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Next up: The International Bank of Bob, coming spring 2013
Next up: The International Bank of Bob, coming Spring 2013 from Walker/Bloomsbury. After my round-the-world Forbes Traveler gig in '08, I plowed the cash into more than 4700 microloans in 63...
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My 1800th Kiva loan: 50,000 Ugandan shillings (about 25 bucks)
Meet Sharifa, a 19-year-old who sells vegetables and charcoal in Uganda. Sharifa needs USh 200,000 to grow her business (a little under $100). Eventually she’d like to open a beauty salon. She...
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A $25 Kiva loan to a Rwandan I hope to meet
Just lent a few bucks via Kiva.org to Mary Louise Nyiranzabandora here, a mother of four who runs a shoeselling business in Kigali. She’s planning to increase her profits by expanding her stock....
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Jambo (“hello” in Swahili) from Kenya!
I’m writing from Nairobi after an amazing lap around Kenya for The 1st International Bank of Bob, my upcoming book for Bloomsbury about microfinance, my own Kiva lending experience, and my personal...
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Congrats to Jonathon Stalls on his 3000-mile Kiva Walk!
Last weekend, I was lucky enough to join Jonathon Stalls for the last two days of his cross-country walk to raise awareness and funds for Kiva.org. Crossing the Golden Gate on a perfect morning On...
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Our Kiva team passes $65,000 for December!
Friends of Bob Harris, the team I'm honored to "captain" (which means mostly just cheer while everybody else does cool stuff) at Kiva.org, just blew past the $65,000 mark for December — and over...
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Congrats to the 336 most generous people I know
Friends of Bob Harris, the Kiva team growing out of my book project, went over the $250,000 mark this weekend! To everyone involved, thanks! Your generosity is beyond belief. Even more unbelievable, 13...
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The Kiva team keeps breaking records — join today, and you can do a $25 loan...
Friends of Bob Harris, the Kiva team that sprouted up around my upcoming book, is frankly blowing my mind. Across Kiva, more than 600,000 lenders have organized themselves into nearly 20,000 teams. At...
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One MILLION dollars!
Looky what the Kiva team did today! Congratulations to 620 sweet and generous people! Now… [cue Dr. Evil voice]… on to Norway!
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Travel tips: how to get from Machu Picchu to Kathmandu on a Kiva Lender’s Budget
For my the upcoming book you may have noticed mentioned somewhere around here, I traveled around the world with side trips on five continents, visiting destinations both frequently touristed (Cusco,...
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