I am an international financier - part the VI

My latest Kiva loan has been fully repaid:

Consuelo Sanchez Ruiz in Peru (Activity: Shoe Sales)
You Loaned: $125.00
Newly Repaid: $20.83
Total Repaid So Far: $125.00 (100.00% of your loan)
Repayment Status: Paid back

Here's the update from her loan handler:
La señora CONSUELO SANCHEZ RUIZ, tiene 55 años, vive en el distrito de Trujillo, provincia de Trujillo, departamento La Libertad – Perú. Y Pertenece al Banco Comunal MUJERES VALEROSAS. La empresaria presenta estudios hasta 6to de Primaria ya que por falta de recursos económicos ella empezó a trabajar desde pequeña. La socia es casada y tiene 6 hijos de los cuales 2 dependen económicamente de ella. CONSUELO se dedica a la fabricación y venta de calzado solo para niñas.

Ella confecciona el calzado con el apoyo de su esposo y 2 de sus hijos posteriormente los venden en las tiendas al por mayor o al por menor de forma ambulatoria.

Refiere que el pertenecer a Manuela Ramos le ayudado a ser mas solidó a su negocio ya que con el capital que se le facilita mas sus ganancias ella puedo invertir cada vez mas y así aumentar sus ventas y sus ganancias. También le ayudado a valorarse como mujer, a resolver problemas familiares cotidianos y administrar mejor el dinero de su negocio.

And here it is after it's been run through Google translator, because my espanol is a bit rusty, knowhatimean?

Ms. CONSUELO RUIZ SANCHEZ, 55, lives in the district Trujillo, province of Trujillo, La Libertad - Peru. Y Communal Bank Courageous Women. The entrepreneur Primary finished 6th since lack of financial resources she began working as a child. She is married and has 6 children of which two are economically dependent on it. Consuelo engaged in the manufacture and sale of shoes just for girls.

She draws up the shoe with the support of her husband and two of his children subsequently sold in stores at the wholesale or retail an outpatient basis.

Refer to the membership of Manuela Ramos helped him to be more solid business because with the capital provided to you more profits I can invest it more and more and increase their sales and profits. It is also valued as a woman helped to resolve everyday family problems and better manage their money business.

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A little something gets lost in translation, but overall I think the loan worked out. So that's good.

So far this same $125 has improved the quality of life for people in Tajikistan, Mexico, Benin, and Peru. Awesome.

Not sure where to re-allocate. If you want to browse Kiva and send me a suggestion then go for it. I'll decide by the end of the week.

Poverty sucks

Friend Jeff was kind enough to take a break from his busy schedule to forward me this link:

http://globalrichlist.com/

It reminds me of a story about Bill Gates visiting a slum in India. He went there with his wife and team and support staff as part of his war on poverty and malaria and misery and whatever else.

Anyway, he was visiting some huts in a slum and talking to a woman about her life experiences. She didn't seem too impressed that one of the richest men in the world was trying to use her as a primary source. After Gates left a reporter came in to ask her what it was like to have Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world, in her tiny hovel. She looked at him and said, "The same as when you sit here; to me, you're all rich."

I wish I had some good news

It's dumb and bummer over here so I haven't had a whole lot to share.
I remain an international financier (via Kiva) so here's a recent update from the person I loaned money to:

Liliane Sagbohan is not sure by how much her revenue has increased, but she is sure that it has improved over the past 3 years since she started receiving loans. Liliane sells many different products -- couscous, coffee, oil, and mayonnaise, just to mention a few. She has sold for over 11 years, and before that she was a hairstylist. She uses her revenues to care for her children and herself, and to continue to replenish her stocks. In the future, she would like to have a nicer shop.

I hate to complain about the quality of an update from a person I'll never meet in a country I've never heard of, but "before that she was hairstylist"? Come on people. At least they managed to let me know that she uses her revenues to care for her children. That's something. And the loan is improving her quality of life.

In unrelated news, the photo illustration comes from tebe_interesno. I have no idea what that means, but he's from Moscow, Russia and you might enjoy his portfolio, or a collection of his work on toxel.

I am an international financier, part the fifth

The last guy I lent to repaid his loan to Kiva, which means I get to re-allocate the resources. He was a shopkeeper and fairly close to home (relatively speaking) so for the next one I wanted to pick someone that would get more out of the money. Which brings us to the lovely-named Mrs. Liliane Sagbohan:

Mrs. Liliane Sagbohan was born on May 14, 1978 in Ekpè in Ouémé County in the southeast of Benin. She is married and the mother of 2 children: Corneille and Fabienne, aged 5 and 2 respectively. She furnishes various household items to her neighbors in the district who have confidence in her because her products are of good quality. She is requesting this loan to bolster her business which is currently growing rapidly.

Consider it done. She's got 90% of her loan so I think it's going to be funded (they wouldn't let me fund the whole thing). Sweet.

Had to check the map to find Benin. It's between Nigeria and Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea. Wherever that is. People say it's a small world. If you believe that you should try walking to Hawaii. Or Porto Novo (capital of Benin).

i am an international financier, part the fifth

My Kiva loan to

Karomadjon Tojiboeva

was fully repaid, so I re-allocated the funds to a small business owner in Mexico named Luis Alfonson Torres Rodriguez. He doesn't get his name in big letters b/c I didn't have to copy/paste it from the Kiva website like Ms. Tojiboeva. You care.

Read about Mr. Rodriguez and his efforts here. His loan is not yet fully funded, but he's about 1/3 of the way there. Feel free to loan him some money. I think he's good for it.

I am an international financier, Part the Third

A while ago I wrote a post about loaning some money through Kiva.org (see button in the sidebar for a link - i'm too lazy to put it here). I got another small reimbursement from the woman that Kiva helped me (and others) loan money to. No text updates, but she's paying on time so I'm hoping that it's going well.

here's the text of a previous email from the group that organized the loan:

Karomadjon is very happy, because due the loan from KIva she increased the volume of her goods and she could paid education for her children and also she could buy new clothes for daughter.Her business is gradually takes rate of groth.In thew end of this month she plans to purchase vegetables and other food product for winter season.She is very thankful for KIva.

If that doesn't warm your heart then you're a miracle, because you don't have one.