I received the following story in my inbox a few days ago. I’m not one who usually do “forwards”, but I think this one is not something that should be kept to myself. I do not know whether the events really took place, but the moral of the story does ring true. Apologies to those [...]
Posts Tagged ‘the bottom 1 billion’
17 Sep
My faith in humanity
My faith in humanity has been restored!! Granted, I’ve always been the eternal optimist, benefit-of-the-doubt sort of girl… But it’s good to know that my natural state of being has its support from the external world.
I have been a big fan of Kiva since a friend introduced me to it. It is basically a lending [...]
16 Jun
Elly’s progress
I received an email yesterday from Kiva informing me that,
The loan you have made to Elly Widyawati has received a repayment of $45.00. The total amount repaid is now $45.00. This repayment will be divided amongst all the lenders who helped to fund this business, depending upon the percentage each lender contributed.
I’m glad to hear [...]
17 May
Growing Old in Indonesia
Yesterday I attended a friend’s half-thesis defense on the subject of Aging in Place. In essence, her project aims to discover ideas on how to design Smart House technology that will help maintain social contact for elderly people who are living alone.
I am fortunate enough to have three grandparents alive and well, and they are [...]
14 May
Good deed of the day
I woke up yesterday at 6 am, then did my morning prayers. I then proceeded to sit in front of my laptop to start the day. Just another ordinary day.
Then I did something extraordinary, or at least different. I made my first loan on Kiva. I decided to lend to Elly Widyawati. My $25 loan [...]
13 Apr
I loan because…
About a month ago, I joined Kiva — an online site that connects you to aspiring entrepreneurs around the world and allows you to lend as little as $25 to help them. It’s microfinance gone global and personal.
One question they ask the loaner is: I loan because… and some of the reasons are:
maybe I don’t [...]
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