Do you have any sources of Kiva updating members on business progress after a loan has been repaid?

One of the sources I came across about kiva updating members on business progress after a loan has been repaid is kivafriends. Org, they have a journal wherein member borrowers of kiva can post about the progress of their loan after borrowing certain amount. -quote- "Kiva Friends supports Kiva's mission of "connecting people, through lending, for the sake of alleviating poverty," by creating a place where Kiva community members can connect with one another.

The Kiva Friends website is operated and monitored by Kiva Friends' volunteers... Update for Vincentia Ewusie Entrepreneur: Vincentia Ewusie Location: Cape Coast, Ghana Amount Repaid: $150.00 of $300.00 Vincentia is married and caretaker of one child. Her son goes to school and her husband is temporary not living in Ghana. She herself went up to senior high school.

She sells gari, maize, corn and some other foods in the Streets of Cape Coast. A big challenge for her is the selling on credit, because sometimes it is very difficult to get the payback, and the competition. To handle such difficulties, Vincentia decided to take a microloan from the Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN).

With the help of the loan she was able to extend her range of goods and now it is more easier for her to survive bad business times. Her profit increased from 100 to 200 cedis a month. " -end of quote.

I asked this exact same question of Jessica Jackley, the co-founder of Kiva. The problem is somewhat simple... there isn't enough staff. Kiva "Fellows" travel the world to maintain relationships with Lending Partners and individuals.

Sometimes, filed partners update the logs of individuals with "where are they now" stories while other times, Lending Partners update the public on how their clients are doing. Most of the Kiva Fellow position is filled with evaluating and documenting new requests.

I can really see where it would require extra staff to follow up and then post the information, but @Edwardclint it sounds like you have found at least one source for this information, and it does help that the journal information you reference is also posted on the kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=... Kiva website I had looked at Kiva just the other day, because I wanted to join, but it wasn't clear how to be a part of the Mahalo team. (I probably just didn't look far enough into the website). How do we join Kiva and make loans as part of the Mahalo group?

BTW, I just looked up the Kiva page here on Mahalo, and it was sitting there without a manager, so I just claimed it. Any thing specific you like for me to add to that page?

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