New team: Kivans support group loans

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[PetraH]

Hi, all

I hope you have kept some money for our team loan? Let's decide in twelve hours from now who we are going to support.

So far, I think it's going to be the Dominican loan Nuevo Porvenir group; that way I can satisfy two out of three voters... But there's 18 of us, so please let me hear your ideas!!

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[PetraH]

Hi, all!

Join me on our new team loan Nuevo Porvenir 1,2,3 group ( http://www.kiva.org/lend/211532 ) from the Dominican Republic!

Thank you,

Petra

[YowieFreak]

I thought I had just found a bug in Paul's KivaBank application - it was showing the slider for "Borrowers" as if I had selected "1 to 1" and it wouldn't let me increase the maximum above 1 - but then I realised ... there are absolutely no group loans on the site at the moment!   

[PetraH]

They're back!   

Kiva almost ran out of loans, but the new flood just came in and there are now over 300 group loans again. Plus 700 non-group loans. Kiva's back in business!

[PetraH]

Hi all,

Attention for the special event this month: everyone joining this group loan as a member of our team (or team members sending me a message of at least 100 words with a very good reason why they can't join this particular loan) will receive a lottery number from me. On the 20th of September I will announce which number has won a $25 gift card to spend on Kiva.

I have the following suggestions for our group loan; so please join in the discussion of which group to pick! Also: suggestions are welcome.
(They are all from countries that we didn't lend to before; except the Peru loan because it's for tourism and I liked that. Currency risk IS possible, sometimes).

Country	Group	Money requested	Goal	No of members	Date posted	Repayments	Currency risk
Philippines	Luzma Capundag's Group	$1250	General store	5 members	Sept 1	nov10-jun11	possible
Guatemala	Prosperidad Group	$1700	Party supplies	10 members	Sept 10	nov10-sept11	possible
Cambodia	Mr. Sokhorn Li Group	$2450	Farming	16 members	Sept 1	nov10-jul11	possible
Cambodia	Mrs. Seng Um Group	$3750	Pigs	21 members	Sept 1	nov10-sep11	possible
Peru	Patron San Jeronimo II Group	$2800	Tourism	11 members	Sept 8	nov10-feb11	covered

[PetraH]

2 votes for the Mrs. Seng Um group in Cambodia: Nancy and Skimmis
 

[Skimmis]

Mrs. Seng Um group

[PetraH]

3 votes for the Mrs. Seng Um group now; Brennan joined Nancy and Skimmis

[PetraH]

... And even more votes as Astrid, Sverre and Betty voted by just lending to the Mrs Seng Um Group. So this group it is for this month! If you are a KSGL member and you loan to them, you will receive a mail from me with your lottery ticket number!
(It is not completely necessary to credit your loan to this group).
Also, if you have a very good reason not to loan to this group, please send me a mail about it and we'll see what we can do.

Best wishes,

Petra

[Skimmis]

Just saw this one - this is the largest group I've seen so far - 48 people

Keur Maïssa Gaye Group
http://www.kiva.org/lend/201634

i hope we can find a loan with even bigger group!