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Friends and family honored four South Dakota National Guard soldiers heading to Afghanistan during a deployment ceremony Wednesday.

The ceremony for the four soldiers with the 1978th Contingency Contracting Team took place Wednesday morning at the Duke Corning Armory in Rapid City. The group is deploying for nine months of duty in Afghanistan after final training at Camp Shelby, Miss.

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King County Sheriff Sue Rahr likens her dilemma to operating a hospital.

With $7.2 million to pare from her agency’s budget next year, it will be like “eliminating all preventative care and operating only an emergency room,” she said.

Having already cut $10 million out of her budget in the last three years, Rahr said, “the cumulative effect is huge.”

Like tax-dependent agencies everywhere, Rahr’s department has been hard-hit by the current recession and the legacy of Initiative 747, which put a 1 percent cap on property-tax increases.

King County will have a $60 million shortfall to make up, and criminal justice, which takes up 70 percent of the county’s general fund and includes the Sheriff’s Department, can’t escape the budget cycle unscathed.

“That’s the only money that is discretionary,” Rahr said of the general fund, noting the other funds in the county’s budget are obligated dollars. “All of criminal justice is funded out of the general fund. And the pool of money is limited. They don’t have choices.”

Rahr said if the budget scenario does not change, her department will be cutting roughly 71 positions.

“Twenty-eight will be fully functional police officers,” she said.

Those positions will be coming largely out of King County’s unincorporated area. That’s because, Rahr said, about half of her $150 million budget comes from contracts to provide police coverage to 12 cities in the county. Those entities are paying for the staffing and are therefore guaranteed that level of protection. That means the cuts will have to come from the other half of Rahr’s budget.

“I can only cut the deputies assigned in unincorporated King County,” she said.

So Rahr is now essentially doing triage - putting the most manpower behind the highest-priority offenses, which she said are crimes against persons. Those are the headline kinds of crimes - the rapes, robberies and murders that are typically single, non-related offenses.

The other kinds of crimes - those involving property, and which often occur in patterns that require detective legwork - will have to take a back seat, after the initial response from a deputy.

“We’re no longer going to have a detective to do the follow-up,” Rahr said. “We’ll send a deputy, but there won’t be a detective.”

She added, “that’s not a very efficient or effective way to handle property crimes. You’re not going to have a detective stringing (incidents) together.”

Still, she asserted, county residents don’t have to worry that they could be imperiled due to staff cutbacks.

The goal, she said, is to keep first-response times consistent.

“I don’t want citizens to think their lives are in danger,” she said. “My top priority is keeping response times consistent.

“But the investigation of property crimes, and (crime-) prevention programs are going to be severely eroded.

“It’s like shutting down preventative medical care.”

One aspect of the Sheriff Department dilemma is the stance that its law officers have continued to take, refusing to drop down in their contractual cost of living allowances. Rahr called the issue a “lightning rod,” but said it’s no silver bullet.

“Even if they gave it (the COLA) all back, it’s just $3 million more,” she said. “It doesn’t solve the problem.”

One facet that could lessen the blow, and not just for the Sheriff’s Department but all of the county’s criminal-justice system as well as the coffers of King County cities, is what’s on the Nov. 2 ballot: Proposition 1.

If given the green light by voters, the measure would authorize King County to impose a 2/10ths of 1 percent sales tax, to be split 60 percent and 40 percent between the county and cities.

The county’s share would go toward criminal-justice purposes, as well as rebuilding a juvenile justice center in Seattle. And 30 percent of what the cities collect would have to be used for criminal justice or fire-protection purposes, according to the King County Local Voters’ Pamphlet.

While it won’t enable the county to expand its criminal-justice services, the measure would enable the county to maintain what services it does have.

Rahr noted that 1/10th of that measure - half - would sunset after three years.

“For three years, it’s gonna buy us some time,” she said.

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Macharia Kamau (right), new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations, presents his credentials to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Date: 16 December 2010 H.E. Amb.Z. D. Muburi-Muita (left), the new Permanent Representative of the Republic
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Kenya became a Member of the United Nations after attaining independence in December 1963. It was a giant step in the exercise of independence and sovereignty in the arena of the community of nations.

The role of Kenya Mission to the United Nations is to effectively represent Kenya at the diplomatic apex of interactions in the global community of nations. The multilateral character of the Kenya Mission in New York poses very unique diplomatic challenges. All States in the world with their diverse ideological, cultural, political and strategic characteristics intermingle in the halls of negotiations, in the corridors and in receptions. It is a setting which tests diplomatic skills to the limit.

Kenya mission to the United Nations has and continue to discharge her obligations at the United Nations with an efficiency which has earned her great admiration. The country has not only adhered to and upheld the principles enshrined in the Charter of the organization but has also contributed tremendously in the furtherance of shared goals.

The passage of time since 1945 has witnessed many transformations globally. The political, economic, social, military and strategic spheres have seen tremendous changes. As a result, the United Nations has had to adjust to face the emerging challenges. Organs, Agencies and Programmes of the United Nations take on an ever-expanding agenda shaped by fresh and changing challenges in a most complex situation. Kenya has a special place within the United Nations as it is the only developing country hosting two United Nations programmes. As the United Nations evolves, especially with the end of the Cold War and the bi-polar nature of politics and strategic alliances, other forces have come to the fore. Globalization and WTO rounds of negotiations, United Nations Special Sessions and Global Summits have enmeshed States, regions and groups in a most complex web of negotiations which focus on the work of the United Nations and its Subsidiary organs, Agencies and Programmes.

There are also six (6) Standing Committees of the United Nations charged with issues of Security and Disarmament; Economic and Finance; Social and Humanitarian; Decolonization and special political; Budgetary and administrative Legal Matters.

The background negotiations which later transform themselves into formal negotiations, resolutions and programmes of action are as a result of negotiations undertaken by all these committees. The Kenya Mission ensures that the interests of Kenya as enshrined in the national goals and the country’s foreign policy are protected and furthered in all these negotiations. the Kenya Mission works very closely with the government ministries and departments on positions regarding key issues and policy matters. From time to time, the Ministers and the Head of State address the United Nations either in Special Sessions or during the General Assembly.

At all other times, the Ambassador/Permanent Representative is in-charge of all activities giving guidance to the staff as they undertake their duties and responsibilities.

The placing of Kenya in important Committees is another prerogative. Over the years, Kenya has been very proud to join the privileged group of States in the Security Council as a temporary member periodically. Kenya has been a member of committees and commissions including statistics, population and development, programme coordination, ECOSOC and many others at different times.

While in 1963, African countries championed the cause of decolonization and the abolition of apartheid, the 21st century has witnessed a emergence of new challenges. The Millennium Summit in 2000 identified special needs of Africa, which the African Union through the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), has put in proper perspective. Through the African Union, NEPAD and other continental frameworks, Africa has demonstrated its readiness to embrace democracy, prosperity and contribute to the ideals of the United Nations. The Kenya Mission to the United Nations is at the center of efforts in the realization of this dream through national, sub regional and regional arrangements. Kenya is committed to the noble course of the United Nations. The country is fully engaged in follow-up, discussions and implementation of the outcome of major United Nations conferences and summits, including internationally agreed development goals including Millennium Development goals.

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The CEO of Coast Executive Services in Goleta said large companies tend to increase private security after an event where terrorism is suspected.  In fact, they usually see a bump in business after acts of terrorism, school shootings and even when the economy is bad.

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Yesterday during Group Therapy, we read an email from a Rock-A-Holic named Peter who didn’t know how to handle a situation dealing with his wife.

His wife has a high paying real estate job she is really great at but she is unhappy with it and wants to quit. She wants to pursue a career in cooking; the problem is….she’s 45-years-old. He’s worried that she might be a little too old to be starting over but wanted our advice.
I wish I had a little more information about the situation like if she is the breadwinner of the family but one thing is for sure; if she wants to go into cooking thinking it will be “easier” she has to think again.

If she starts going to school, she will be starting from the bottom working entry level. Once she builds up and gets the knowledge and experience she needs to work some place great, she is going to be in her 50’s at least and by then, is she really going to want to work in the chaos that is a restaurant kitchen?
If this is something she is truly passionate about, and it’s not just a hobby, she should go work in a not so glamorous restaurant where they will pay her crap, have set recipes she can’t play with and I guarantee that she will realize that this is not for her. What 45-year-old who has a great career with great pay wants to put up with the hassle of being the low person on the totem pole?

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She needs to take a long look at her life, her family, her passions, and her financial situation before taking this leap and Peter needs to remind her of these things.

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It is never too late to start. It can be too late to finish though. Being great at something (like Real Estate) does not insure a happy career life, nor a happy - although materially fruitful - personal life. If the concern is more about your lifestyle than her worthwhile, perhaps your selfishness is showing. Besides the fact that 45 is still considered young in many careers, she has plenty of time to explore, start and finish and start again - if she so desires - with or without you.
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I recommend she reads Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" for some insight into the nitty-gritty side of the restaurant business. It's not a glamorous gig.
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I agree with the comment above. Do read "Kitchen Confidential". My father was a chef, not a cook & my uncle is still a chef. No time for a personal life. Your feet hurt, you think everyone is a moron, you become a boozer, food is the lastthing u want to cook for your own family & it's a Mean Cut throat world Norhing like sales of homes!!! Play "Suzy Homemaker" on the weekend. Do not lose your income! Take a class or divorce if you're that bored with life.
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Open an online bakery. It's not the same as being a Chef but its a start and people I'm sure would love having fresh cookie mailed to them. This also allows the option of you keeping your old job while doing this.
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Susan R. is a 44-year old married woman who lives in Barangay Prosperidad, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. She earns her living by selling fruits and vegetables and by making bags. Her husband, Igmedio, who is 48 years old, helps his wife in running the businesses. They have one child who is 12 years old and currently goes to school.

Susan joined NWTF-Project Dungganon (NWTF-PD) in 1998 in the hope that she would be able to help her husband improve the quality of life of their family. With the help of her loans from NWTF-PD she has been able to increase their family income by selling fruits and vegetables and by making bags. Now she earns an average monthly income of Php 10,000 from her business activities.

Susan is a member of good standing. Her previous loan of Php 49,500 was used to fund operations of her fruits and vegetables business as well as her bag-making business and it had a positive impact on both the businesses and the family’s living conditions. Now she is borrowing Php 55,000 for her 18th loan which she intends to use as additional working capital.

Susan is working hard to achieve her dreams and aspirations for her family, which are to provide them with a brighter future and a more comfortable life.

About NWTF:
In a world full of challenges, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation (NWTF), is making a difference in the lives of thousands of women through Project Dungganon (a Hiligaynon word that means Honorable). Through the alleviation program, NWTF is empowering these women to progress out of earning less than $1 a day to achieving realities that surpass even their dreams. They have taken a life path that will ultimately make them Dungganon - a title of esteem that is bestowed to a member of a community who has earned the respect through a lifetime of hard and honest work.

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On Friday November 8, 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan made its way through Southeast Asia, causing substantial damage to homes and businesses in areas of the Philippines. Given the state of devastation following this storm, borrowers living and working in these areas may have difficulty making repayments on their loans, thus making their Kiva loans higher risk. More information >>

About Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation

Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (NWTF) is a non-governmental organization established with an aim to help men and women achieve self-sufficiency, particularly in the province of Negros Occidental’s low-income communities. The organization offers its clients a wide variety of products, including loans for micro-entrepreneurs, hospital income benefits, life insurance, accidental death benefits and more. Kiva lenders’ funds will be used to expand the reach of these products to low-income urban and rural communities.

About Philippines

  • $7,000
    Average annual income
  • 1404
    View loans »
    Philippines Loans Fundraising
  • $59,123,575
    Funds lent in using Kiva
  • 46.3
    Philippines Pesos (PHP) = $1 USD

Success!! The loan was 100% repaid

A loan of $1,200 helped Susan to use as additional working capital for her businesses.
100% repaid
Repayment Term
7 months (Additional Information)
Repayment Schedule
May 1, 2010
Jul 1, 2010
Currency Exchange Loss:
Nov 15, 2010


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Fares is 23 years old and lives in Gaza.

He finished his Bachelor's Degree in education and opened a grocery store in 2009.

He asked Ryada for this youth loan in order to buy goods like drinks, yogurt, and different food provisions and varieties for his store.

He hopes that this loan will help him improve his income and approach his dream of owning a bigger store and being employed with his university degree.

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This loan is helping support a borrower who is 30 or under. Because many young people lack business experience or established credit histories, it can be even more difficult for them to access financial services. By funding this youth loan, you are expanding opportunity for a young person with limited resources.

About Vitas Palestine

Palestinians face unique challenges due to the economic and political environment in the West Bank and Gaza. Click here to learn more about how Kiva and Vitas Palestine are working to help Palestinian borrowers overcome these obstacles and how your support can make a difference.

About Palestine

  • $4,900
    Average annual income
  • 51
    View loans »
    Palestine Loans Fundraising
  • $11,628,200
    Funds lent in using Kiva
  • US Dollars
    Loan transacted in USD

Success!! The loan was 100% repaid

A loan of $2,000 helped Fares to buy goods like drinks, yogurt,and other items for his store.
100% repaid
Repayment Term
27 months (Additional Information)
Repayment Schedule
Sep 12, 2012
Sep 17, 2012
Currency Exchange Loss:
Apr 16, 2014


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Kret's Group
In this Group: Kret, Srey
Kret, who resides in a rural area of Kampong Cham province’s Tbaung Khmum district of Cambodia, is 64 years of age and married with five children. To generate income for the family, Kret and his wife farm rice and plant cassava, the business in which they have been involved for more than 40 years. This enables them to earn around 20,000 KHR (Cambodian riels) per day and save only approximately 3,000 KHR after deducting the daily cost of living.

Kret, a first-time borrower with VisionFund (Kiva’s partner), is leading a group member who also is a first-time borrower with VisionFund to apply for a loan in the amount of 1,000,000 KHR each. Kret will utilize his loan portion to buy fertilizer and to pay for labor fees. Via the help of this loan portion, he believes that his business will provide good quality crop yields so that he can sell them at good prices, earning more income for the family.

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About VisionFund Cambodia

VisionFund Cambodia is a Christian organization and microfinance institution that provides small loans and other financial services to improve the lives of children, empower poor women and their families, and grow successful businesses. The organization works primarily in rural parts of Cambodia and has distinguished itself by targeting the very poor who require smaller loan sizes, regardless of religious beliefs, gender or ethnic background.

Kiva lenders’ funds will help the organization to expand into the northeastern provinces of the country, which have historically been underserved and difficult to reach with financial services.

This is a Group Loan

In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.

Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.

About Cambodia

  • $2,600
    Average annual income
  • 273
    View loans »
    Cambodia Loans Fundraising
  • $37,506,450
    Funds lent in using Kiva
  • 4,040.0
    Cambodia Riels (KHR) = $1 USD

Success!! The loan was 100% repaid

A portion of Kret's Group's $500 loan helped a member to buy fertilizer and to pay for labor fees.
100% repaid
Repayment Term
14 months (Additional Information)
Repayment Schedule
At end of term
Sep 26, 2012
Nov 4, 2012
Currency Exchange Loss:
Oct 17, 2013


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Manal is a 26-year-old married woman who is a mother of one child. She has been working in the beauty business from her house for six years, but today she is working hard to develop and expand her business in a well-managed way.

Manal is applying for a youth loan from Kiva's partner Al Majmoua in order to buy a special cosmetics bed and tools, in addition to necessary facial treatments, that will improve her work and develop her skills.

Manal is a hardworker, well-known in her region for her special customer service and goodwill to expand and develop her work in a well-managed way to keep both her family and customers pleased and satisfied.

Manal hopes to be financially capable of opening her own beauty salon in the future.

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This loan is helping support a borrower who is under age 30. Because many young people lack business experience or established credit histories, it can be even more difficult for them to access financial services. By funding this youth loan, you are expanding opportunity for a young person with limited resources.

About Al Majmoua – Lebanese Association for Development

The Lebanese Association for Development – Al Majmoua is Lebanon’s leading microfinance institution and the oldest Kiva partner in Lebanon. Al Majmoua’s vision is to “be the leader in creating an inclusive financial system where all people in Lebanon have access to affordable services.” Given Lebanon's diverse population, Al Majmoua lends to all nationalities, provided legal residency. The strong financial position achieved to date has allowed Al Majmoua to steadily lower its pricing over the years.

Based on the belief that non-financial services play a complementary role in improving the quality of life of the most vulnerable entrepreneurs, Al Majmoua has established a solid Business Development Services program for both borrowers and non-borrowers with a focus on women and youth.

About Lebanon

  • $15,800
    Average annual income
  • 87
    View loans »
    Lebanon Loans Fundraising
  • $16,096,675
    Funds lent in using Kiva
  • US Dollars
    Loan transacted in USD

Success!! The loan was 100% repaid

A loan of $1,200 helped Manal to buy necessary business needs.
100% repaid
Repayment Term
14 months (Additional Information)
Repayment Schedule
May 13, 2013
May 24, 2013
Currency Exchange Loss:
May 17, 2014


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Jean Adrien
Jean Adrien
Jean Adrien

Update on Jean Adrien

Jean Adrien’s business is growing so steadily that he is coming back for another loan to increase his stock. This time he is taking out a new loan to purchase more goods in his grocery store. An environmental agent in his locality, Jean is very interested in selling more products to help minimize the effects of charcoal on the environment by reducing carbon emissions and deforestation.

Previous Loan Details

Jean Adrien lives in Formond, Chantal, in the South Department of Haiti in an area with erratic access to electricity. For one year he has had a grocery store that sells food supplies. He is an environmental agent in his locality, and one of the reasons he wants to sell cookstoves and solar energ... More from Jean Adrien's previous loan »

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About EarthSpark International

EarthSpark International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eradicating energy poverty in Haiti by expanding access to clean and efficient energy products and services for lower-income, underserved homes and businesses. EarthSpark supports local clean energy entrepreneurs in selling products ranging from solar energy systems to portable lanterns to improved cookstoves. EarthSpark has also built and is expanding Haiti's first pre-pay microgrid which delivers electricity to homes and businesses via poles and wires at a village scale.

This Kiva loan will be used to provide borrowers with needed goods or services, as opposed to cash or financial credit.

Concurrent and Successive Loans

Our Field Partners often work with borrowers over a series of loans as the borrowers build credit, take out bigger loans, and expand their businesses. In order to make it easier for our Field Partners to post loans for borrowers who have been listed on Kiva before, we allow them to post successive and concurrent loans for their Kiva borrowers. This means that our Field Partners are able to post a borrower's second, third, etc., loan on Kiva without having to re-enter all of the borrower's information.

This borrower has been listed on Kiva before, so you'll see an updated loan description, as well as excerpts of the original descriptions from earlier loans. Most borrowers take out loans consecutively, meaning that they receive a second loan after having repaid the first. However, sometimes our Field Partners give out concurrent loans, allowing borrowers to take out one primary loan and a secondary "add-on" loan along with it. These "add-on" loans are typically smaller than the borrower's primary loan and serve a different purpose. Because Field Partners can now post loans as successive and concurrent loans, you will be able to track borrower progress over time and see the various ways a borrower is working with our Field Partners through funds from Kiva’s lenders.

About Haiti

  • $1,300
    Average annual income
  • 0
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    Haiti Loans Fundraising
  • $1,960,675
    Funds lent in using Kiva
  • 42.7
    Haiti Gourdes (HTG) = $1 USD

Success!! The loan was 100% repaid

A loan of $450 helped Jean Adrien to purchase inventory for his clean energy business.
100% repaid
Repayment Term
4 months (Additional Information)
Repayment Schedule
At end of term
Jun 4, 2013
Jun 5, 2013
Currency Exchange Loss:
Oct 17, 2013


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Naseem is a 35-year-old married woman, living in the area of Lahore, Pakistan. She has been sewing dolls for the past 4 years to support her family. She was inspired by her neighbor Tasleem, who has been doing the same business for 6 years, and she is also a member of BRAC Pakistan. Naseem beautifully sews dolls at home and then sells them in the local market. She has attained a regular list of customers and makes enough dolls to contribute to the family income. Her husband drives an auto rickshaw but earns an insufficient income to support his family alone.

Naseem is a mother of 5 children and is motivated to provide for her family. To cope with the increasing demand of her customers, she requested a loan of 40,000 PKR from BRAC Pakistan, to purchase stocks of thread, fancy cloth, sequins, and pearls of various colors. She hopes to get a boost in her earnings through her larger sales. She is in her 4th loan cycle and has shown an excellent repayment behavior. She wishes to utilize a portion of the revenue to provide a quality education for her children.

She is very thankful to Kiva's field partner BRAC Pakistan.

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BRAC Pakistan focuses its work in some of the most underdeveloped parts of Pakistan, characterized by poor infrastructure and high levels of poverty. By supporting this loan, you are enabling access to finance for borrowers living in some of Pakistan's poorest areas.

About BRAC Pakistan

BRAC Pakistan is a subsidiary of BRAC, one of the world’s largest development organizations with a focus on microfinance and economic empowerment. It offers micro-loans designed to help small businesses, very poor clients and others, in addition to health and education services. Kiva’s flexible, zero-interest capital will enable BRAC to expand its outreach in underserved regions and to women who have had no access to microfinance services.

About Pakistan

  • $4,700
    Average annual income
  • 274
    View loans »
    Pakistan Loans Fundraising
  • $14,699,975
    Funds lent in using Kiva
  • 100.3
    Pakistan Rupees (PKR) = $1 USD

Success!! The loan was 100% repaid

A loan of $400 helped Naseem to buy thread, cloth and wool for sewing dolls.
100% repaid
Repayment Term
11 months (Additional Information)
Repayment Schedule
Jul 3, 2013
Jul 21, 2013
Currency Exchange Loss:
May 17, 2014


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Faizullokhon is 44 years old. He is married and is the father of five children. Faizullokhon lives with his large family in the J. Rumy region. Faizullokhon has a specialized secondary medical education. He worked as a nurse for eight years. In recent years, he has worked in construction. This is very hard work and his health does not allow him to continue this work.

Faizullokhon decided to start his own business that would bring him a good income. He is going to engage in the buying and selling of short-horned cattle. He has starting capital of 2,000 TJS, sent by his son who is working abroad in Russia. In support of this, in the courtyard of his home is a shed for cattle.

Faizullokhon is asking for a loan to purchase sheep. He plans to spend profits from the operations on home repairs to improve living conditions.
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Файзуллохону 44 года. Он женат и является отцом пятерых детей. Файзуллохон со своей большой семьей проживает в районе Дж.Руми. У Файзуллохон средне-специальное медицинское образование. Он проработал медбратом в течение 8 лет. А в последние годы он работает на стройке. Это очень тяжелая работа и уже здоровье ему не позволяет продолжить данную работу. Файзуллохон решил начать свой собственный бизнес, который приносил бы ему хороший доход. Он собирается заниматься куплей и продажей мелкорогатого скота. У него имеется стартовый капитал в размере 2000 TJS, высланные его сыном, который находится на заработках в России. К тому же при дворе его дома имеется сарай для содержания скота. Файзуллохон просит кредит, чтобы закупить поголовье овец. Прибыль с деятельности он планирует потратить на ремонт дома для улучшения условия проживания.

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This loan is part of Humo's startup loan program targeting particularly vulnerable clients who live at subsistence and do not qualify for the standard loan due to lack of income from an existing business. This program offers clients up to a 4-month grace period on the loan. By funding this loan, you are supporting borrowers who have limited options to start and grow small businesses. This has the potential to alleviate the effects of poverty, significantly improving borrowers' incomes and their families' quality of life.

About MLO Humo and Partners

MLO Humo and Partners is a microfinance institution in Tajikistan that aims to support vulnerable and underserved populations living in rural areas through financial and consulting services for small businesses. Kiva loans are used by groups and individual borrowers to start and grow businesses and build brighter futures for themselves, their families and their communities. This is especially important in Tajikistan, the poorest country in Central Asia, where more than two-thirds of the population lives below the poverty line.

About Tajikistan

  • $2,700
    Average annual income
  • 156
    View loans »
    Tajikistan Loans Fundraising
  • $29,656,600
    Funds lent in using Kiva
  • US Dollars
    Loan transacted in USD

Success!! The loan was 100% repaid

A loan of $1,900 helped Faizullokhon to purchase sheep in order to start his own business.
100% repaid
Repayment Term
26 months (Additional Information)
Repayment Schedule
Jul 17, 2013
Jul 26, 2013
Currency Exchange Loss:
Jun 17, 2015


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Mercedes Del Socorrro

Update on Mercedes Del Socorrro

Mercedes del Socorro is 39 years old, married and with two underage children who are still under her responsibility. She is from Chinandega where the predominant activities are tourism and the trade and commerce of different products such as clothing, shoes, plastic products and vegetables, among others. Mercedes works selling cosmetics such as makeup, creams, shampoo and perfumes. She sells her products on the street to people she knows and to relatives. She takes both cash and credit. She has been doing this for 5 years. She has been able to take care of her family thanks to this job. She needs the loan to purchase cosmetics such as creams, soap, hair dye, straightening creams, as well as other omnilife products. Her products are in great demand and she has many orders. The company where she gets her supplies from sells high-quality products, which is something that sells very well among her clients. Given the high demand, she is requesting the loan to purchase working capital in order to buy more cosmetics and other products and thus generate a higher income for her family. Mercedes is very grateful for the support Kiva investors are giving to people with low economic resources.
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Mercedes del Socorro de 39 años de edad, casada con dos hijos menores de edad y aun bajo su responsabilidad originaria del municipio de Chinandega zona donde predomina el comercio de diferentes tipos como: ropa, zapatos, productos plásticos, verduras entre otros al igual que el turismo, mercedes se se dedica a la venta de cosméticos como: maquillajes, cremas, shampoo, perfumenes entre otros mas, realiza sus ventas de manera ambulante a conocidos y amistades,al contado y al crédito, ella tiene 5 años de tener este negocio, el cual ha sido un medio de subsistencia para su familia, el objetivo de este crédito es para invertir en productos de cosméticos como: maquillajes, cremas, jabones, tintes de cabellos, cremas aliazadoras, también en productos de la omnilife su demanda ha crecido y tiene varios pedidos mas asi logra aprovechar las ventas, tambien la empresa donde aquiere los productos son de buena calidad y es algo que los clientes adquieren con facilidad ella solicita crédito para la compra de capital de trabajo el cual utilizara para la compra de más cosméticos y otros productos mas, que ofrece a la demanda y de esa manera obtener mejores ingresos para su familia. Mercedes agradece mucho el apoyo que los inversionistas kivas les ofrece a personas de bajos recursos económicos.-

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Mercedes del Socorro sells natural medicinal products. She has been in this business for more than seven years. Mercedes started this business because she needed a means of generating income for her household and for supporting her two children. She has the responsibility of working every day ... More from Mercedes Del Socorrro's previous loan »

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Fundación Leon 2000

This loan is administered by Fundación Leon 2000. Fundación Leon 2000 began operations in 1993 as the first microfinance institution to serve the western part of Nicaragua, a country which continues to be one of the poorest in the western hemisphere. Fundación Leon 2000 works to further the development of micro, small, and medium enterprises through credit services and management, applying the best credit industry practices and technical expertise. Additionally, Fundación Leon manages several business and financial education programs in the community, specifically for young entrepreneurs and at-risk youth. Fundación Leon 2000’s group of experienced and dedicated employees works in 7 offices in Leon, Chinandega, Chichigalpa, Somotillo, Jinotepe, El Sauce, and Nagarote and serves several thousand clients (the majority of whom are women).

Concurrent and Successive Loans

Our Field Partners often work with borrowers over a series of loans as the borrowers build credit, take out bigger loans, and expand their businesses. In order to make it easier for our Field Partners to post loans for borrowers who have been listed on Kiva before, we allow them to post successive and concurrent loans for their Kiva borrowers. This means that our Field Partners are able to post a borrower's second, third, etc., loan on Kiva without having to re-enter all of the borrower's information.

This borrower has been listed on Kiva before, so you'll see an updated loan description, as well as excerpts of the original descriptions from earlier loans. Most borrowers take out loans consecutively, meaning that they receive a second loan after having repaid the first. However, sometimes our Field Partners give out concurrent loans, allowing borrowers to take out one primary loan and a secondary "add-on" loan along with it. These "add-on" loans are typically smaller than the borrower's primary loan and serve a different purpose. Because Field Partners can now post loans as successive and concurrent loans, you will be able to track borrower progress over time and see the various ways a borrower is working with our Field Partners through funds from Kiva’s lenders.

About Nicaragua

  • $4,800
    Average annual income
  • 90
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    Nicaragua Loans Fundraising
  • $24,741,875
    Funds lent in using Kiva
  • 25.0
    Nicaragua Cordobas (NIO) = $1 USD

Success!! The loan was 100% repaid

A loan of $400 helped Mercedes Del Socorrro to buy cosmetics such as creams, makeup, perfumes and talcum powder, among others.
100% repaid
Repayment Term
15 months (Additional Information)
Repayment Schedule
Sep 25, 2013
Oct 3, 2013
Currency Exchange Loss:
Oct 17, 2014


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Spalding Catholic Students Finalist For Creating Mobile Applications

GRANVILLE, Iowa –– A team of high school students from Spalding Catholic High School are winners of a national competition to develop mobile applications that address a need or problem in their community. Their “AgNote MAX” app concept is one of 10 winning designs. The app makes it easier for farmers to track all aspects of farming.  Mary Hunt serves as the supervising teacher for the Spalding students.  She says each of the five students have a connection to the area's agriculture.
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The competition, the Verizon Innovative App Challenge, was created by the Verizon Foundation in partnership with the Technology Student Association to help boost student engagement and interest in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. The students were asked to use their STEM skills to design app concepts that provided real-world solutions for issues in their communities or schools.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab will continue to work with the Spalding Catholic “AgNote MAX” app team to refine their projects. Verizon will provide the teams with professional support and training to help bring their concepts to market. The final products will be made available for download from Google’s Play Store. In addition, the Spalding Catholic High School will receive a $10,000 Verizon Foundation grant to advance STEM education at their school, and each team member will receive the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, courtesy of Samsung Mobile.  More than 470 student teams from across the country submitted concepts for the Verizon Innovative App Challenge.

Hay Bales Roll Off Truck Killing Truck Driver

FOSTORIA, Iowa (AP) - Authorities are investigating a farm accident that killed a truck driver in northwest Iowa.
The Clay County Sheriff's Office says 49-year-old Jerrold Goodman was fatally injured while unloading a trailer of hay at a farm in Fostoria. Goodman's body was found about 2 p.m. Saturday.
The sheriff's office says the top row of bales fell on Goodman while he was unloading them.

Attorney General Orders California Company To Stop Marketing In Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say a California company has agreed to stop marketing real estate documents to Iowa residents.
A news release from the office of Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says LA Investor Inc. does business as Local Records Office. Miller's office says the company employs official-sounding mailings
and language in selling what it calls "property profiles" that include copies of deeds.
Miller's office says the property documents are available free or for a small charge from Iowa county offices.
In the agreement, the company and its owner deny any wrongdoing.
A company representative didn't immediately return a call Tuesday from The Associated Press.

Two More Charged With Voter Fraud

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Two more people face charges as Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz's crackdown on voter fraud continues.
A Melbourne man is charged with election misconduct and fraudulent practice. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says 53-year-old Nickie Dean Perkins registered and voted in the
November General Election though he's a convicted felon. He was charged March 5. A hearing is set for April 1.
His attorney, Mark Olberding of Nevada, says Perkins thought his voting rights were restored. Olberding says Perkins cast a provisional ballot in November but it wasn't counted.
Authorities also have charged 64-year-old Jesus Castorena, of Hampton, with perjury for claiming on 2010 driver's license and voter registration applications he was U.S. citizen. He had been
deported to Mexico in 2007.
An arrest warrant has been issued.

Lawmakers Look To Expand Bottle Bill

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - State lawmakers and recycling advocates have introduced legislation that would expand Iowa's 5-cent bottle redemption program.
Bill supporters introduced the measure Tuesday and the legislation now moves to the Senate Appropriations Committee for review.
The measure would expand the redemption program to include non-carbonated beverages like water, tea and sports drinks. Current law only allows redemption of alcoholic and carbonated beverages.
Democratic Sen. Robert Dvorsky of Coralville said Monday the bill would expand recycling and create 330 new jobs in the recycling industry.
The public appears to support such an expansion of the program, approved in 1978. A poll by The Des Moines Register last month showed 64 percent of Iowans support an expansion.
A spokesman for Gov. Terry Branstad says the governor hasn't decided whether to support the proposal.

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1994 Bodegas Lan Viña Lanciano Reserva Rioja

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 Plum, blackberry, vanilla and nutmeg flavors are rich and ripe in this fleshy yet firm red. The tannins are big but well integrated, and the finish is clean and long. A balanced, expressive wine that's accessible now...  (10/1998)

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Lanciano is Bodegas Lan's single vineyard estate in Lanciego, Rioja Alavesa, covering 72 hectares and planted to Tempranillo, Mazuelo and Graciano. The 1994 vintage was one of the strongest of the 1990s in Rioja, and many of them are drinking beautifully today.

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What are some really good, easy projects for people that are just learning how to knit can do?

Little kids don't always have a long concentration span, they don't want to have to keep knitting and knitting for what seems like forever. They want results fast! Believe me, I know. I have younger siblings.

And what about adults? If they're just learning, would it be ok to start them out on scarves or something else that's kind of "childish"?

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I don't think anyone considers scarves childish. Most of us made a scarf for our first project.

As for kids. I learned to knit when I was a kid and I liked to make bookmarks. Just garter stitch because that's all I knew how to do. I also made Barbie skirts.(bookmarks sideways)

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Hey I just thought of something. I am wanting to teach my daughter to knit. and when you mentioned Barbie skirts, I thought of friendship bracelets. It would be only a few rows and not very long. Quick results and something she can show off and give as gifts.
Could turn out nicely with that yarn that makes its own pattern. Hmm... :XX:

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Hey Daydreamer,
I (re) started knitting about 10-11 months ago and I found that knitting scarves was the best thing to practice. I found some pretty novelty yarns that didn't show up too many mistakes, they made some great scarves for myself and my friends and I felt like a pro. After a while I used progressively more difficult patterns. As for children, I guess a scarf would feel a little too much. I did find a great site the other day with some relatively simple patterns, maybe this would be what you are looking for, I believe that you are expected that you will use the patterns for charity, you can always donate some to your local hospital.

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Oops, I took another look at those patterns, they look a bit too complicated. How about bean bags (for throwing/juggling)? Great fun for kids:

or a dishcloth (not so exciting for kids)

or headbands

Just do a google search for beginner knitting pattern and see what takes your fancy.

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Fair Isle is actually really's fun to watch the pattern develop and it's not hard to do, but you do have to be careful you don't strand too tightly.

I think I'll just give it a try. It's a pain to frog fair isle so I hope that it won't be needed this time.

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my instructions say 'knit in bar before next stitch' not sure which 'bar' to pick up? anyone help?
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The bar is the connection that formed between the two sts on the previous row. Here's a video that shows how to pick it up if you want to increase without leaving a hole.
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How to find a "replacement yarn"?????
I want to knit something called a "Sproingy Poncho" from the "knitgrrl 2" book. It calls for 15 skeins of Crystal Palace Deco Ribbon yarn. 15!!!!! This isn't cheap yarn!!! While I like the sproingy aspect of this ribbon yarn, I do NOT like the $5.75 per skein part!!!

I have looked over on Ravelry, but no one has listed this poncho over there. Does anyone here have any recommendations for a good yarn I can substitute?? I don't know how to tell if a yarn is "sproingy" just from looking at it online, but ANY suggestions will be helpful!

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I would think that if the pattern is for ribbon yarn, you would want to stick to another variety of ribbon yarn.

Make sure the yarn is the same gauge, 3.5 st per inch on 10.5 size needles (per the Crystal Palace website) and that there is a similar number of grams/yard. I found that each ball has 50 grams but the website doesn't say how many yards it is.

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Lion brand has Fetuccini which may be sort of ribbonlike and Incredible which is a bulky/super bulky ribbon yarn.
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if you find a ribbon with the same stitch count but not the same yards then it often works to get the same amount of yards (more balls). But if may change the density.

My best bet would be to look at the original yarn closely without buying it and then buying something in a shop that you can actually look at / feel. Maybe they even have both at the same shop and you can compare one to one.

definitley stay with a ribbon though. Same width, if possible (that you can mostly only check out yourself) because that makes a lot of the look of a piece.
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I think I saw some ribbon yarn on sale at Elann.com.
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Officials with American Homes 4 Rent could not be reached for comment but its website said the firm is "focused on acquiring, renovating, leasing, and operating residential homes."

Chris Hauck, of Knoxville-based Realty Executives Associates, said she is working to find homes for the company to buy.

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Rated 5 out of 5Â by Sweet Dreams! Best Pillow I've Ever Owned! I've tried many pillows, this is by far the best one! My husband and I both have these pillows. He had neck surgery a few years ago and had switched to this type of pillow, only he had been buying his at the back store and paying way too much for them. I love the cool flow effect, hate to sleep on a hot pillow. (Ladies, use a satin pillow case and your pillow will not only stay cool through the night, it also cuts down on bed head hair!) We had purchased a couple extra pillows for family when they come to visit and they always request our pillows. We ended up buying these pillows for Christmas gifts this year and our family members loved them! 12/29/2013
Rated 5 out of 5Â by The perfect pillow I am very excited to see that Kohl' has this pillow - I originally purchased this pillow in the store 5 years ago, and it is just now beginning to need replacement. It has lasted a long time.. This pillow has been my saving grace since a terrible car accident and two neck surgeries. I take it with me when I travel - I will leave clothes at home so that it will fit in the suitcase! This pillow is very different from other memory foam pillows - much more comfortable. I like the fact that the two contoured sides are different sizes and that it is neither too firm nor too soft. I highly recommend it to everyone. 06/11/2014
Rated 5 out of 5Â by No complaints! I'm thrilled with this pillow. It is very comfortable. I used to get sore muscles in my neck & shoulders fairly often, but no more since I started sleeping on this pillow! I raved & raved about it til my husband wanted one, so I bought another for him, & now he's happy, too! Next, I bought one for my brother, and he likes his so well that his daughter had to have one, so he went to Kohl's & bought one for her. Next, my mother went to Kohl's & bought same pillow for her after hearing all her kids rave about theirs! This has become a family affair!! PLEASE, PLEASE don't stop making this pillow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 05/17/2011
Rated 5 out of 5Â by Years to find this pilow I have had a contour pillow which I bought many years ago, and tried numerous times to find a suitable and similar replacement. When I saw this pillow on-line, thought I would just try one more time. I am so glad I did. It is almost identical in shape and feel to my old pillow, with one difference; it actually does stay cool. I have arthritis in my neck and shoulders so having a pillow that properly cradles my neck, is so important. And if you are a pillow flipper, always trying to find a cool side to the pillow, this pillow will be the answer. I am buying another one for friend, I like it that much. 07/19/2012
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