Make A Loan - Get A Matching Donation !

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[Sherri]

Your Loans Can Trigger A Donation To Kiva!

I'm starting a very small foundation (just me so far!) to organize my charitable giving, called the Bright Sky Foundation (www.brightsky.org - website soon to be re-done). It's really just small right now and is from my own out-of-pocket money. That said, I wanted to do a small matching donation 'event' similar to what One Horizon did, but without asking people to send me their receipts.

Status: Lenders: 15, Donations Raised: $60.

All the slots have been filled! Thanks everyone for being involved! I will be issuing the donation to Kiva shortly.

Details:

Considering the current global food shortage, I want to encourage plant-food-farmers in developing countries. So I was thinking that, I would offer:

For the first 15 Kiva lenders to a food farmer (plants) made by a Kiva Friend I will make a $4 donation to Kiva's operating expenses.

It must be on a loan you made after this was posted. Not a past loan.

All you would have to do is post in this thread or send me a PM with a link to the loan, and indicate which lender is you. Easy!

My budget is very small so the limit is 15 matches. This can enable your loan to have an extra benefit to Kiva - or maybe being able to skip your own donation portion- you can better afford to make that one extra loan this month! If this initiative gets 15 takers, then we'll have generated an extra $60 donation to Kiva.

Together let's support the food farmers around the globe who provide this most vital service to their communities and the world.

I would also welcome feedback on this idea. 

~Sherri
Bright Sky Foundation
http://www.brightsky.org

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Takers So Far (copied from Anything Goes Thread)
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KivaFriend: Bosi

Hello Sherri,

a nice idea / action.

So i wanna be your second customer. Grin

Raquel, has been farmer since childhood and comes from a family that has had great success in agriculture.

http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=47552&_tpos=6&_tpg=1

Furthermore, I see it as Lorna. share it, as you mean.

Thank you and many greetings

Manni

 Thank You

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KivaFriend: Canadian Here

Sherri:

I'll be your first customer! I made a loan to Chhueang Chhorn, who makes palm sugar in Cambodia. His wife is a farmer who raises pigs. They want to buy more agricultural land

with the profits. Here's the link:

http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=46569.

It's YOUR foundation and YOUR money, you decide how you want to do this. Whatever you decide, is cool!

Oh, I'm the cat, on the bottom row of the loan page, "Lorna & Critters".

Thanks, Sherri!

Lorna & Critters

[Canadian Here]

Thanks, Sherri...   

Lorna (& "the critters")

[mejane]

Sherri,
What a lovely and generous thing to do.  I hope to get Kiva credits soon and will surely take you up on this offer if I can.  Thank you!!    Jane
(I think since this is your matching idea you should administer is as you see fit.)

[bikeme]

Hi Sherri,                  Looks like I am going to join Bosi & loan to Raquel from Peru. Here is the link: http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=47552                                                                  The great thing about her is she produces & sells locally: "Raquel is a young mother who strives to provide the best she can for her family. She has been a farmer since childhood and comes from a family that has had great success in agriculture. This is the livelihood that has allowed her to live independently. She has dedicated herself for the past 5 years to the cultivating of maiz, potato and wheat. At the end of the harvest, she sells her goods directly to consumers in the marketplace of her city."                                                                          I am the right hand bookend to Bosi's left on line one of lenders, Union Bridge General Store. Creo que esto me hace el número tres en su lista. Ou trois. Oder drei.  Trois dollars supplémentaires pour la cause!!  Merci beaucoup, Geoff

[KivanSteven]

Great idea Sherri...over the months some have promoted loaning through incentives or given GCs for small contests--glad to see another fun and worthwhile effort...as soon as I find a suitable loan Ill let you know.

[Jan & John]

Ok - Sherri - I can take a challenge
http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=47649

I wasn't budgeted until June - but this one I couldn't resist ... it is a large group however...

I loved the write up in the final paragraph where it says...
"This group of women is very enthusiastic, and for that reason we must give them wings in the form of a loan. They have the disposition to work hard, since they have been doing it their whole lives to survive the harsh conditions of poverty. Please support them in this development process so that they may progress.

Bless you for giving me wings  - you are an
jan

[Sherri]

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for being involved! *big smile*

Jan - even though... technically your loan wasn't for plant farmers... I'll relent- that mention of wings in the write up is wonderful!

Keep 'em coming! 

[Jan & John]

OOPs - I guess I always have food on the brain - and I search regularly for 'food' so lost track of the plant part ... - ok - cross my heart - my next loan will definitely have more potatoes... I did fund this one on Saturday to support the potato discussion   - to purchase seeds of wheat, potatoes and fertilizer.
http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=41020

jan

[wind5001]

Sherri,

I love your generosity and kindness in everything you do. WOW.

I will look for an agro loan now and hope to be among the 20 triggers...I suggest you stay with 20 à $3!

 

[cpbailey]

Here is a loan that looks as if it qualifies.
Samoa for 12 months and a group loan with many growing food (some fishing).

http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=43808&_tpos=4&_tpg=1

Cambodia for yams.  A long one at 18 months.  (EDIT : This one is now full, but there is another Cambodia yam loan below!)

http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=46979&_tpos=1&_tpg=1

Another Samoa with one of the clients growing food.  (Edit : Now FULL)

http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=44185&_tpos=7&_tpg=2

Here is one in Paraguay.  He grows sesame, corn and (unfortunately) tabacco.  Is 2 out of 3 good enough when the third is tabacco?  I leave this to a higher power!

http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=46286&_tpos=8&_tpg=2

Cambodian yams. 

http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=46560&_tpos=11&_tpg=2


this last one is a bit of a tangent.  He doesn't grow crops, but he has a tractor which is USED to plow fields.  I gather he is hired to plow others' fields so they can grow more crops more effiently.  Crops might be animal fodder or people food.  Not sure, so I won't say it IS good or not.  But it is different, especially for Tajikistan.

http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=41669&_tpos=15&_tpg=2

The rest are animals.

Colette