Julia Patricia Cazaña Viteri

$25.00
Loan
Julia Fernandez De Martinez

kiva

2011-09-08T23:06:00.001-07:00

Made a few Kiva loans

Receipt

Loan
Julia

$25.00
Loan
Julia Narda Aguilar Gomez

$25.00
Loan
Marta Julia

2011-07-31T20:08:00.001-07:00

I sponsored a family member today in a walk for a local Ronald McDonald house.

Loans to Julia's.

2011-07-19T09:50:00.000-07:00

I made a kiva loan to Juana Julia, who is a member of the Communal Bank “La Positiva” (The Positive) which is in the District of Calleria, Department of Ucayali in Peru. She is 65 years old and has four children.

I also made a loan to Julia in Nicaragua. Julia Xiomara is 31 years old, she works selling general merchandise. She began with her own funds, and with the advice of her co-workers started getting loans through employees of certain institutions. In this way she began to get her own clients. She accepts payment every other week, which is much more favorable for her customers. The funding that she is currently seeking is to buy nail polish, lipstick, vanity items and underwear.

I loan to Julia's because I like the name. I find everyone on Kiva to be worthy, and I have to sort some way. So I look for Julia's. Or people in Honduras because I am trying to help Honduras too. But I also lend to every country and sometimes even just randomly select.

New Kiva loans

2011-07-13T11:02:00.000-07:00

Back from vacation, lending to Julia's.
Julia is 54 years old and has no children under her care. She lives in her own home and works with her daughter. Her house is located in the District of Cata-cos in the Department of Piura, in northern Peru. Julia has a store in her home where she offers her customers and neighbors different products of basic necessity. She also sells beer.

Julia del Socorro is a hard-working and entrepreneurial woman who owns a grocery store. She started her business selling snacks, iced treats, ice, etc. then she gradually started buying bread, eggs, matches and salt in small quantities. She lives in Nicaragua.

Julia Xiomara is 31 years old, she works selling general merchandise. She began with her own funds, and with the advice of her co-workers started getting loans through employees of certain institutions. In this way she began to get her own clients. She accepts payment every other week, which is much more favorable for her customers. The funding that she is currently seeking is to buy nail polish, lipstick, vanity items and underwear. She also lives in Nicaragua.

Time, Southern Poverty Law Center, Habitat for Humanity and Kiva of course

2011-06-26T22:55:00.000-07:00

Been doing things but not blogging so much.
Re-newed my membership to the Southern Poverty Law Center. They do great work for justice.
Also re-newed my membership for Habitat for Humanity.
Made $1000+ worth of Kiva loans.

Kiva loans to Julia's

2011-06-11T10:30:00.000-07:00

I made two kiva loans today to Julia's.

Ana Julia Gonzalez Delgado and

Maria Julia

Kiva loans to Julia's

2011-06-10T23:27:00.000-07:00

I made two kiva loans to Julia's today. One to Julia in Ecquador for her cosmetics business. The other Julia was from Boliva and wants a loan for her home store/restaurant.

Alley Cat Allies

2011-06-10T23:22:00.001-07:00

I made a donation to Alley Cat Allies today. They do great work with helping cats. Changing the way we look at feral populations. Check them out for more details. And merrow.

Medecins sans frontieres/Doctors without Borders

2011-06-08T22:06:00.000-07:00

I made a donation today to Medecins sans frontieres (Doctors without Borders). They do such a fantastic job. I always donate to them when I make donations for disasters, because they usually already have people in the area and can start helping quick.

Green America

2011-05-27T19:20:00.001-07:00

I renewed my membership in Green America. Thier mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.

Helping out Julia's

2011-05-26T18:59:00.001-07:00

I made 3 kiva loans to Julia's today too.

Receipt

Oxfam

2011-05-26T18:57:00.000-07:00

I renewed my membership to Oxfam today.

Tree People

2011-05-24T15:13:00.000-07:00

People need trees. Trees sometimes need people.
I made a donation to Treepeople today, a local group that plants trees in the forest (and around town). I've helped them plant too.

2011-05-23T21:10:00.000-07:00

I made a donation today to the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA. They do a great job. I am also going to drop by some of my fleece blankets for the 100+ cats they are taking care of from a hoader. They can't find them homes just yet (legal reasons I think).

More Kiva loans to Julia's

2011-05-21T19:17:00.000-07:00

I made 3 more Kiva loans to Julia's in Ecuador, Chile and Peru.
Julia in Ecuador is buying chickens and feed, Julia in Chile is buying clothing to resell, and Julia in Peru is buying fruits for her fruitstand.

Loan
Julia Janneth Huayllasaca Pizarro

$25.00
Loan
Julia Farías

$25.00
Loan
Julia

Kiva loan to Julia

2011-05-15T12:17:00.000-07:00

Made a few kiva loans today. Been real bad about blogging, so much else going on in my life. I've been trying to make the businesses grow to support friends, lots of people can't find work.

Loan
Julia Elena Carranza Mimbela

$25.00
Loan
Julia

$25.00
Loan
Julia Adelaida Gonzales Loor

$25.00

AIDS walk

2011-04-29T00:30:00.000-07:00

I've been donating to a few friends AIDS walks. I like to support people.
Managed to hit a friends link before she knew about, another friend posted it to her on facebook. So she'll be surprised :}
Here's her link in case you want to donate too. Random acts of kindness...

Kiva loan and trees

2011-04-26T23:49:00.000-07:00

Renewed my membership in the local arboretum. Its good to support trees. I like tree people too.
Also made a Kiva loan to Ana Julia Aragón de Castillo.
Ana Julia Aragón de Castillo, 57 years old, lives with her life partner and their children in the department of Santa Ana. She has a store in her home that is much-frequented by the people in her neighborhood because they always find what they need for any occasion. Every day her clientele increases and she doesn't want to disappoint them. She decided to ask INTEGRAL for a loan that will give her the opportunity to buy more products for her store like drinks, snacks, instant soups and basic grains, among other things. Ana is a woman who meets her goals, and she always tells herself "what I propose to myself, with the help of God, I accomplish". She has placed total confidence in the fact that through this loan she will achieve another goal, that of giving her family the full life that they deserve.

Kiva loans to Honduras

2011-04-20T22:00:00.000-07:00

I have a few collaborators coming in from Honduras this week. So I made a few Kiva loans to Honduras in their honor.

Loan
Marco Antonio Corea Montufar

$25.00
Loan
Santos Estela Alvarado

$25.00
Loan
Nelsa Leticia Padilla

$25.00
Loan
Laura Emperatriz Juarez

$25.00
Loan
Carlos Alberto Maradiaga Calderon

$25.00

Autism Walk

2011-04-10T11:28:00.000-07:00

I made a donation today to an Autism walk to support a friend. And to support people with autism, some of them pretty close.

Loan to Julia

2011-04-04T22:46:00.000-07:00

Made a loan to Julia.

Julia is 45 years old and lives in her own house with her husband Enrique, who is 54 years old and a farmer, and her last daughter of the five children they have. The rest are older and live independently.

Since she was young, she has worked in agriculture and she currently grows potatoes, peas, and gladiolus flowers with her husband. She says that farm work is tedious, because it is a constant watch on each plant so that a plague of insects doesn't harm their crops. Julia knows that if given proper care and fertilizer, you can expect a good harvest. Additionally, the experience she has with planting has allowed to her to learn the necessary techniques for harvesting the entire crop without problems. She likes her work very much because she gets to work with her husband and together they work to plant and later sell everything to wholesale merchants in the city. The sales give them a regular income that allow them to live comfortably with their daughter.

Since she is a very hard-working woman, she plans to increase her gladiolus flower and pea production since the prices of those items are very good at the market. This is her third loan with MFP and she is very thankful to all the people who made the loan possible, since it will allow her to continue working. She also knows the members of her community bank very well and knows that they are responsible. Julia plans to invest this loan in the purchase of gladiolus and pea seeds to begin to increase her production.

Strings and Things

2011-03-18T12:57:00.001-07:00

I donated to the Red Cross for Japan a few days ago. And to a friends walk-a-thon. Been real busy working on grant proposals.
Made 26 kiva loans to Honduras today to use up some kiva credit.

Loan
Melchi Susana Rivera Pavon

$25.00
Loan
San Jose Group

$25.00
Loan
La Fortuna Group

$25.00
Loan
Rita Vanessa Reyes Grande

$25.00
Loan
Wilmer Rolando Bonilla Funez

$25.00
Loan
Rene Cruz

$25.00
Loan
Santos Balbina Alvarez Martinez

$25.00
Loan
Donita Lopez Sanchez

$25.00
Loan
Jose Orlando Betancourth

$25.00
Loan
Vilma Lizet Ponce Davila

$25.00
Loan
Lucia Del Carmen Pastrana Davila

$25.00
Loan
Alexis Javier Sauceda

$25.00
Loan
Felicita Guillen Caceres

$25.00
Loan
San Pedro Sur 3 Group

$25.00
Loan
Celmira Ochoa Moreno

$25.00
Loan
Luz Aidee Sandoval Izaguirre

$25.00
Loan
Silvia Maribel Martinez

$25.00
Loan
Jose Bartolo Avila

$25.00
Loan
Dolores Amador Rosales

$25.00
Loan
Dilcia Parada Ayala

$25.00
Loan
Martha Lidia Camacho

$25.00
Loan
Josefina Mejia Castillo

$25.00
Loan
Darwin Omar Parada Ayala

$25.00
Loan
Henry Avelardo Ventura Parada

$25.00
Loan
Felipe De Jesus Chavez Avila

$25.00
Loan
Albertina Cleotilde Zambrano Reyes

Kiva loan to Julia

2011-03-13T11:02:00.000-07:00

I made a Kiva loan to Julia in Peru today.

Julia is a member of the communal bank "Alondras" at FINCA Peru in Ayacucho. She is 37 years old, married, and has four children who are all studying. She has a clothing business and also sells vegetables in a local market. She is using her loan of 3,000 PEN to purchase clothing from Lima to sell in Ayacucho. She has been a member of FINCA Peru for four years now and enjoys that it gives her more independence and allows her to save money. She would like to save enough money to buy land in Ayacucho.

AIDS walk

2011-03-05T13:55:00.000-08:00

I donated to a friends AIDS walk. He has been doing it for years, and this year is hoping to raise $15,000. Its always nice to help friends change the world.

Kiva loans to Honduras

2011-02-24T15:14:00.001-08:00

Made a few loans to Honduras today.

Loan
Maria Magdalena Cruz

$25.00
Loan
Irma Rodas Rodas

$25.00
Loan
Yadira Lineth Murillo Ramos

$25.00
Loan
Nely Garcia

$25.00
Loan
Leydi Marilu Lezama Cardenas

$25.00
Loan
Nubia Martiza Maldonado Carcamo

$25.00
Loan
Reina Isabel Cardenas Vargas

$25.00
Loan
Maria Delfina Sauceda Salgado

$25.00
Loan
Alba Luz Vasquez Ordoñez

Clothing stores

2011-02-18T17:00:00.000-08:00

I used up some Kiva credit today and made 14 loans to 14 different countries - all to women involved in clothing sales.

Loan
Siilegmaa Damba

$25.00
Loan
Martha

$25.00
Loan
Ana Pedrozo

$25.00
Loan
Maria Teresa Martinez De Torres

$25.00
Loan
Luzminda Dohinog

$25.00
Loan
Tweyambe Women's Group-jinja

$25.00
Loan
Aura Sofia Ortiz Barbosa

$25.00
Loan
Nataliya Dzeman

$25.00
Loan
Amasimbi Group

$25.00
Loan
Naseem Ilyas Hussain's Group

$25.00
Loan
Uranbileg Dugersuren

$25.00
Loan
Yolanda Monserrate Alarcón Balladarez

$25.00
Loan
Aizada Sarbagysh Kyzy's Group

$25.00
Loan
Armenuhi Mnatsakanyan (sunduchok)

Kiva loan

2011-02-17T14:29:00.000-08:00

I made a loan today to Maria Julia in Nicaragua.

Maria Julia is a 64-year-old entrepreneur who really enjoys her work. She makes her living selling tortillas, beans and firewood. She started in this business over 25 years ago in order to provide an alternative source of income for her family since they didn't have any monthly income to cover their daily expenses. Through the Fundación León 2000, she has been able to receive funding and thus improve her business every day. She hopes to continue building her business as it's her only source of income. Maria Julia plans to use this loan to purchase products for her store such as corn, tortillas, firewood and beans, among other items.

Kiva loans

2011-02-07T14:48:00.000-08:00

I made 2 kiva loans today - one to Sonia Valenzuela in Chili, the other to Julia in Peru.

Humane Society

2011-02-05T07:48:00.000-08:00

I renewed my membership to my local humane society today. They do such great work taking care of unwanted animals. They recently found 250 cats in a hoarders house and are trying to deal with them.

Helping out Julia's

2011-02-01T16:14:00.000-08:00

I made 3 Kiva loans today to 'Julia's. One was in Peru - Julia Nélida. She wants to start a vet clinic in Peru.

I also made a loan to Julia Nyambura Njiiri in Kenya so she can add more stock to her used clothing store.

I made a loan to Julia Nora Calderon Fajardo in Nicaragua so she can buy more stock for her store, with the loan she is going to get four quintals of rice, beans, sugar, a large jug of oil, a case of soap and corn among other products like: glue, earrings, lipsticks and hair clips among others to generate higher profits.

Baseball

2011-01-31T09:04:00.001-08:00

I donated to a local high school baseball club on Saturday. They were at the farmers market trying to raise money to play their sport.
Way better use of their time than drugs or gangs.

Kiva loans

2011-01-27T14:58:00.000-08:00

I made 4 kiva loans today, chosen from the ones needing the most funding. Since there were no Julia's.
I made a loan to Rafel Barrios in Costa Rica for his karokee bar.
And to Luz Rojas in Costa rica for a sewing machine.

I also made a loan to an anonymous man in Lebanon and Charles Schelhouse in the USA.

Snacks for Vets

2011-01-27T14:52:00.000-08:00

I brought some snacks to the volunteer office at the Veterans Hospital yesterday. The regular - noodles in cups. They give them out to vets who come in for appointments and don't have any food. In the past they would sometimes steal from the PX and end up in jail, several a year.
I've been supplying snacks for the last couple of years, about $20/month worth and it was just mentioned that no one's gone to jail since. I think its really good return for my money!

kiva loans to Julias

2011-01-15T10:31:00.000-08:00

Made a few loans to Julia's today.

Loan
Julia Betsabe Gomez Menacho

$25.00
Loan
Julia Narcisa De Jesús Chauca Angul

kiva loans

2011-01-04T08:38:00.000-08:00

Made a few kiva loans to Julia's and people in Honduras.

Loan
Julia Rosa Huayhua Huillca

$25.00
Loan
Julia Adelaida Gonzales Loor

$25.00
Loan
Luz Estela Ledezma Martinez

$25.00
Loan
Luis Antonio Garcia

$25.00
Loan
Olga Zepeda Amador

$25.00
Loan
Juana Marina Castro Torres

$25.00
Loan
Esteban Ramirez

$25.00
Loan
Emperatriz Moran Campos

$25.00
Loan
Greysi Ramirez Turcios

$25.00
Loan
El Cubulero Group

$25.00
Loan
Eiby Melissa Hernandez

Empowering women through reading

2010-12-09T12:55:00.000-08:00

I just made a donation to help female literacy. They are trying to raise $4,000 by Dec 22nd for 5 new Girls Learning Centers.

They provide mentorship, health & safety information and a safe space for self-expression. LitWorld Girls Clubs for literacy create a network of girls worldwide using literacy for power and social action, and girls use their newfound skills to convey issues of health, information, safety and inspiration to other young women in their community.

Kiva loan

2010-12-08T08:01:00.000-08:00

Just made a Kiva loan to Gantumur in Mongolia.

Gantumur Tsolmon is 45 years old and lives with his wife and three children in a house in the Selenge province of Mongolia. His oldest daughter and son both attend university, and his youngest son attends a local high school. Gantumur's wife helps him with his business. He operates a vegetable trading business, where he plants and grows a variety of vegetables on his own three hectare field to sell to dealers in the local markets.

He also owns a bee farm, which consists of 19 beehives. During winter months, he keeps his bees in a special cellar, and in May he travels through the countryside to pasture his bees. When he has gone to migrate his bees, his children and wife are responsible for growing the vegetables. He started his vegetable planting business in 1992, and has since built a stable operation. Since 1998, he has been producing honey.

During the past 12 years he has gained a lot of agricultural experience and knowledge of both his businesses. The family sells their seeds and honey during the warm months. They pickle their vegetables and sell those during the winter months. All family members are very hardworking people. Gantumur is a modest and experienced business man and says, "we work very hard during all warm months." He is requesting a 3,500,000 MNT loan to purchase a large amount of seeds while the price for such products is cheap.

Days without posts

2010-11-24T20:02:00.001-08:00

Sorry about not posting, my life has been consumed with too many things that need higher attention - my research career, and getting the hobby businesses big enough to provide health care and money to people who need it - including my financial partner who just lost their job again. I lost 1/2 of my salary funding and have bureaucracy holding the rest of it back for a few months (or less we could hope). But I"m not complaining, I'm still affording my house and lifestyle and donating what I can. I'm just not having time to blog about it.
But some noteworthy things -
Twice now in the last month I've been asked by someone to put some gas into their car- at the gas station. They were obviously living in it an on hard times, and both seemed really shameful in even having to ask. And they might have only asked because I happened to be talking to them, I make a point of acknowledging people in public like that. Its good to feel part of community, and it can totally change someone's day or point of view. just to do small talk amongst all of us. But yah, now there seems to be people who are pretty desperate. Hard times in the USA. I keep doing what I can. Even if I'm not so good at blogging about it.

kiva loans to Julias

2010-11-15T13:02:00.000-08:00

Made a few kiva loans today.

Receipt

Loan

Julia Justina Mayorga Ortega

$25.00

Loan

Ana Julia Rodríguez De López

$25.00

Loan

Julia Tagbo

$25.00

Loan

Ana Julia

$25.00

Picking Olives

2010-11-07T07:57:00.000-08:00

I went and picked olives at Cal Tech on Friday. I figured I would give them the hour I usually spend on exercise and another I could spare. And I found out why olive oil is so expensive. Its really hard work picking olives!
The school started the program a few years ago to pick the olives from all the trees and turn it into olive oil and sell it to raise money for student activities.

Picking olives is also a dirty job.

kiva loans

2010-10-25T12:10:00.000-07:00

Made 3 new Kiva loans today

Loan

Hishigmaa Dulamsuren

$25.00

Loan

San Pedro Sur Group

$25.00

Loan

Julia Del Carmen Medina Caceres

Kiva loan

2010-10-22T11:06:00.000-07:00

Just made a kiva loan to Armenia.

Artur Sargsyan is single and currently lives with his mother, brother, and sister-in-law. After having served in the Army, Artur needed to find his way in life, to make a stable living, to have his own place, and plan for a family. He decided to import elegant ladies clothing from the US. He is renting a shop in “Hayastan” trade center and has long-standing customers, offering them both good service and quality clothing. Artur has applied for a loan to purchase new inventory and expand his business.

Long Way Home

2010-10-21T13:29:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine posted about his friend who is helping out in Guatemala, so I donated to the project and am promoting the idea.

Here's a video

Mateo Paneitz went to Comalapa, Guatemala, in 2003 as a Peace Corps volunteer. Peneitz's desire to help this impoverished, predominantly Mayan community didn't end with his tour though. He sold his car in the USA to raise funds to found the non-profit Long Way Home to create better employment and education opportunities in Comalapa. A popular park has already been created, but the goal now is to create a mixed academic and vocational school.

The construction of the school is part of the solution - it.s built from recycled waste such as car tyres and bottles. With mountains of waste available for re-use, the project is already providing training and employment.

Please vote for the project here (for free) to help him win $20,000 for the project.
And you can donate directly to them here.

Kiva lending

2010-10-19T07:27:00.000-07:00

Was out of town attending a few science conferences, trying to make the world better by figuring out how to best find genes to cure diseases.

Today I made a Kiva loan to Rafaela de los Ángeles Salgado Hurtado, a teacher in Nicaragua looking to make her home better.

Walk For a Breast Cancer cure

2010-10-03T16:32:00.000-07:00

I helped out another friend today, she is walking to raise money for breast cancer.

Helping friends

2010-10-02T18:30:00.001-07:00

I sponsored a friend for AIDS walk. I was her first sponsor, so if you want to help out and surprise her, please do. She's a nice kid who can't always afford to feed herself, and likes to help others.

Just made 47 Kiva loans

2010-09-23T20:44:00.000-07:00

Had a bit of Kiva credit, just made 47 Kiva loans. It was fun clicking on everyone.

Your Receipt

Loan

Saad

$25.00

Loan

Fanny Guadalupe

$25.00

Loan

Teresa Rivera

$25.00

Loan

Santiago Rafael Campo Cirino

$25.00

Loan

Rahmonali Kurbonaliev

$25.00

Loan

Jose Raul Almeida Carranza

$25.00

Loan

Anonymous

$25.00

Loan

Maria Martha Ruiz Arellano

$25.00

Loan

Sok Mao

$50.00

Loan

Stephen

$25.00

Loan

Khoshal Said Ahmad

$25.00

Loan

Petro Salish

$25.00

Loan

Anonymous

$25.00

Loan

Judith Batistas León

$25.00

Loan

María Leticia Delgado Anchundia

$25.00

Loan

Mirtha

$25.00

Loan

Mujeres De Calle ' I Group

$25.00

Loan

Anonymous

$25.00

Loan

José Ramón Morales Mena

$25.00

Loan

Edward

$25.00

Loan

Vajio Km6 Group

$25.00

Loan

Francis Momanyi

$25.00

Loan

Anonymous

$25.00

Loan

Anonymous

$25.00

Loan

Tukolerewamu Association Bakijjulula-mityana Group

$25.00

Loan

Gotitas De Amor Group

$25.00

Loan

Muhammad Kurbonaliev

$25.00

Loan

Muhamadi Halimov

$25.00

Loan

Anonymous

$25.00

Loan

Cuatro Caminos Group

$25.00

Loan

Rovshan Budagov

$25.00

Loan

Together As One Group

$25.00

Loan

Gladiz

$25.00

Loan

Chim Sokoun

$25.00

Loan

Jose Saul Manzanarez

$25.00

Loan

Anonymous

$25.00

Loan

Juana Ybañez

$25.00

Loan

Gnem Manith

$25.00

Loan

12 De Junio Group

$25.00

Loan

Chan Lekhena

$25.00

Loan

Parda Alimov

$25.00

Loan

Marina Podpalova

$25.00

Loan

Pwani Group

$25.00

Loan

Nanso Development Group, Lugazi

$25.00

Loan

May Sokkhoeurn

$25.00

Loan

Yasmin Bolivia

$50.00

Terry Fox Cancer run

2010-09-17T21:10:00.001-07:00

I just sponsored my cousin and his wife on a Terry Fox Cancer run.

Random Acts of Kindness

2010-09-12T08:51:00.001-07:00

One of the first big random acts of kindness I did was years ago - I was watching TV (shows how long ago that was, I haven't had TV in years) and heard the story of a young women who put herself through highschool while she was homeless and then made it to Harvard. The story touched me, and I sent her a check via the TV station for $100. I could barely afford it at the time, but I figured she needed it more. For days I wondered if I had done the right thing, then I found out she cashed the check on Christmas Eve. That brought me assurance at the time.

I just heard her on NPR, and one of the things she said was that all the gifts she got at the time taught her that people could be good. And now she is running her own non-profit Manifest Living.

As she says, you don't have to do it all. You just have to feel like you have done your part. I guess that's what keeps me going.

I'm going to buy her book.

Helping a Kiva Fellow

2010-09-09T17:03:00.000-07:00

I just helped out Jacqueline who is raising funds to be a kiva fellow. Please consider even a small donation, she's donating so much of her time.

Made a Kiva loan to join a friends celebration

2010-09-09T15:03:00.000-07:00

I made a loan today to

Ramon from El Salvador to join a friend on his 300th Kiva loan. Together we really are changing the world.

Made a loan to Julia

2010-09-08T22:40:00.000-07:00

Made a kiva loan to Julia in Guayaquil (paraiso), Ecuador. She wants a loan to expand her stock.

Loan

Julia Silvania Ponce Merchan

Pay it forward

2010-09-08T10:18:00.001-07:00

I met someone on a plane the other day. She was off to Europe to go to school for a few months. She was on a strict budget, and asked if the airport in Canada would take US money or if she had to exchange some to buy food. I had some Canadian money with me, so I gave her a $20. She wanted to pay me back, but I told her to pay it forward. When she can afford it, she can help someone else out.

She's planning on being a teacher. So my act of kindness may have an exponential effect.

Lending between trips

2010-09-01T13:05:00.001-07:00

I'm back for a day, packing, doing wash, and making Kiva loans.
3 today - 2 to julia's and one to a bee keeper in Armenia.

Loan

Karine Bejanyan

$25.00

Loan

Julia

$25.00

Loan

Julia

Pass it on.

2010-08-25T22:00:00.000-07:00

I ran into an old friend on Saturday who told me she passed on a gift I had given her about 10 years ago. When she was a student she had a Christmas where I helped her out with some money because she was as poor as I've been as a student. And to be honest, I hadn't remembered the gift. But she had, and passed it on and told the person what I told her 'not to pay her back but to pass it forward'.

It only takes a spark to get a fire going.

Kivia

2010-08-17T18:20:00.000-07:00

I made a kiva loan to Mongolia today.
Mr. Dorlig is 46 years old and lives with his wife and five sons in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. They all live together in a small house that they built recently. His eldest son is married but still lives in father’s house. His three younger sons, Chimiddorj, Turbold and Cagaancooj, are in high school and secondary school. Dorlig runs a taxi business in the city in his own car, which he bought on leasing contract from his taxi company. He enjoys transporting people. He also works in a secondary school as a carpenter and plumber on a part-time basis. Dorlig is a very hardworking person and is known for his good character. He has gained a lot of experience over the years and is a trusted driver for his many customers. Last April, Dorlig took a loan from Kiva, used it appropriately and paid back in full, on time. Now he is requesting a loan for the second time to complete his house improvement. About Credit Mongol: Credit Mongol’s mission is to contribute to the prosperity of Mongols by providing diversified financial services to micro-loan and small and medium enterprise (SME) clients and to become the best-performing company in micro-loan and SME financing in Mongolia. About Housing Loans Many poor families are financially unable to purchase a house that meets their needs. Housing loans funded on Kiva give families access to capital to improve their homes and an opportunity to pay loans back at a pace that they can handle. The housing and small business loans featured on Kiva share a common purpose: they alleviate conditions of poverty and enable families to lead more stable lives.

Kiva loans

2010-08-08T23:06:00.000-07:00

I just got back from a short trip to Cartegena, Colombia. I didn't get a chance to visit any of my Kiva loans, I was there mostly on business.

Today I loaned to two Julia's - one in Nicaragua, the other in Peru.

Loan

Velia Julia Soto De Mercado

Loan

Ana Julia Zeledón Franco

Wrap dress from Kiva products

2010-07-24T13:54:00.000-07:00

Here's a picture of me in one of the Wrap dresses made by a Kiva client. Ahkun.org is starting to sell items, this is one of the first items they have. Its a really nice dress, very soft and lightweight. Perfect for a hot summer night.

I think I'm going to get a green one next.

kiva loans, kivabank

2010-07-20T08:15:00.000-07:00

I tried out a new site -kivabank.org. It tells you lots about your kiva loans, and suggests other similar or different loans. I used it to find loans in other countries - added 2 new countries to my list today - Liberia and Kyrgyzstan. The group in Karabalta, Kyrgyzstan want to increase products for their business.

The guys in Liberia wants to buy more movies for his business.

Second Life - American Cancer Society Relay

2010-07-20T07:54:00.000-07:00

I sponsored a friend in Second Life who is raising money for the American Cancer Society. There is a HUGE fundraiser in Second Life each year.

Feel free to donate and support the team. My friends name is 'Susan Fox' if you want to support her.

Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA

2010-07-13T20:37:00.000-07:00

I made a donation to day to my local Humane Society & SPCA. They put out an appeal for summer donations; apparently a lot of animals end up at the shelter when people go on vacation or leave them outside.
The Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA also does a fantastic job of helping animals during fires, they accept evacuees.

Kiva loan to Julia

2010-07-06T21:25:00.001-07:00

Made a loan to Julia in Nicaragua today.
Julia Mercedes Funes sells general merchandise from her stall in the Estación market in the mornings, and in the evening she moves between selling in the La Terminal market and the El Central market.

She will use this loan to buy various products such as: underwear, slippers, soap, bleach, blouses, etc.

Lending to Julia

2010-07-01T14:42:00.000-07:00

I made two loans today in honor of Muhammad Yunnis birthday (the guy who started microfinancing).
One was to Julia in Peru for her shoe business.
the other was to Julian in Peru for his textile shop.

Lending to Julia in the Philipines

2010-06-22T18:00:00.000-07:00

I made a loan today to Julia. Julia Gorgonio is from the village of Katutungan, Wao, Lanao del Sur. She is 57 years old. Julia is married and has 4 adult children. To make a living, Julia owns & operates a sari-sari (variety) retail shop. The main source of income for the business comes from selling both food & daily use products in the local community. Julia has been engaged in her business for over 8 years and earns approximately 3,500 PHP a month for these activities. In 2008, Julia joined HSPFI to gain access to financial services to help improve her living situation and ability to engage in business activities. Julia has successfully repaid a previous loan of 5,000 PHP from HSPFI. This previous loan was used to purchase additional products to sell. Julia is requesting a new loan of 8,000 PHP which will be used to purchase additional inventory and as working capital. This will be the 7th loan taken out by Julia from HSPFI. She plans to use the additional revenue generated from the business to supplement the income of the family.

Kiva loans

2010-06-16T08:47:00.000-07:00

Used up some of my Kiva credit and made 21 loans today - 1 to a Julia and 20 to people in Honduras.

Loan

Angel Antonio Zavala Rubio

$25.00

Loan

Blanca Rosa Chavez Ortiz

$25.00

Loan

Silvia Posadas Osorio

$25.00

Loan

Anita Sorto

$25.00

Loan

Henry Daniel Gonzalez

$25.00

Loan

Juliana Ricarda Martinez

$25.00

Loan

Jose Santos Hernandez

$25.00

Loan

Rene Carcamo Hernandez

$25.00

Loan

Willian Alexis Gonzales Dominguez

$25.00

Loan

Macaria Izaguirre Gomez

$25.00

Loan

Petronilo Chaves Garcia

$25.00

Loan

Maria Santos Martinez Manzanares

$25.00

Loan

Marco Aurelio Diaz Santos

$25.00

Loan

Maria Ferminda Diaz Ariaz

$25.00

Loan

Miriams Ildilcia Cruz Ochoa

$25.00

Loan

Concepcion Rosario Alvarez Reyes

$25.00

Loan

Carmen Luz Elinda Baquedano

$25.00

Loan

Santos Angel Rodriguez

$25.00

Loan

Gloria Azucena Sosa

$25.00

Loan

Sofia Davila

$25.00

Loan

Confiando En Dios Group

$25.00

kiva loans to Julia's

2010-06-07T16:43:00.000-07:00

I made two loans through Kiva - one to a Julia, the other to a Julian.

Loan

Julia Margarita Parapi Puli

$25.00

Loan

Julian Arias Alca

kiva

2010-06-05T12:31:00.000-07:00

i made two loans today, one to a baker in Armenia, the other to a Julia.

Loan

Marine Grigoryan

$25.00

Loan

Julia Villagaray Palomino

Student loan through Vittana

2010-06-03T07:56:00.000-07:00

I made my first student microloan through Vittana today. I made a loan to Munhtuya B So she can go to medical school in Mongolia.
I would never have been able to get any of my university degrees (including the Ph.D. from Yale) without the help of student loans. I am very grateful I lived in countries that offered them to students without credit.

And I'm grateful that I have the opportunity to help others with their dream.

Kiva Loans to Honduras

2010-06-02T21:56:00.001-07:00

Made a few loans to Honduras today.

Loan

Lucy Alfaro

$25.00

Loan

Leyla Marina Nuñez Aguilera

$25.00

Loan

Iveth Ondina Amador Galeas

$25.00

Loan

Maria Auxiliadora Salgado Blanco

$25.00

Loan

Silvia Lorena Cruz Rios

$25.00

Loan

Lidia Marina Solorzano

$25.00

Loan

Wilson Daniel Maldonado

$25.00

Loan

Josefa Flores Dominguez

$25.00

Loan

Brisas De Nacaome Group

$25.00

Kiva loans to Julia's

2010-06-01T11:44:00.000-07:00

Loans to Julias

Loan

Julia Monserrate Delgado Barcia

$25.00

Loan

Juliana Quiñonez

$25.00

Loan

Julia

$25.00

Loan

Julia Marin

$25.00

Loan

Julia Victoria

Kiva loan to Lydia

2010-05-27T09:06:00.000-07:00

I made a kiva loan today to a 'Lydia' in Honduras.

Miss Lidia Marina Solorzano sells general consumption products – she has a general store located in her house. Her general store is located on the route that heads to the beaches of Cedeño. She opens the stores every day at 5 in the morning and closes it at 9 at night. Besides her general store business, Lidia raises hens and has a pair of cows. She needs the loan to supply her business since currently she does not have very many products. She needs her income in order to get ahead with her business and support her family.

Loan to Julia

2010-05-25T20:52:00.000-07:00

Loan

Julia Marin

$25.00

Loan

Juliana Duran Pérez

$25.00

Loan

Julia Lidia Catin

$25.00

Kiva loans to Julia's

2010-05-23T07:21:00.000-07:00

I made 3 loans this morning.

Loan

Julia Marin

Loan

Juliana Del Carmen Villalobos Pérez

Loan

Bertha Julia Selva Ramírez

Kiva lending to Julia's

2010-05-13T17:39:00.000-07:00

Loan

Julia Narda Aguilar Gomez

Two loans to Julia's.
Sorry about teh formatting, still having repetitive stress injury problems.

Our member belongs to the Milagrosa Virgen del Carmen II Communal Bank. She lives in the Huanchac district in the province of Cusco, Cusco department.

Our member is named Julia. She is 38 years old and lives with her common-law partner and her three children, who are ages 17, 12 and 2. She alternates between household activities and retail trade. She sells fringes, trims and decorations in the Confraternidad Market. She makes earrings, necklaces and bracelets of nickel, nickel silver and wire. She also transports all kinds of different items such as shoelaces, brushes, fingernail clippers, soaps, toothpaste and more from the department of Puno, Juliaca district. Julia is requesting a loan to buy merchandise to sell at her stand.

She is grateful and appreciates the help offered through this medium. She is committed to achieving repayment of her debt within the established timeframe.

Loan to Julian

2010-05-06T21:41:00.000-07:00

I made a loan today to Juliana Del Carmen Villalobos Pérez,in Masaya, Nicaragua. She wants it for personal reasons, to help raise her son.

Food Drive on Saturday

2010-05-06T21:35:00.001-07:00

This Saturday - May 8th - is the world's largest food drive, thanks to the United States Post Office. All you have to do to participate (if you live in the USA), is put food in your mailbox.

AIDS walk

2010-05-03T21:05:00.000-07:00

I made a donation to support my friends doing the 2010 AIDS walk. I think its a very noble cause, and I like to support my friends who support causes.

kiva loans

2010-05-02T13:08:00.000-07:00

I made two new Kiva loans today,
One to a person in Honduras, the other to a Julia.

Loan

Glenda Siomara Martinez

$25.00

Loan

Bertha Julia Selva Ramírez

kiva loan to Julia

2010-04-27T19:52:00.000-07:00

I made a loan today to Julia in Nicaragua.

Kiva lending

2010-04-24T09:26:00.000-07:00

I made two loans today to Julianas. One is in Nicaragua. Juliana Antonia is 53 years old and is still active at her age. She sells sodas and has been working in this business for 3 years. She started this buisness in her home since the majority of her clients live within her neighborhood and know her. She is well liked by her clients for the charisma she offers them. She is requesting this loan to purchase fruits, juices, sodas, and sweets. Her desire is to extend her business.

The other Juliana is in the Sudan. Juliana Jackline is currently in the business of selling charcoal at home and is requesting a loan to stock more bags of charcoal to sell. Juliana is 41 years old and married. Her husband is a peasant. She has four children and her children go to school. With the extra profits from her loan, she hopes to be able to send her children to school.

Women walking for Cancer

2010-04-17T10:13:00.000-07:00

I donated to a friends walk for cancer.
I like to encourage people who raise money for good causes.

Loans to Colombia through kiva

2010-04-16T17:59:00.000-07:00

I made a few loans to Colombia through Kiva today. I'm going to be visiting there in a few months and will try to meet some of the clients.

Loan

Julia Maritza Centeno González

$25.00

Loan

Marly María Miranda Mercado

$25.00

Loan

Marly Sofia Romero Martinez

$25.00

Loan

Belia Cecilia Gazabon Diaz

Julia's on Kiva

2010-04-11T19:17:00.000-07:00

I found a few Julia's to lend to.

Loan

Julia Maritza Centeno González

$25.00

Loan

Julia Nora Calderon Fajardo

$25.00

Loan

Julia Ay

$25.00

Loan

Julia Marina Fleres Ribón

$25.00

Loan

Julia Isabel Huertas Reyes

$25.00

kiva loans

2010-04-05T23:03:00.000-07:00

I just made a few kiva loans to use up some credits. The loans are mostly to Julia's and people in Honduras.

Loan

Julia Maritza Centeno González

$25.00

Loan

Julia María Rodas Rodas

$25.00

Loan

Lorenzo Lainez García

$25.00

Loan

Gracias A Dios Group

$25.00

Loan

Abel Bonilla Ramirez

$25.00

Loan

Luz Divina Group

$25.00

Loan

Fautino Perez Martinez

$25.00

Loan

Delmi Marbeli Urbina Mejia

$25.00

Loan

El Libertador Group

$25.00

Loan

Gladis Xiomara Amaya Mejia

$25.00

Loan

Martha Marina Enrrique Guillen

$25.00

Loan

Hugo Rene Medina Garcia

$25.00

Loan

Jehova Es Mi Pastor Group

$25.00

Kiva loans to Julia's

2010-04-04T08:59:00.001-07:00

I made a few loans to Julia's today. I also got 4 Kiva gift certificates for friends, I had a contest on my facebook page and did a drawing.

Loan

Julia Amanda Moran Reyes

$25.00

Loan

Jesús Julián García Gutiérrez

$25.00

Loan

Julian Pineda

$25.00

Loan

Julia Maritza Centeno González

$25.00

Loan

Ana Julia Rivera Rivas

$25.00

Loan

Julia María Rodas Rodas

$25.00

Loan

Julia Xiomara Soto Martinez

$25.00

Loan

Julia Nora Calderon Fajardo

kiva

2010-03-27T08:02:00.001-07:00

Made a few Kiva loans today.

Loan

Tumenyane Group

$25.00

Loan

Jesús Julián García Gutiérrez

$25.00

Loan

Julian

$25.00

Loan

Juliana Tauese

$25.00

Loan

Nueva Jerusalen Group

$25.00

Loan

Josefa Allapitan's Group

$25.00

Kiva

2010-03-24T19:36:00.001-07:00

I made a few kiva loans, to Julia's.

Loan

Julia Balbina Ayora Ochoa

$25.00

Loan

Julia

$25.00

Cancer

2010-03-23T07:03:00.000-07:00

I donated today to a friend of mine (from high school)'s Ride to Conquer Cancer.

Feel free to encourage him.

kiva

2010-03-21T08:35:00.000-07:00

Made some new Kiva loans to Julias and people in Honduras..

Sorry so few posts lately, having 'repetitive stress injury problems' and need to be off the computer. Hard for someone who works on it...

	Loan Purchase of $25 to Juliana Villanueva (business id=186904) Counted towards Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Melvin Armando Almendarez Carcamo (business id=182366) Counted towards Atheists, Agnostics, Skeptics, Freethinkers, Secular Humanists and the Non-Religious
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Jose Lupario Funez Villatoro (business id=182367) Counted towards Intuit
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Yobani Francisco Gomez Maradiaga (business id=183807) Counted towards Atheists, Agnostics, Skeptics, Freethinkers, Secular Humanists and the Non-Religious
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Hugo Rene Medina Garcia (business id=185337) Counted towards Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Yasmina Elena Argueta (business id=179901) Counted towards Intuit
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Jose Maria Dominguez (business id=182358) Counted towards Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monste

Kiva and Ituit

2010-03-16T20:03:00.000-07:00

Join Intuit's Kiva lending
team, make a $25 loan, & they will donate $10 to Kiva. Don't miss
this great opportunity to support Kiva and entrepreneurs around the
world. http://bit.ly/9Q7oqF

I made a few loans to Julias for Intuit.

	Loan Purchase of $25 to Julia Soza Perez (business id=183837) Counted towards Intuit
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Ana Julia Moreno Reyes (business id=179470) Counted towards Intuit
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Julia Montejo (business id=185153) Counted towards Intuit

Smithsonian Institute

2010-03-11T20:11:00.000-08:00

I made my yearly membership contribution to the Smithsonian today. I believe in it. Just today I was telling someone that it was free and a great thing to do, and could possibly take more than a week to see. I've spent quite a few days there and haven't seen it all.

kiva

2010-03-08T22:21:00.000-08:00

I made two Kiva loans today.

	Loan Purchase of $25 to Hilda Yaneth Flores Nuñez (business id=180022) Counted towards Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Candido Ortiz (business id=177495) Counted towards Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Education Generation - Helping fund students

2010-03-06T08:57:00.000-08:00

I just helped out Adrian and Rosmery by paying for a bit of their tuition through Education Generation. The funding request is expiring tomorrow, so if you happen to have $20 you can donate to change someone's life....