[CH] Fwd: Kiva - Not Quite Off Topic
Dave Anderson (chilehead@tough-love.com)
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:59:52 -0500
I hope the links work. No. 3 has the image which at this point just looks like
another field.
Raven in Santa Fe (who may still be in this group) got me interested in Kiva
several years ago. I've lent money for cows in Mongolia and pigs in Peru and lots
of other agriculture stuff like seeds & fertilizer, but this is the first loan
I've made to chile growers.
I don't know how many times I've recycled my $125.00 in $25.00 increments, but
every loan has been repaid and it's fun to know you might be doing some good in
the world.
If any of you have an extra $25.00 sitting around, check out the other links and
join Kiva. You won't be disappointed.
Dave
TLCC
Subject: Fwd: Kiva update on your loan to Asociacion DeProductores
De Coquital Group in Costa Rica
Dear Dave Anderson,
This is an update on your loan to Asociacion De Productores De Coquital
Group in Costa Rica.
The loan consultant who recently went to visit this group reports that
things are going well. The production of peppers requires an initial
period of roughly 2 weeks whereby small pepper plants grow to a certain
size before being transplanted to the fields. In the picture, you can
see this groups plants, which are now 22 days old and have recently been
planted on their plot of land. The members of this group have followed
the agricultural advice they received regarding the spraying of plants
with various nutrients. Assuming everything goes well in the coming
months, the members are hopeful that they will be able to harvest their
peppers in November. During this period, a representative from
Fundación Mujer will be making another field visit in order to report
back to you lenders on the progress of the harvest.
Additional notes from Kiva:
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