School Isn’t ALWAYS Free.

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In America school tuition is free, but in Lebanon you have to pay for your children to go to school and the price is rising.

Fatima , a 44 year old married mother and her and her 3 friends are trying to raise money to pay for her 4 kids to stay in school . She is working hard as a housekeeper but she still doesn’t make enough money to pay the school tuition fees.

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We thought this loan was special because every kid should have education in there life, but Fatima needed more money for her kids education.

BY: Dominic and Cole

Think You’ve Got it Bad?! Try Living in a Warzone!

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If you complain about having no power, or even not getting WIFI, here’s something that you can really complain about…

Right now, Israel and Palestine are in a full out war! These war infested countries are shooting missiles and even sending suicide bombers at each other.

Why are they fighting? They have been fighting for decades, for a place called Gaza. Gaza is a small strip on the coast of Palestine.

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Who’s winning? Well, Israel is trying to expand it’s land, but they’re not succeeding.

As Kiva kids, we trying to help both countries, but you can also help us. Learn about this and more at our Kiva Club.

By: Mathew L.

 

Ecuador Earthquake

Dominic S Loans we did make, Natural Disasters

Many families in America complain about how bad their roof is,  but how bad would it be if your roof got caved in after an earthquake .

Also, here in America, if your roof got caved in after an earthquake you would get money from your job, but Carlos Eduardo’s store  — who lives in Ecuador — got destroyed by the same earthquake that destroyed his house, so he has no way to make money and no place to live.

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We thought this loan was special because people in Ecuador make 79.92% less money than we do in America. We made this loan to help Carlos with his business so when he  starts making money off his business again he can make the money to repair his house.

By:Dominic and Cole

Are Long Loans Bad?

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If you do Kiva club, usually you make loans that give back our money fast, but this isn’t always true…..

Sometimes, we have to make loans that take up to 30 months to repay! We do this for a reason.

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When do we make these loans? Well, it has to be a very good loan, such as building a house for kids, or giving money for a clean toilet.

The thing is, you can’t make these loans all the time. These have to be limited and restricted through-out time. Maybe once every 10-15 loans.

If you are wondering about Kiva? Go to SMSKiva.com to learn all about our club! You can help us loan and write on our blog!

By: Mathew. L

Welcome Back!!!

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Welcome back to Kiva! Before the summer break, we hit 1,000 loans! Now that we are back in Kiva, we are ready to make the world a better place by making even more loans. We hope to have more blog posts for your enjoyment this year. If you are new you can Watch this video for an intro to what our Kiva club does.

https://animoto.com/play/aRiBBDU7s1m0iH4IB1lqpA

By: Austin, Noah, and Tyler