I started loaning money via Kiva about 1 year ago. So far I have lent money to 9 entrepreneurs. As my money gets paid back I recycle it to someone else. So far no one has defaulted which is pretty amazing. I usually pick someone with a good story who is trying to grow their business. It always helps if they have little kids because I of course have a soft spot for them. Today I had a $25 credit from previous loans so I picked Nina Nakyekoledde. I liked the fact that she had a pork joint and a bar in Uganda. -Bill

Nina Nakyekoledde is the leader of the Kisakye group in Rubaga. She has a pork joint that also acts as a bar in the social centre of Mengo. She has sold beer, soda, wine, water, and other drinks for a year now but the pork for a long time.
She is a 28 year old mother of three children, aged between 10 and 4 years old. They are all attending school. She also cares for three sisters, including paying their school fees.
Nina says that her level of cleanliness and good customer care have kept her business moving and enabled her to make more profits. She needs a loan to help buy more stock of drinks for her bar and more pork for sale. She hopes to buy a plot of land for her children and educate them further.
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Freaky! I have a credit, too and was looking at making another loan this morning, AND I was going to blog about it, too. Great minds think alike : )
How do I get on this action? I have this idea of selling ice candles to Texans at Christmas time that I believe will do well. I don't need many $$'s, just a bit of freezer space and a roadside stand. It's an easy money maker in Michigan!
Seriously, I think what you are doing is admirable...I hope everyone continues to keep your faith up.
We are constantly amazed at what you both do. I'd pay some $$ if I could get the formula for the rib sauce. How's does it rate with Rudy's. (Austin Gormet Sauces will rise again).
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