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Sweet Deliciousness
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 4 May 2012
Compiled by Michael Slattery | KF17 | Togo Despite the often upbeat tone of fellows’ posting on the blog, I’ll be the first to admit that the position entails some universal hardships. There is the occasional social isolation that leaves you Saturday night at home with a book and bottle of the local plonk, despite apparently [...]
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Update from the Field: Non-Financial Services, Employment Discrimination + The Dark Side of Sustainable Tourism
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 2 April 2012
Compiled by Chris Paci | KF16 & KF17 | Ukraine It’s been a busy week here on Kiva Stories from the Field! Most of our KF17 fellows have been in the field for two months by this point, and they’ve been drawing on their wealth of on-the-ground experience to unpack some of the more complex and [...]
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“Sustainable” Tourism in the Quirimbas Archipelago: Sustainable for Whom, Exactly?
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 30 March 2012
Micaela Browning | KF17 | Mozambique The Quirimbas Archipelago in Northern Mozambique is a paradisiacal chain of 24 verdant islets blessed with the tropical vacationer’s holy trinity: ivory sands, ubiquitous royal palms, and resplendent turquoise waters .
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Update From The Field: a New Perspective from Mexico, Second Chances for Borrowers + a Microfinance Medical Mission
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 12 March 2012
Compiled by Allison Moomey | KF16 & KF17 | Bénin Deep into the world of profile posting, repayment reporting, and borrower verifications, Kiva Fellows have been reflecting on the contrasts between their previous lives and their lives in the field.
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Solutions to Common Office Problems: New York City vs. Rural Mozambique
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 8 March 2012
Micaela Browning | KF 17 | Mozambique A few weeks ago, Kiva Fellow Jamie Greenthal wrote a great blog post about his new life in the Philippines versus life back in New York City.
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Update From The Field: Client Visits In Bethlehem, A New Partnership In Cameroon + A Peek Into A Loan Officer’s World
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 27 February 2012
Compiled by Allison Moomey | KF16 & KF17 | Bénin KF17 fellows have now made their way into the field, which means new workplaces, new countries, and new cultures for us all. Even more importantly it means fascinating new blog posts from every corner of the globe for you.
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Microsavings in Mozambique: How MFIs can help clients save
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 25 February 2012
Micaela Browning | KF17 | Mozambique “A penny saved is a penny earned" Ah, this old adage; the bane of the average American adolescent’s existence. My mother, in particular, constantly sung the praises of fiscal responsibility and self-discipline. By the age of eleven, I had my own ATM card and bank account (my meager savings consisted of reluctantly deposited babysitting money and crumpled wads of birthday cash).
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Hospital Admission Forms and Procedures – Mozambique Style
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 2 May 2011
Hospital Admission Forms – The Un-computerised Way If you think you don’t need Travel Insurance, think again! Check out this piece of paper – what do you think it is?...
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Photo Essay: Crossing the Heart of Africa
Blog: GoBackpacking - 24 February 2011
Photos from Julian Smith's 4,500-mile overland journey from South Africa to Sudan.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, private forum, audio interviews, and more.
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Stories of flying
Blog: Sophie's World - 29 December 2010
Recently, a friend of mine was on a plane hit by lightning. Seemed scary enough, but the pilot had quickly explained very calmly that it was nothing to worry about....Stories of flying is a post from Sophie's World
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Through the Quirimbas Archipelago
Blog: Ketchup With Aubs - 3 September 2010
The 20 or so islands that make up the Quirimbas Archipelago and part of the marine park.
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Ilha de Mocambique
Blog: A Leap Into The Dark - 25 August 2010
Ilha de Mocambique is the former capital of the Portuguese colony and is really a must see for visitors to Mozambique. Some 2000kms north of Maputo, it is surrounded by turquoise and azure waters.
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Zalala Beach
Blog: A Leap Into The Dark - 17 August 2010
I catch a truck leaving from Central Market in Quelimane to Zalala beach – a journey of just under one and a half hours.
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Beira
Blog: A Leap Into The Dark - 11 August 2010
the Muslim influence gets stronger as you travel North
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In Search of the Whale Shark
Blog: A Leap Into The Dark - 9 August 2010
five boats launch in search of whale shark
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Vilankulo
Blog: A Leap Into The Dark - 8 August 2010
Vilankulo (also spelt Vilanculos, Vilanculo and Vilankulos) might be described as Mozambique’s “foremost holiday destination” with an international airport, but it remains also very much a working town, in c
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Tofo and Tofino
Blog: A Leap Into The Dark - 7 August 2010
view from Bamboozi'sFor beach lovers, both Tofo and Tofino is a must in Mozambique.
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Bazaruto Archipelago
Blog: A Leap Into The Dark - 6 August 2010
passing dhows make trips into the National Park
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From Tofo to Vilankulos
Blog: A Leap Into The Dark - 4 August 2010
Travel in Mozambique is currently very slow. Many of the main routes are in a state of redevelopment at the moment are only currently sealed in parts.
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One Month to the World Cup
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 14 May 2010
Is football, shall I say soccer, still not big in America? In the countries where I was born or spent most of my adulthood it certainly is. And so it is in Mozambique, where I am based for my Kiva Fellowship at the moment. Mozambique is the country where Kiva operates that is closest to South Africa. Four weeks from today -by the way: today I am seeing my 28th spring feliz cumpleaños to me ;) -, the Football World Cup will start in South Africa and many friends and lenders have asked me whether this will make any difference to entrepreneurs in Mozambique.
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10 Differences between Working in Microfinance and Traditional Finance
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 30 April 2010
I used to work in the loan business area at the London headquarters of a major global bank. Now I get a lot of emails from friends asking me how different traditional credit and microcredit are from a worker's point of view. I get even more emails from people who are contemplating jumping from traditional to microfinance and asking me about my personal experience. With all those emails and conversations, and for future reference, I have compiled a list of the 10 main differences I have found between working in the two industries.
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Happy Woman’s Day in Mozambique
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 15 April 2010
Unlike much of the rest of the world, Mozambique did not hold any holiday for Easter. However, April 7th was a national holiday to celebrate the day of the Mozambican woman. In spite of having the 11th lowest Human Development Index in the world, Mozambique does not score poorly in women’s rights when compared to its peers. Every year on this day, events are held across the country to celebrate what has been achieved already in terms of gender equality, but also to remind Mozambicans that there is still a long way to go.
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Tchau Moçambique
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 8 October 2009
By Cameron Morris KF8, Mozambique On Monday ten hours of arduous bus travel took me from Maputo to Johannesburg and brought a pretty definite end to my Kiva Fellowship. Before going to Mozambique I was easily amazed by wonky, academic models that sought to bring the end of poverty to the world. It didn’t take long [...]
