torsdag 30 december 2021

Återutlåning december 2021

Lagom till månadens och årets slut kan vi äntligen presentera de första nya låntagarna efter  december månads återbetalningar på kivakontot.  

Nu önskar vi alla nya låntagare lycka till och alla i hela världen ett riktigt gott nytt år!


09-Gpf Pond Gendarme 4 Arame Group
Senegal / Agriculture$25.00
Jacqueline
Madagascar / Agriculture$25.00
Amna
Jordan / Services$25.00
03 Emprendedoras I Group
Bolivia / Services$25.00
Kuli Kuli
United States / Agriculture$25.00
Gloria Rosa
Ecuador / Agriculture$25.00
Tongole 2 Group
Malawi / Agriculture$25.00
Farangis
Tajikistan / Arts$25.00
'Ilisapesi
Tonga / Agriculture$25.00
Katete 1 Group
Malawi / Agriculture$25.00
Meleke
Albania / Agriculture$25.00
María Narcisa
El Salvador / Arts$25.00
Golesi
Rwanda / Agriculture$25.00
Mary's Group
Kenya / Agriculture$25.00


  • 09_Gpf Bok Khalat Thilene Group

    Senegal

    A loan helps to be able to farm.

    $25.00
  • Abie's Female Farmers Group

    Rogbonko Mathaka Village, Sierra Leone

    A loan helps to pay for improved seeds, organic inputs, and tractor rental fees, which enhance both sustainability and profitability.

    $25.00
  • Margaret's Female Farmers Group

    Rochain Village, Sierra Leone

    A loan helps to pay for improved seeds, organic inputs, and tractor rental fees, which enhance both sustainability and profitability.

    $25.00
  • Tâm

    12 Cẩm Thủy, Vietnam

    A loan helps to buy fertilizer and seedlings and pay wages for some laborers to grow sugarcane trees.

    $25.00
  • Caroline

    West Nairobi, Kenya

    A loan helps to support her to buy more seedlings and hire labor to till the land.

    $25.00
  • Alithattha Women's Farming Group

    Rochain Village, Sierra Leone

    A loan helps to buy improved seeds, organic inputs and tractor rental fees to enhance sustainability and profitability.

    $25.00
  • Jackline

    Kapsabet, Kenya

    A loan helps for a single mom to buy quality farming inputs such as good, certified seeds and fertilizers to improve her farming.

    $25.00
  • Saifura

    Khujand, Tajikistan

    A loan helps to buy fabric to expand her business.

    $25.00

söndag 19 december 2021

Färga med kaffe

Det är mycket arbete när en ska färga garn men det är så spännande att det ibland är värt besväret. Här färgas en färdigstickad barnkofta med kaffe. Den nedre bilden visar den färdiga kofta men tyvärr blev färgen väldigt dålig. Kanske är det den bruna bakgrunden och den bruna katten som envisades med att vilja vara med på bild, som gör att färgen försvinner. Den riktiga färgen är egentligen den som syns i kastrullen. Så ja, det kan säkert bli mer kaffefärgat i framtiden. Det är ju roligt att hitta ett användningsområde för begagnat kaffe eftersom det produceras oavbrutet åtminstone i mitt hushåll.







lördag 11 december 2021

Det går att ändra sig

 




Ullgarnet som blev illa behandlat i tvättmaskinen hade jag egentligen bestämt mig för att använda som täckmaterial i odlingarna. Det visade sig dock vara ganska lätt att nysta upp det och när det väl var gjort var det inte svårt att omvandla det något lite nyttigare. Täckmaterial till odlingarna brukar inte vara någon bristvara. Varma sockar till små barnfötter kan däremot vara det.

söndag 5 december 2021

Fortsatt återutlåning november 2021

Så har då ytterligare en månad då mer än 1000 dollar återbetalats till Kivakontot. Vi har därmed passerat 126 000 utlånade dollar. Det självspelande pianot fortsätter att spela och och vi fortsätter att känna oss glada och nöjda över att kunna göra verklig skillnad i världen.

Nu önskar vi förstås alla nya låntagare lycka till! När det går bra för dem kan vi att fortsätta spela.

  • Rochain's Best Female Farmers Group

    Rochain Village, Sierra Leone

    A loan helps to pay for improved seeds, organic inputs, and tractor rental fees.

    $25.00
  • Emanuel Group

    Sacatepéquez, Guatemala

    A loan helps to buy a variety of thread and tools for the loom.

    $25.00
  • Nua Ngam 47 Group

    Dien Bien, Vietnam

    A loan helps to level a field.

    $25.00
  • Ireen

    Maua, Kenya

    A loan helps to help Ireen irrigate and buy more farm inputs such as more fertilizers and seedlings to boost her production.

    $25.00
  • Klimeta

    Korce, Albania

    A loan helps to prepare the land for planting and to buy wheat seed in order to have a good harvest and make a good income at the end of the season.

    $25.00
  • Ndeye

    Senegal

    A loan helps to buy seed, fertilizer and diesel.

    $25.00
  • Maria Magdalena

    Patuca, Olancho, Honduras

    A loan helps to purchase different kinds of fertilizer.

    $25.00
  • Raquel

    Jinotega, Nicaragua

    A loan helps to plant two plots of lettuce.

    $25.00
  • Maria

    Oe-cusse, Timor-Leste

    A loan helps to buy seeds and equipment for her farming business.

    $25.00
  • Bibikhadicha

    Yavan, Tajikistan

    A loan helps to purchase mineral fertilizers, till the soil, expand business, get a good profit and improve living conditions of the family.

    $25.00
  • Nua Ngam 48 Group

    Dien Bien, Vietnam

    A loan helps to level the field.

    $25.00


  • Energy+

    Bamako, Mali

    A loan helps to purchase solar home systems and lanterns for rural customers in Mali.

    $25.00
  • Ayla

    Turkey

    A loan helps to buy fabrics and threads in bulk.

    $25.00
  • Bernadita

    Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines

    A loan helps to buy fertilizer and other farm supplies.

    $25.00
  • Alimata

    Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

    A loan helps to buy bales of rolls of thread and dye, to save money to improve her family's living conditions.

    $25.00
  • Amneh

    Hebron, West Bank, Palestine

    A loan helps to buy a new sewing machine, yarns, silk, and fabrics for her work.

    $25.00
  • San Blas Group

    PILAR, Paraguay

    A loan helps to purchase fabric in bulk for sewing.

    $25.00
  • Lotomo'ua

    Talafo'ou, Tonga

    A loan helps to buy mulberry for her tapa-making business and also use some of the money for maintaining their plantation and perfecting it.

    $25.00
  • One Acre Fund

    Iringa, Tanzania

    A loan helps One Acre Fund farmers in Tanzania access seeds and supplies on credit to help them feed themselves, their families and their communities.

    $25.00
  • Bai

    Rongkwang, Thailand

    A loan helps to buy supplies and yarn to weave hammocks consistently through the coming year.

    $25.00
  • Maria Delfina

    Esteli, Nicaragua

    A loan helps to purchase agricultural supplies.

    $25.00
  • Progress Kachere 4 Group

    Ntcheu, Malawi

    A loan helps to buy 4 bags of fertilizer.

    $25.00
  • Esther

    Moyo, Uganda

    A loan helps to buy produce and stock while she waits for better prices.

    $25.00