My 15 Favorite Salem Middle School Kiva Loans
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Our school's work with Kiva started with a loan to a woman in Cambodia who was trying to buy a cow. Her hopes were to sell milks and cheeses to her neighbors. -
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We're big fans of pigs here at the SMS Kiva headquarters -- especially when they help this Kenyan to live a better life. -
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Anytime we see a story of a single mother, it tears at our heart. This single mom from the Philippines -- who is also a widow -- supports her family with a food stand. -
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We help single fathers too. This Bolivian man -- who wanted to start a citrus farm -- is raising two young kids on his own. -
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In many poor countries, access to doctors and dentists is difficult at best. That's why we helped this dentist in Paraguay. -
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We've made more loans -- 44 and counting -- to Peru than any other nation...including one to help this mother of two start a small store in Lima. -
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To celebrate 100 loans, we gave this man in Mozambique $500 to fix up his home for his five children. -
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Considering how difficult life has been one of the world's newest countries -- South Sudan -- I'm proud that we helped this mom of three school aged children with her vegetable stand. -
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With an average annual income of $119, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the world's poorest countries. That's why I'm proud of the fact that we've helped start 3 businesses here. -
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Not wanting to keep the Kiva love to ourselves, we've introduced several other classes to Kiva. The first -- a seventh grade class near Charlotte NC -- made their first loan to a woman in Uganda who has a drug store. -
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One of the things I love about Kiva lending is I can learn more about countries I've barely heard of -- including Jordan, a place where we've helped a woman with her clothing store. -
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How cool is it that we were able to help a woman in Iraq start her own seamstress business -- even if she couldn't show her face. -
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Considering how women have traditionally been treated in Pakistan, I think it's cool we helped one of these ladies to start her own cosmetics business. -
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Another country that the United States has a poor history with is Vietnam. That's why I think it's neat that we made three loans to mothers supporting their families here. -
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Our 200th loan -- which was for $200 -- helped one of the women in this picture to start a small rice farming business. -
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- total distance: 63,429 miles (102.079 km)
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