I give all credit to the 18-year-old idealist in my mind.
She still believes the world can be a better place if we lend each other a helping hand.
What an optimist she is!
I even posted on fb about it!
"I loaned to Meridia in honor of my 62nd birthday and in honor of my friend, Jo Coleman-Williams.
Jo went to Ghana twice, once in her youth and again for her 50th birthday, to help people.
This is my way of helping, too.
I invite others to join me in making microloans to others!"
Here's what I told the others who fight suck by my side!
"Moooove on over here and help Tansuluu purchase more cows.
Milk is a protein-rich food source for the people in her community, including children.
Plus her name reminds me of another nerdfighter from a galaxy far, far away, and that's good!"
Here's another good thing: VMware matched my money!
Inspired by that matched loan to make a third, this time the funds went to Makerita in Samoa for paint, rollers, brushes, and other such materials.
"I loaned to Makerita because I know the value of having color on the walls of a house - that helps make it a home.
Plus, her name makes me feel a dance craze sweeping near!"
So, you know what that means...
gotta dance!!!
Who knew lending money could be such fun!
(smile!)
11 comments:
Many thanks to the cow herder, who has started repaying my loan to her!
Tansuluu in Kyrgyzstan
$0.65 repaid this month
Paying back:
3% repaid ($0.65 of $25.00)
How much the payments are is not as important as the making of the payments.
Keep up the good work!
Tansuluu and Makerita both made payments on their loans!
Woohoo!
Good work, ladies!
Tansuluu has now repaid 9% of her loan and Makerita has repaid 19% of the loan from me.
Many thanks!
I'll soon be able to make a loan to help someone else's dream come true!
Tansuluu and Makerita are both working hard and paying on their loans!
"Tansuluu in Kyrgyzstan
$0.85 repaid this month
Paying back:
13% repaid ($3.15 of $25.00)"
"Makerita in Samoa
$1.92 repaid this month
Paying back:
27% repaid ($6.74 of $25.00)"
Repayments from two of the three...
as Meat Loaf would say, "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad"!
Makerita in Samoa
$4.32 repaid this month
Paying back:
44% repaid ($11.06 of $25.00)
Tansuluu in Kyrgyzstan
$0.88 repaid this month
Paying back:
16% repaid ($4.03 of $25.00)
More repayments from two of my birthday62 investments!
Makerita in Samoa
$2.41 repaid this month
Paying back:
54% repaid ($13.47 of $25.00)
Tansuluu in Kyrgyzstan
$0.89 repaid this month
Paying back:
20% repaid ($4.92 of $25.00)
Tansuluu in Kyrgyzstan
$0.92 repaid this month
Paying back:
23% repaid ($5.84 of $25.00)
Slow, but steady - that works!
from kiva on April 1st:
Makerita in Samoa
$1.94 repaid this month
Paying back:
62% repaid ($15.41 of $25.00)
Tansuluu in Kyrgyzstan
$0.93 repaid this month
Paying back:
27% repaid ($6.77 of $25.00)
39% REPAID! ($9.71 of $25.00)
Tansuluu in Kyrgyzstan
$1.98 repaid this month
Thank you for helping Tansuluu to buy dairy cows to increase her headcount of cattle and sales of organic milk.
Hooray!
Tansuluu in Kyrgyzstan
$1.02 repaid this month
Paying back:
43% repaid ($10.73 of $25.00)
Meridia in Ghana
$4.17 repaid this month
Paying back:
33% repaid ($8.33 of $25.00)
Tansuluu in Kyrgyzstan
$2.12 repaid this month
Paying back:
51% repaid ($12.85 of $25.00)
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