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Renamed: OTP-endorsed businesses on Kiva
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Jyrki21
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bosc Ulrich II wrote:
I just looked and there's 36 businesses that need lending. I wonder if they're going up and getting filled really quickly?

Ah, you're right, they've gathered a few more (and some of them are 'groups').

We have groceries, laundry, poultry, a number of distribution companies, shoes, jewelry, catering, and a beauty salon to lend to, among others.

How does a Ugandan shoe seller sound?

There's really no reason our loans have to go the spreading of vices... Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is a grocery / food group in Tanzania that looks promising and I just funded it. They were 0% funded as of 20:30 EST.

http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=31296
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Seems the site is overloaded 5:57pm pst. Confused
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

RW wrote:
Here is a grocery / food group in Tanzania that looks promising and I just funded it. They were 0% funded as of 20:30 EST.

They're now completely funded... seems the site got some media attention and now the loans are pouring in like no tomorrow. It might be tough to all get on board the same one this time.

Some of the ones with larger openings include Vietnamese poultry, Togolese butcher, Togolese clothing, Ugandan poultry...

I think I'm going to lend to the Togo clothing place.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jyrki21 wrote:
RW wrote:
Here is a grocery / food group in Tanzania that looks promising and I just funded it. They were 0% funded as of 20:30 EST.

They're now completely funded... seems the site got some media attention and now the loans are pouring in like no tomorrow. It might be tough to all get on board the same one this time.

Some of the ones with larger openings include Vietnamese poultry, Togolese butcher, Togolese clothing, Ugandan poultry...

I think I'm going to lend to the Togo clothing place.


I joined you, Ian.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmm... both our lenders have the initials AA. I suppose that's an admission of our sins in some respect. Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

So what, have we agreed on a place?
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Throw Some E's wrote:
So what, have we agreed on a place?

Jeff, Ian, and I have donated to Togo's future Stella McCartney.... I guess that's something of a "next OTP" venture.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Too late, it's sold out. Bitches.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Word to your mothers...

My man Komlan Amégavi and I are going to wipe the floor with your fashionista (judging by her pic someone should get her a copy of Marie Claire). His butcher shop is going to be OFF THE HOOK. I have another 25 bucks credit - I'm looking to diversify my portfolio.


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Throw Some E's wrote:
Too late, it's sold out. Bitches.

Noticed that. Wow. When I posted my "AA" post, there was still $825 needed to be raised. Shocked
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Togolese butcher is filled up too.

I've lent to one of the Ugandan poultry farmers as well. There's still plenty of room in a different one, too.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, I've always wanted to be involved in the Rickshaw business so I've gone and invested in a Pakistani Rickshaw. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

any other sites as good or better than Kiva?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Captain Chaos wrote:
Well, I've always wanted to be involved in the Rickshaw business so I've gone and invested in a Pakistani Rickshaw. Very Happy


The owner of the rickshaw is using the loan to remove pieces of shrapnel and blood stains from the carriage.

Too soon?
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