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Title: Toy money put to some good use...
Post by: grunt 4 mvp on April 28, 2010, 08:47:59 PM

As you may have seen on my vehicle sale list a looong time ago, I was going to use all the money I made selling toys for microloans through kiva.org . For those that don't know, a microloan is a small loan made from person-to-person. In this case the loan is from me/us to someone in the third world trying to become a successful entreprenuer and increase the standard of living for themselves and their family.
Also, my friends and I take any change we find on the ground, mostly thrown away pennies, and see how much we can acquire and loan. The theory was that we throw pennies away, thinking them to be worthless - but to someone in the third world, they can add up and change their lives. When they pay me back, I can re-loan the same pennies to someone else!
Between the toys and the lost change, I've made 19 loans. 11 personally, and 8 through a school-based group I started. Unbelievable!!!!
Anyway, I thought you guys might want to see where your money has gone and who it has helped. Plus you got some great toys and I cleared some space in my house!
Hopefully some others will be inspired to pay it forward.  If you have a loan suggestion, let me know!! I'm open to ideas or locations that are personally relevant to us here on the board
Thanks to:
Canprime
DJinvasor
olyeller01
Condor Knight
and anyone else I forgot!

Thse loans thanks to Canprime (if I recall correctly!)

1st loan made: http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=busine ... &id=115703 (http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=115703)

2nd loan: http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=busine ... &id=115777 (http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=115777)

Title: Re: Toy money put to some good use...
Post by: grunt 4 mvp on April 28, 2010, 08:54:58 PM

These loans came next, thanks to loan money paid back and DJinvasor

Muruvvat Eyvazov: Grocery Store, Azerbaijan http://www.kiva.org/lend/151418 (http://www.kiva.org/lend/151418)

Paquita Rios Del Aguila: Catering, Peru http://www.kiva.org/lend/152861 (http://www.kiva.org/lend/152861)

Mr. Vinh Meourn Village Bank Group: Fishing, Cambodia  http://www.kiva.org/lend/153112

Mr. Leay Soun Village Bank Group: Cattle, Cambodia  http://www.kiva.org/lend/156283

Title: Re: Toy money put to some good use...
Post by: grunt 4 mvp on April 28, 2010, 09:00:36 PM

These loans from change and money paid back:

George William Ssalongo: General Store, Uganda link not working...oops (we thought he looked very professional!)

Kamoliddin Kholmatov: Grocery Store, Tajikistan   http://www.kiva.org/lend/164021 (http://www.kiva.org/lend/164021)

Los Tres Barrios - Qoricancha Group: Cattle, Peru  http://www.kiva.org/lend/177052

Title: Re: Toy money put to some good use...
Post by: grunt 4 mvp on April 28, 2010, 09:03:23 PM

These loans thanks to olyeller01

Yudelka: Livestock, Dominican Republic http://www.kiva.org/lend/193863 (http://www.kiva.org/lend/193863)

Phal Huo's Group: Pigs, Cambodia http://www.kiva.org/lend/194106 (http://www.kiva.org/lend/194106)

Title: Re: Toy money put to some good use...
Post by: grunt 4 mvp on May 21, 2010, 05:54:04 PM

wilox on Yojoe just made a deposit in the karma jar:

http://www.kiva.org/lend/200312 (http://www.kiva.org/lend/200312)

Thanks!