kiva loan and gift certificates

I made a loan to the 16 de Julio group in Boliva. Also gave a few gift certificates to get others interested in Kiva, I thought I would start a kiva college fund for my friend's baby who was just born. I'm going to drop off 2 gift certificates, for her birthday and Christmas. It would be a great way for her to save for college, her friends and family would be more inclined to donate, and even if she doesn't get the best return, it will end up doing the most good for the planet. Win/win.

I made a Kiva loan to Sotoewa Djoka today. Joined the flying Spagetti monster kiva lending group and it was recommended - she wants the money to purchase tomatoes and pasta.

Kiva

I made 20 kiva loans today using Kiva Credit. 1 was to a Julian, the other to people in Honduras.

	Loan Purchase of $25 to Sara Antonia Cerrato Rivera (business id=158783) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Francis Jaqueline Baca Arias (business id=160871) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Martha Esperanza Espinoza Galo (business id=159072) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Linda Rosa Espinoza Galo (business id=159081) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Rosa Aminta Mejia Ferrera (business id=159987) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Isaac Zamir Trejo Reyes (business id=160009) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Santos Roberto Ledezma (business id=160094) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Raul Alberto Galindo (business id=158384) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Santos Moran Pavon (business id=158389) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Angel Antonio Zavala Rubios (business id=160793) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Reyna Estrada Garcia (business id=158769) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Julian (business id=159476) Counted towards NOVICA.com
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Carlos Roberto Elvir Lainez (business id=159064) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Nolvia Damaris Vasquez (business id=160002) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Karla Patricia Figueroa Reyes (business id=160022) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Jose Saul Manzanarez (business id=160098) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Maria Santos Martinez Manzanarez (business id=160460) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Maria Del Carmen Morales (business id=158387) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Petronilo Chavez Garcia (business id=160465) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Santos Esmeralda Zelaya Izaguirre (business id=160869) Counted towards Barack Oblogger

Loans to Julia

I made a few loans to Julia's today.

	Loan Purchase of $25 to Julia Aydee (business id=159670) Counted towards NOVICA.com
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Julia Kelly Fernandez Rosillo (business id=152732) Counted towards NOVICA.com
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Julia Rosario Rojas Requejo De Fasanando (business id=152749) Counted towards NOVICA.com

Not wasting food.

A couple of weeks ago I decided to embark upon a personal quest to not waste any food. I was reading statistics about how 40% of our food gets wasted in this country, and realizing that I was also purchasing more than I needed and wasting a lot.

So I started eating up all of the food that I have. That has lead me to try new things. I am currently enjoying Cilantro pesto, I had bought 4 bunches for 99 cents (at the 99 cent only store) and only used a few leaves on tacos. So I turned it into pesto by adding oil, garlic, lime and green onion.

Kiva

Been a bit sick lately. Caught a cold on my last plane ride.
Found two Julia's to lend to today. On is in De La Libertad, El Salvador to buy fruit and vegetables. The other is in Boane, Maputo, Mozambique and to be used for construction of her house.

Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA

I made a donation today to the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA. I am a big animal lover (especially cats) and really appreciate the work the society does. I am glad there is a place I can call when I see an animal in trouble, and people who care help.

Kiva loans to Julia's

I found quite a few Julia's in need of Kiva loans today, and lent to a a few of them.

Julia Liliana Obispo Calixtro is in Peru and wants a loan for her catering company.

Julia Maria Vega is in Managua, Nicaragua and wants a Kiva loan for her store.

Julia Jalanoca Fora is in Puno, Puno, Peru and is looking for a kiva loan for livestock.

Julia Huchani is in La Paz, Bolivia and wants a loan for her sewing business.

Julia Contreras Palomino is in Tinguiña, Peru and she wants a loan for her clothing sales.

Blogging for IM

I was invited to blog for IM, a new 'Innovated Magazine'.

My blog is here. Flattered to be asked.

Kiva of course

I made a loan today to the Kancharisun Group in Cusco, Peru. Its a large group loan where they are looking for almost $5000 total.

I joined one of my Kiva friends on this loan - its her 4,000 loan so she has invited people to join. Its a Kiva friend thing to do.

Late lending loans

I just made 4 Kiva loans to people who might not get their loan funded because they expire soon. Hopefully more people will join me and get these loans funded.



Adoté Gille Hervé Akueson

Melida Tuesta Ramirez

Sakoaka Gazere

Rosalinda Vargas Ikeda

A micro loan to Costa Rica

I am still out of the country, but made a quick Kiva.org loan online to Julián Apolinar González González in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Don Julian is a farmer and is requesting a loan of 670,000 colones to increase his crop yield and prepare his land for planting. He will purchase seeds, fertilizers, and other supplies necessary to ensure optimum conditions for growing cassava. Cassava a tuber that is rich in nutrients and has a pleasant flavor and is popular in Costa Rica. I wonder if its available in the USA?

670,000 colones is about $1200 US. So far he has 6 Kiva lenders helping him (including myself); 4 from the USA, 1 from France, and 1 from the Czech Republic. I'm sure more people from around the world will be joining us in this loan to help this farmer from Costa Rica. Its wonderful to be part of such a caring global community.

Kiva loans

I made a loan today to a male called Julie. One of my Kiva FB freinds pointed it out to me.

kiva loans

Made a few Kiva loans today.

	an Purchase of $25 to Julio Juliao Vembane (business id=155886) Counted towards NOVICA.com
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Armin Fonseca Espinal (business id=156502) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Felicita Guillen Caceres (business id=156469) Counted towards NOVICA.com
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Digna Adilia Hernandez (business id=156063) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Maria Isabel Pineda Cruz (business id=156047) Counted towards NOVICA.com
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Daysi Esther Fuentes Gonzales (business id=153415) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Claudia Maria Maradiaga (business id=152618) Counted towards NOVICA.com
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Julio Cesar Guerrero (business id=152621) Counted towards Barack Oblogger
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Alba Marina Martinez Romero (business id=152661) Counted towards NOVICA.com

busy, busy, busy

I am finding that now that I NEED the income from my hobby business (SO has been out of work for 6 months now), I am spending as much time as possible on it. Always something else to do. And I have a level of anxiety that I never had with a guaranteed paycheck, even though the business is doing fine and able to pay the bills. But something might change...

Anyhow, that's one of my excuses for not keeping up with this blog. Sorry. I have been doing things, I've been advertising for our local food drive this weekend, and trying to get friends to come help out and box food. I'm also working on trying to cure PTSD and epilepsy, but that research is slow moving. I'm still taking snacks and mags to the vets regularly, and was told I have kept many vets out of jail this year ('cause they didn't have to go steal food).

I made 2 kiva loans today, to Julia's. One was to María Julia Asencio Escamilla
El Salvador and the other was to Julia Beatriz Castellanos Ochoa in Honduras.

Today I will be meeting with some people from Honduras to discuss our newly funded epilepsy project.

loans to Julia

I made a few Kiva loans to Julia's today.

	Loan Purchase of $25 to María Julia Asencio Escamilla (business id=152155) Counted towards NOVICA.com
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Julia Beatriz Castellanos Ochoa (business id=152314) Counted towards NOVICA.com
	Loan Purchase of $25 to Juliana Dorende (business id=148117) Counted towards NOVICA.com

Novica loans to artisans

I donated today to NOVICA's new loans' to artisan's program. Its a microlender with 0% interest to provide supplies for artisans. Many of these artisans do traditional artwork, so it helps keep cultures alive.

I made loans to

Pedro and Maria
1	Artisan Loan for Nono Supriatna

Helping a sewing business

I made a loan today to someone a bit like me.

Badarbirvaa Batdulams is 44 years old. She lives with her parents and her seventeen year old son in the Uvurhangai Province of Central Mongolia. The family lives together in a "ger," a yurt or traditional Mongolian nomadic tent.

Batdulam supports the family by operating a sewing business. She wants to eventually turn her small business into a factory with several employees. Batdulam purchases materials for her business 1-2 times per month, depending on her customer’s wants and needs. She is requesting a 3,500,000 tugrug (approx. $2475 USD) loan to purchase a large amount of wholesale materials in order to attract new customers to her business.

kiva

I made a quick loan to the

Las Margaritas Group in Boliva.

Conferences and loans

I was off at another science conference this week. Too many scheduled in the fall...

Made loans to Julia's today.