Sunday May 8th was the day to celebrate one of the greatest people you know: Your Mom.

Moms do a million things for their houses and families, and I wanted to take a minute to make loans to mothers in Pakistan.  Here’s why:

Moms do a lot of work, like cooking, cleaning, and working. These are just some of the many contributions that Moms make.

But there is a reason that I loaned to Pakistan. Today, there are many things troubling in Pakistan, like terrorism, education, and most importantly, poverty.  Worse yet, women aren’t treated the same way as men, so even if they wanted to start a business, it would be hard to get a loan to get started.

So how can Kiva Kids help?  Support Pakistan, and give them the hope they need, especially mothers.

I made three loans to mothers in Pakistan this week. The first went to a mom who was trying to start a food market.  Another loan went to a mother who was starting a clothing store. The last one went to a mom who was starting a salon.

It’s always important to loan to these mothers because it inspires girls to have businesses and it supports woman’s rights. Happy Mothers Day, and keep loaning.

By: Mathew L.

Lots of people complain that their bathrooms smell! Is that you? If you say that, think about this:

60% of people don’t have clean toilet! That mean 6 out of 10 people won’t be able to have a sanitary place to use the bathroom. That’s more than half of the human population!

When you think about this, that’s more that 3,500,000,000 people on our planet have the same complaint as everybody else, ‘My bathroom smells!’ Except this time, they have the right to complain.

Actually, think about your bathroom. Does it look good and smell good? If you think so, you’re part of the 40% of the earth who have clean toilets. Consider yourself lucky.

Even some people don’t have toilets! These people have to use buckets, holes, and porta-potties.

So if you think you’ve got it bad, think about these people who not even have toilets, these people are in poverty.

By: Mathew L.

This is the trailer for our kiva movie on March 11, at 3:15-5:30. Enjoy!

Welcome back track four! It’s great that everybody is back in school! While we’re back, why not get back to the swing of Kiva!

While we’re here, we can figure out what we are doing this quarter! We will definitely keep doing the same loaning and posting, but in addition to that, we are doing an awareness movie for poverty.

We are showing a movie to show people what poverty is like. What if there was a place in the world where wars are pushing innocent people out of their home country, and that country is Syria and this movie is called “Salam Neighbor.”

We will be showing this on March 11th in our school auditorium. We will give you a specific time closer to the event. Thank you for your time and support!

-Mathew L.

Do you dislike your school lunch?  Enough to boycott your lunch like students in Chicago?

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Imagine people who don’t even get lunch.  If you don’t like what you have to eat, think about the kids who would give anything for it. In this world, you’re pretty lucky.

Kids in other parts of the world don’t get the nutrition that we get from school lunches. You might think that some lunches are disgusting, and sometimes I might agree, but at least they have some sort of nutritional value.

Before you reject the lunch you are offered, think about this. Your school lunches or any lunch, are privilege.

By Mathew L