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Kiva Lending Team: Friends of Bob Harris
- About
- Loans 229K
- Members 2.3K
- Graphs
- Impact
We loan because...
After stumbling into a job as a luxury travel writer, I saw so much poverty that I decided to turn those paychecks into Kiva loans. Then I visited a bunch of clients, who were amazing, and I wrote a book about it called "The International Bank of Bob" (Walker/Bloomsbury, 2013).
I hope the book will help you feel a greater understanding of Kiva, a better appreciation of the role of microfinance, and most of all, a greater sense of connection to the rest of the world.
About us
People who realize that if we switched places with the recipients, they'd lend to us just as happily. So, fair's fair.
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Latest Messages
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Team Activity
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El SalvadorElda Francisca received a loan from Lynda to purchase a heifer to raise.
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KenyaAnastasia received a loan from Katherine to buy fruits and vegetables for her grocery store and help a humble mother support her children.
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JordanAhmed received a loan from Tricia to buy chickens to fill his butcher shop with fresh meat to meet the growing demand.
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Congo (DRC)El-Shadai Group received a loan from 2 team members to get bulk supplies of women's shoes to build on her initial capital.
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Timor-LesteEugenia received a loan from Greg to purchase a sewing machine and more stocks of cloths, yarns and other supplies to expand her business.
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CambodiaThol's Group received a loan from Sharon to buy a water filter to provide safe drinking water for their family.
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VietnamLiêm received a loan from Donna to buy sand, cement, bricks, and other necessary equipment to build a new toilet.
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Vietnam$475 to goLend Now -
Lebanon$525 to goLend Now
Impact Updated Hourly
2,308
Team Members
$9,657,900
Amount Funded
228,742
Loans
99.1
Loans per member
Rankings Across All Teams
| #9 for Amount Funded (All Time) |
Rankings In Common Interest Category
| #10 for New Users (Last Month) |
| #5 for Amount Funded (All Time) |
| #9 for Amount Funded (This Month) |
| #7 for Amount Funded (Last Month) |
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