Kiva U welcomed a very special guest to Kiva headquarters this week...author and activist Chelsea Clinton!...
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Oct 10, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kiva HQ
**UPDATE**
Oct. 22 -- We did it! Thank you to all the Kiva supporters who voted in the Google Impact Challenge. Because of you, Kiva was awarded the grand prize of $500,000! We are so excited to continue growing our impact locally and globally with the Kiva community.
Oct. 5 -- Exciting news! Kiva Oakland is a finalist in the Bay Area Google Impact Challenge and could win $500,000 to grow more neighborhood businesses. Please vote to support Oakland's small business owners. Voting takes just 2 clicks and requires no...
Continue Reading >>
Oct 10, 2015
Kiva HQ
This story is part of a series celebrating San Francisco small businesses as part of the Kiva SF launch. Learn more>
San Francisco native Danny Paz Gabriner left his job in the tech industry 6 years ago with a dream to start his bread baking company, Sour Flour in the Mission district.
“There are 4 reasons why I chose to focus on bread,” Danny says. “Bread has been around for a really long time as... Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
This story is part of a series celebrating San Francisco small businesses as part of the Kiva SF launch. Learn more>
San Francisco native Danny Paz Gabriner left his job in the tech industry 6 years ago with a dream to start his bread baking company, Sour Flour in the Mission district.
“There are 4 reasons why I chose to focus on bread,” Danny says. “Bread has been around for a really long time as... Continue Reading >>
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kiva HQ
This post is part of a series celebrating San Francisco small businesses as part of the Kiva SF launch. Learn more>
Azar’s training as a barbeque master started at a very young age. Growing up in East Palo Alto in the 1980s, he was a fixture at his parent’s restaurant, Goldie’s Barbeque.
Goldie, Azar’s mother and the namesake of the restaurant, taught Azar how to prepare food and run the business....
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
This post is part of a series celebrating San Francisco small businesses as part of the Kiva SF launch. Learn more>
Turtle Tower is a popular Vietnamese restaurant renowned for their Northern Vietnamese style chicken soup. Started by a Vietnamese immigrant couple, Turtle Tower has become a staple of the Tenderloin district over the last 15 years and attracts San Franciscans from all walks of life to the area.
Thao is the family’s eldest daughter and began working at Turtle Tower from an early age.
“We have been here for 15 years and... Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
This post is part of a series celebrating San Francisco small businesses as part of the Kiva SF launch. Learn more>
Turtle Tower is a popular Vietnamese restaurant renowned for their Northern Vietnamese style chicken soup. Started by a Vietnamese immigrant couple, Turtle Tower has become a staple of the Tenderloin district over the last 15 years and attracts San Franciscans from all walks of life to the area.
Thao is the family’s eldest daughter and began working at Turtle Tower from an early age.
“We have been here for 15 years and... Continue Reading >>
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
Moving: Follow these photographers as they journey to a new place.
Double bottom line: Kickstart become a public benefit corp.
Kiva HQ
Moving: Follow these photographers as they journey to a new place.
Double bottom line: Kickstart become a public benefit corp.
...
Continue Reading >>
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kiva HQ
Kat Tancock
Kiva Volunteer of the Month, May 2015
"I've been a Kiva member/funder for years. I really appreciate the microfinance model both functionally as a way to get money out to people who need it and in terms of marketing and getting donors engaged."
City: Toronto, Canada
Language: Russian
Team: Russiva
Time with Kiva: 1 year, 8 months
Outstanding Contributions to Kiva: Kat has been very communicative and active on the Russian Board of the Forum providing valuable knowledge to other translators. She is very... Continue Reading >>
Kiva Volunteer of the Month, May 2015
"I've been a Kiva member/funder for years. I really appreciate the microfinance model both functionally as a way to get money out to people who need it and in terms of marketing and getting donors engaged."
City: Toronto, Canada
Language: Russian
Team: Russiva
Time with Kiva: 1 year, 8 months
Outstanding Contributions to Kiva: Kat has been very communicative and active on the Russian Board of the Forum providing valuable knowledge to other translators. She is very... Continue Reading >>
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kiva HQ
It may be hard to believe (we’re still in shock!) but we just hosted our twenty-eighth class of Kiva Fellows here at our headquarters in San Francisco. Before embarking on their 4 month fellowships, fellows join us in SF for a week of action-packed training. Kiva knows that people around the world endeavor to help each other and this class exemplifies that with 30 fellows from 12 different countries joining together to volunteer with Kiva in 10 countries and 7 cities across the US.
Get a glimpse of what happens behind the scenes at Kiva in the...
Continue Reading >>
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kiva HQ
This post was contributed by Keiley Gaston, a Kiva lender and intern at Kiva Field Partner Accion East.
I carefully choose the filters for the Kiva loan I am about to make: Female, check. Underfunded areas, start-ups, green, vulnerable groups. Check, check, check, check. Groups or individuals? I’ll check both. I scroll through the hundreds of matched borrowers Kiva presents to me. I am drawn to those who seem innovative, hardworking, and have children they are trying to send to school. When three friends and I started a microfinance club in our town in 2010, we made a... Continue Reading >>
I carefully choose the filters for the Kiva loan I am about to make: Female, check. Underfunded areas, start-ups, green, vulnerable groups. Check, check, check, check. Groups or individuals? I’ll check both. I scroll through the hundreds of matched borrowers Kiva presents to me. I am drawn to those who seem innovative, hardworking, and have children they are trying to send to school. When three friends and I started a microfinance club in our town in 2010, we made a... Continue Reading >>
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
Newton news: Gravity-powered lamps for when the sun goes down.
Kiva HQ
Newton news: Gravity-powered lamps for when the sun goes down.
Really: Printed solar panels. Seriously.
Changing perspective: A new look at Kenya's slums could change how you see them.
...
Continue Reading >>
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
Kiva has been called the “hottest non-profit on the planet,” by Fortune and a top 50 website by Time. Not only is Kiva an awesome place to work, it also is the world’s pioneering crowdfunding for social good platform and is devoted to strengthening individuals and their communities through lending. Here are some reasons why Kiva’s 15th Intern Class...
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kepler
Rwanda
Who are they?
Kepler is a non-profit higher education program that brings together innovations in learning and technology. ... Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
Kepler
Rwanda
Who are they?
Kepler is a non-profit higher education program that brings together innovations in learning and technology. ... Continue Reading >>
Aug 8, 2015
Kiva HQ
Innovative design: This simple product helps girls stay in school.
Kiva HQ
Innovative design: This simple product helps girls stay in school.
(Natural) Beauty is everywhere: But apparently in some places it's more abundant.
Well read and read well: Have books, will travel.
Heart clench: Adorable little...
Continue Reading >>
Aug 8, 2015
Kiva HQ
Leaps and Bounds: A breakthrough that resulted from the Ice Bucket Challenge.
Release the balls!: Delightful video, innovative purpose.... Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
Image via Flickr user quintanomedia
Leaps and Bounds: A breakthrough that resulted from the Ice Bucket Challenge.
Release the balls!: Delightful video, innovative purpose.
Aug 8, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kiva HQ
Kiva headquarters was buzzing with the voices of middle school students on a Friday in July. The students received a tour of the office and Kiva U’s Jessica Hansen gave students an introduction to Kiva. The students learned some of the ins and outs of the microfinance ...
Aug 8, 2015
Kiva HQ
Tariq was just 17 when his life was changed forever in a violent car crash. He was paralyzed in the accident, lost the use of his legs and had to relearn how to do everyday tasks. Following the accident, Tariq had a new perspective on life.
“The accident changed my life. I had to overcome a lot of obstacles. I had to learn to even eat,” he said. “I had a whole new take on life and people.”
So in 2012, he started the Mangum Foundation that focuses on outreach programs for youth, disabled veterans and homeless people. The foundation’s programs include a self-... Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
Tariq was just 17 when his life was changed forever in a violent car crash. He was paralyzed in the accident, lost the use of his legs and had to relearn how to do everyday tasks. Following the accident, Tariq had a new perspective on life.
“The accident changed my life. I had to overcome a lot of obstacles. I had to learn to even eat,” he said. “I had a whole new take on life and people.”
So in 2012, he started the Mangum Foundation that focuses on outreach programs for youth, disabled veterans and homeless people. The foundation’s programs include a self-... Continue Reading >>
Aug 8, 2015
Kiva HQ
... Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
Wow! We can’t believe how fast the last four months have flown by. As KF27’s fellowships draw to a close we asked them to share with us one lesson they learned in the field:
Aug 8, 2015
Palestinian Territory
For Mohammad, a father of 6 living in the West Bank, the memories of struggling to make ends meet and feed his family are still fresh.
“[It was a] harsh life I was living, as a marginalized person, with no purpose in life,” he said. Read his story and watch a video message at Kiva's Medium page> Continue Reading >>
Palestinian Territory
For Mohammad, a father of 6 living in the West Bank, the memories of struggling to make ends meet and feed his family are still fresh.
“[It was a] harsh life I was living, as a marginalized person, with no purpose in life,” he said. Read his story and watch a video message at Kiva's Medium page> Continue Reading >>
Jul 7, 2015
Kiva HQ
Wow: This augmented reality sandbox will blow your mind.
Kiva HQ
Wow: This augmented reality sandbox will blow your mind.
Laugh station: Dogs who just can't dog properly.
For your health: How nature improves your well-being.
Call the doctor: The future of medicine is incredible, simply put....
Continue Reading >>
Jul 7, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kiva HQ
The Specific Union for Farmer Women (SUFW)
Jordan
Who are they?
The Specific Union for Farmer Women is a non-governmental organization established to raise awareness of the social issues facing rural women in Jordan. They target rural parts of Jordan, offering training programs as well as loan products to foster financial independence and education. They offer both education and business loans.
You'll love them if...you are looking to... Continue Reading >>
Jordan
Who are they?
The Specific Union for Farmer Women is a non-governmental organization established to raise awareness of the social issues facing rural women in Jordan. They target rural parts of Jordan, offering training programs as well as loan products to foster financial independence and education. They offer both education and business loans.
You'll love them if...you are looking to... Continue Reading >>
Jul 7, 2015
Kiva HQ
The Tenderloin is a San Francisco neighborhood that sits at the heart of an emotional struggle for the city. Within a few minutes walk you can spot new multi-million dollar offices of tech giants. At the same time, you can see heartbreaking evidence of the city’s battle with homelessness, drug use and mental illness.
But those who live and work in the Tenderloin know that it’s also a neighborhood filled with creativity, from vibrant street art to up-and-coming galleries. Read more at Kiva's Medium page>
Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
The Tenderloin is a San Francisco neighborhood that sits at the heart of an emotional struggle for the city. Within a few minutes walk you can spot new multi-million dollar offices of tech giants. At the same time, you can see heartbreaking evidence of the city’s battle with homelessness, drug use and mental illness.
But those who live and work in the Tenderloin know that it’s also a neighborhood filled with creativity, from vibrant street art to up-and-coming galleries. Read more at Kiva's Medium page>
Continue Reading >>
Jul 7, 2015
Kiva HQ
Say what?: The world's most commonly spoken languages and where you'll hear them.
Kiva HQ
Say what?: The world's most commonly spoken languages and where you'll hear them.
Out of this world: New Horizon's journey past Pluto as told by photos.
[Insert applause here]: The Millennium Development Goals actually ARE making huge changes.
Wise words: Lee Pace doles...
Continue Reading >>
Jul 7, 2015
Kiva HQ
This borrower from Vietnam is part of a group loan used for cultivating rice and vegetables, as captured by Kari Derenzi.
Carly Schwartz took this photo of Miguel finishing up some baked goods that he... Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
This borrower from Vietnam is part of a group loan used for cultivating rice and vegetables, as captured by Kari Derenzi.
Carly Schwartz took this photo of Miguel finishing up some baked goods that he... Continue Reading >>
Jul 7, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kiva HQ
One perk of travelling as a Kiva Fellow is definitely trying new types of local cuisines all over the world. This week, we asked our fellows to teach us something about their local food scene. Here are some of their mouthwatering responses:
“To be honest, Kenyan cuisine is not that exciting. Ugali (maize flour cooked in water), sukuma (kale cooked with onions and tomatoes), kachumbari (tomato salad), chapati (fried bread), beans and...
Continue Reading >> Pages
Blog posts tagged with kiva
Oct 10, 2015
United States
United States
Kiva U welcomed a very special guest to Kiva headquarters this week...author and activist Chelsea Clinton!...
Continue Reading >>
Oct 10, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kiva HQ
**UPDATE**
Oct. 22 -- We did it! Thank you to all the Kiva supporters who voted in the Google Impact Challenge. Because of you, Kiva was awarded the grand prize of $500,000! We are so excited to continue growing our impact locally and globally with the Kiva community.
Oct. 5 -- Exciting news! Kiva Oakland is a finalist in the Bay Area Google Impact Challenge and could win $500,000 to grow more neighborhood businesses. Please vote to support Oakland's small business owners. Voting takes just 2 clicks and requires no...
Continue Reading >>
Oct 10, 2015
Kiva HQ
This story is part of a series celebrating San Francisco small businesses as part of the Kiva SF launch. Learn more>
San Francisco native Danny Paz Gabriner left his job in the tech industry 6 years ago with a dream to start his bread baking company, Sour Flour in the Mission district.
“There are 4 reasons why I chose to focus on bread,” Danny says. “Bread has been around for a really long time as... Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
This story is part of a series celebrating San Francisco small businesses as part of the Kiva SF launch. Learn more>
San Francisco native Danny Paz Gabriner left his job in the tech industry 6 years ago with a dream to start his bread baking company, Sour Flour in the Mission district.
“There are 4 reasons why I chose to focus on bread,” Danny says. “Bread has been around for a really long time as... Continue Reading >>
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kiva HQ
This post is part of a series celebrating San Francisco small businesses as part of the Kiva SF launch. Learn more>
Azar’s training as a barbeque master started at a very young age. Growing up in East Palo Alto in the 1980s, he was a fixture at his parent’s restaurant, Goldie’s Barbeque.
Goldie, Azar’s mother and the namesake of the restaurant, taught Azar how to prepare food and run the business....
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
This post is part of a series celebrating San Francisco small businesses as part of the Kiva SF launch. Learn more>
Turtle Tower is a popular Vietnamese restaurant renowned for their Northern Vietnamese style chicken soup. Started by a Vietnamese immigrant couple, Turtle Tower has become a staple of the Tenderloin district over the last 15 years and attracts San Franciscans from all walks of life to the area.
Thao is the family’s eldest daughter and began working at Turtle Tower from an early age.
“We have been here for 15 years and... Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
This post is part of a series celebrating San Francisco small businesses as part of the Kiva SF launch. Learn more>
Turtle Tower is a popular Vietnamese restaurant renowned for their Northern Vietnamese style chicken soup. Started by a Vietnamese immigrant couple, Turtle Tower has become a staple of the Tenderloin district over the last 15 years and attracts San Franciscans from all walks of life to the area.
Thao is the family’s eldest daughter and began working at Turtle Tower from an early age.
“We have been here for 15 years and... Continue Reading >>
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
Moving: Follow these photographers as they journey to a new place.
Double bottom line: Kickstart become a public benefit corp.
Kiva HQ
Moving: Follow these photographers as they journey to a new place.
Double bottom line: Kickstart become a public benefit corp.
...
Continue Reading >>
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kiva HQ
Kat Tancock
Kiva Volunteer of the Month, May 2015
"I've been a Kiva member/funder for years. I really appreciate the microfinance model both functionally as a way to get money out to people who need it and in terms of marketing and getting donors engaged."
City: Toronto, Canada
Language: Russian
Team: Russiva
Time with Kiva: 1 year, 8 months
Outstanding Contributions to Kiva: Kat has been very communicative and active on the Russian Board of the Forum providing valuable knowledge to other translators. She is very... Continue Reading >>
Kiva Volunteer of the Month, May 2015
"I've been a Kiva member/funder for years. I really appreciate the microfinance model both functionally as a way to get money out to people who need it and in terms of marketing and getting donors engaged."
City: Toronto, Canada
Language: Russian
Team: Russiva
Time with Kiva: 1 year, 8 months
Outstanding Contributions to Kiva: Kat has been very communicative and active on the Russian Board of the Forum providing valuable knowledge to other translators. She is very... Continue Reading >>
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kiva HQ
It may be hard to believe (we’re still in shock!) but we just hosted our twenty-eighth class of Kiva Fellows here at our headquarters in San Francisco. Before embarking on their 4 month fellowships, fellows join us in SF for a week of action-packed training. Kiva knows that people around the world endeavor to help each other and this class exemplifies that with 30 fellows from 12 different countries joining together to volunteer with Kiva in 10 countries and 7 cities across the US.
Get a glimpse of what happens behind the scenes at Kiva in the...
Continue Reading >>
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kiva HQ
This post was contributed by Keiley Gaston, a Kiva lender and intern at Kiva Field Partner Accion East.
I carefully choose the filters for the Kiva loan I am about to make: Female, check. Underfunded areas, start-ups, green, vulnerable groups. Check, check, check, check. Groups or individuals? I’ll check both. I scroll through the hundreds of matched borrowers Kiva presents to me. I am drawn to those who seem innovative, hardworking, and have children they are trying to send to school. When three friends and I started a microfinance club in our town in 2010, we made a... Continue Reading >>
I carefully choose the filters for the Kiva loan I am about to make: Female, check. Underfunded areas, start-ups, green, vulnerable groups. Check, check, check, check. Groups or individuals? I’ll check both. I scroll through the hundreds of matched borrowers Kiva presents to me. I am drawn to those who seem innovative, hardworking, and have children they are trying to send to school. When three friends and I started a microfinance club in our town in 2010, we made a... Continue Reading >>
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
Newton news: Gravity-powered lamps for when the sun goes down.
Kiva HQ
Newton news: Gravity-powered lamps for when the sun goes down.
Really: Printed solar panels. Seriously.
Changing perspective: A new look at Kenya's slums could change how you see them.
...
Continue Reading >>
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
Kiva has been called the “hottest non-profit on the planet,” by Fortune and a top 50 website by Time. Not only is Kiva an awesome place to work, it also is the world’s pioneering crowdfunding for social good platform and is devoted to strengthening individuals and their communities through lending. Here are some reasons why Kiva’s 15th Intern Class...
Sep 9, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kepler
Rwanda
Who are they?
Kepler is a non-profit higher education program that brings together innovations in learning and technology. ... Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
Kepler
Rwanda
Who are they?
Kepler is a non-profit higher education program that brings together innovations in learning and technology. ... Continue Reading >>
Aug 8, 2015
Kiva HQ
Innovative design: This simple product helps girls stay in school.
Kiva HQ
Innovative design: This simple product helps girls stay in school.
(Natural) Beauty is everywhere: But apparently in some places it's more abundant.
Well read and read well: Have books, will travel.
Heart clench: Adorable little...
Continue Reading >>
Aug 8, 2015
Kiva HQ
Leaps and Bounds: A breakthrough that resulted from the Ice Bucket Challenge.
Release the balls!: Delightful video, innovative purpose.... Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
Image via Flickr user quintanomedia
Leaps and Bounds: A breakthrough that resulted from the Ice Bucket Challenge.
Release the balls!: Delightful video, innovative purpose.
Aug 8, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kiva HQ
Kiva headquarters was buzzing with the voices of middle school students on a Friday in July. The students received a tour of the office and Kiva U’s Jessica Hansen gave students an introduction to Kiva. The students learned some of the ins and outs of the microfinance ...
Aug 8, 2015
Kiva HQ
Tariq was just 17 when his life was changed forever in a violent car crash. He was paralyzed in the accident, lost the use of his legs and had to relearn how to do everyday tasks. Following the accident, Tariq had a new perspective on life.
“The accident changed my life. I had to overcome a lot of obstacles. I had to learn to even eat,” he said. “I had a whole new take on life and people.”
So in 2012, he started the Mangum Foundation that focuses on outreach programs for youth, disabled veterans and homeless people. The foundation’s programs include a self-... Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
Tariq was just 17 when his life was changed forever in a violent car crash. He was paralyzed in the accident, lost the use of his legs and had to relearn how to do everyday tasks. Following the accident, Tariq had a new perspective on life.
“The accident changed my life. I had to overcome a lot of obstacles. I had to learn to even eat,” he said. “I had a whole new take on life and people.”
So in 2012, he started the Mangum Foundation that focuses on outreach programs for youth, disabled veterans and homeless people. The foundation’s programs include a self-... Continue Reading >>
Aug 8, 2015
Kiva HQ
... Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
Wow! We can’t believe how fast the last four months have flown by. As KF27’s fellowships draw to a close we asked them to share with us one lesson they learned in the field:
Aug 8, 2015
Palestinian Territory
For Mohammad, a father of 6 living in the West Bank, the memories of struggling to make ends meet and feed his family are still fresh.
“[It was a] harsh life I was living, as a marginalized person, with no purpose in life,” he said. Read his story and watch a video message at Kiva's Medium page> Continue Reading >>
Palestinian Territory
For Mohammad, a father of 6 living in the West Bank, the memories of struggling to make ends meet and feed his family are still fresh.
“[It was a] harsh life I was living, as a marginalized person, with no purpose in life,” he said. Read his story and watch a video message at Kiva's Medium page> Continue Reading >>
Jul 7, 2015
Kiva HQ
Wow: This augmented reality sandbox will blow your mind.
Kiva HQ
Wow: This augmented reality sandbox will blow your mind.
Laugh station: Dogs who just can't dog properly.
For your health: How nature improves your well-being.
Call the doctor: The future of medicine is incredible, simply put....
Continue Reading >>
Jul 7, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kiva HQ
The Specific Union for Farmer Women (SUFW)
Jordan
Who are they?
The Specific Union for Farmer Women is a non-governmental organization established to raise awareness of the social issues facing rural women in Jordan. They target rural parts of Jordan, offering training programs as well as loan products to foster financial independence and education. They offer both education and business loans.
You'll love them if...you are looking to... Continue Reading >>
Jordan
Who are they?
The Specific Union for Farmer Women is a non-governmental organization established to raise awareness of the social issues facing rural women in Jordan. They target rural parts of Jordan, offering training programs as well as loan products to foster financial independence and education. They offer both education and business loans.
You'll love them if...you are looking to... Continue Reading >>
Jul 7, 2015
Kiva HQ
The Tenderloin is a San Francisco neighborhood that sits at the heart of an emotional struggle for the city. Within a few minutes walk you can spot new multi-million dollar offices of tech giants. At the same time, you can see heartbreaking evidence of the city’s battle with homelessness, drug use and mental illness.
But those who live and work in the Tenderloin know that it’s also a neighborhood filled with creativity, from vibrant street art to up-and-coming galleries. Read more at Kiva's Medium page>
Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
The Tenderloin is a San Francisco neighborhood that sits at the heart of an emotional struggle for the city. Within a few minutes walk you can spot new multi-million dollar offices of tech giants. At the same time, you can see heartbreaking evidence of the city’s battle with homelessness, drug use and mental illness.
But those who live and work in the Tenderloin know that it’s also a neighborhood filled with creativity, from vibrant street art to up-and-coming galleries. Read more at Kiva's Medium page>
Continue Reading >>
Jul 7, 2015
Kiva HQ
Say what?: The world's most commonly spoken languages and where you'll hear them.
Kiva HQ
Say what?: The world's most commonly spoken languages and where you'll hear them.
Out of this world: New Horizon's journey past Pluto as told by photos.
[Insert applause here]: The Millennium Development Goals actually ARE making huge changes.
Wise words: Lee Pace doles...
Continue Reading >>
Jul 7, 2015
Kiva HQ
This borrower from Vietnam is part of a group loan used for cultivating rice and vegetables, as captured by Kari Derenzi.
Carly Schwartz took this photo of Miguel finishing up some baked goods that he... Continue Reading >>
Kiva HQ
This borrower from Vietnam is part of a group loan used for cultivating rice and vegetables, as captured by Kari Derenzi.
Carly Schwartz took this photo of Miguel finishing up some baked goods that he... Continue Reading >>
Jul 7, 2015
Kiva HQ
Kiva HQ
One perk of travelling as a Kiva Fellow is definitely trying new types of local cuisines all over the world. This week, we asked our fellows to teach us something about their local food scene. Here are some of their mouthwatering responses:
“To be honest, Kenyan cuisine is not that exciting. Ugali (maize flour cooked in water), sukuma (kale cooked with onions and tomatoes), kachumbari (tomato salad), chapati (fried bread), beans and...
Continue Reading >>