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Our Twenty-fourth Kiva Diva: Rita in Bolivia (March 2016)

Sue Braiden
March 28, 2016March 30, 2016
Kiva Divas
artisan, artist, Bolivia, crowd-funding, empowerment, entrepreneur, jewelry, Kiva, mother, poverty, start-up, uplift, widow, women-at-risk

Rita is our March "Adventures with the Estrogen Army" Kiva entrepreneur. This 51-year-old mother of 2 lives in Tarija, Bolivia, and has been making costume jewelry for a year now. She dreams of opening her own shop, and we're... Read more

Our Eighteenth Kiva Diva: The Mothers of Chandika, Nepal (September 2015)

Sue Braiden
September 29, 2015March 30, 2016
Kiva Divas
birth, clinic, crowd-funding, eco-friendly, empowerment, entrepreneur, health, Kiva, mother, Nepal, poverty, solar, start-up, Sunfarmer, technology, uplift, widow, women-at-risk

This month we’re celebrating our seventeenth “Adventures with the Estrogen Army” Kiva sponsorship by helping Ingrid, a 49-year-old widow and mother in Columbia. Ingrid has a dream about rebooting her business in a way that will allow her... Read more

Our Seventeenth Kiva Diva: Ingrid in Columbia (August 2015)

This month we’re celebrating our seventeenth “Adventures with the Estrogen Army” Kiva sponsorship by helping Ingrid, a 49-year-old widow and mother in Columbia. Ingrid has a dream about rebooting her business in a way that will allow her... Read more

Our Sixteenth Kiva Diva: Maria in Bolivia (July 2015)

This month we’re celebrating our sixteenth “Adventures with the Estrogen Army” Kiva sponsorship by helping Maria, a widow in Bolivia, who is living with her son. While she retired, she's wants to open a restaurant and start a... Read more

Our Fifteenth Kiva Diva: Astajona in Uganda (June 2015)

Sue Braiden
June 7, 2015March 29, 2016
Kiva Divas
chocolate, cocoa, crowd-funding, empowerment, entrepreneur, housing, Kiva, mother, poverty, Uganda, uplift, widow, women-at-risk

Believe it or not, there actually IS something better than chocolate! Investing in a cocoa farmer :) This month we’re celebrating our fifteenth “Adventures with the Estrogen Army” Kiva sponsorship by helping Astajona, a cocoa farmer and... Read more

Our Thirteenth Kiva Diva: Lillian in South Sudan (April 2015)

This month we’re celebrating our thirteenth “Adventures with the Estrogen Army” Kiva sponsorship by helping Lillian, a 42 year old mother raising 4 daughters in South Sudan on her own now as her husband recently passed away. We're helping... Read more

Our Twelfth Kiva Diva: Myriam in Columbia (March 2015)

Myriam is a 62-year-old seamstress, widow and mother of two. Both of her children have their own families. She is alone at home and struggling to generate enough income to survive. Myriam has been working hard from... Read more

Because of YOU, Nomagugu in Zimbabwe was able rent rent a shop, expand her business and send her kids to school.

Hey, sister Adventure Divas! You might know how excited we get around here about the "Do Good" part of our Mini Mission statement, so it's a happy day when we can report back on how an investment in... Read more

Our Ninth Kiva Diva: Ivone in Mozambique (December 2014)

This month we're celebrating our ninth “Adventures with the Estrogen Army” Kiva sponsorship by helping a 49-year-old widow who dreams of launching a new business. Ivone has two children, both who live with her. She is also responsible for two... Read more

Our Fourth Kiva Diva: Arafa in Kenya (July 2014)

This month we're helping "Arafa", a widow in Kisauni, Kenya, purchase a water tank and install a water tap for her business. Our fourth loan will also help Arafa and her four children, who live in a house... Read more

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