Subject: Kiva Impact!

Date: Mon Apr 10 11:43:52 2017
User: watersmooth_silver
Message:
TeamFreecell continues to fund small businesses and support entrepreneurs--all the details are on the Kiva "impact" page (see link below). Highlights: - 1,328 loans made by 28 TeamFreecell members - $38,750 lent - We've lent money to 76 of the 83 countries Kiva works with Note that these are loans, not charity. The loan payback rate is 97% (small percentage default, for whatever reason). If you'd like to join TeamFreecell, go to Kiva.org and sign up!

Link: Kiva Impact

Date: Tue Apr 11 18:36:42 2017
User: FairyGrandma
Message:
Which countries have NOT received a loan from our team?

Date: Fri Apr 14 07:24:10 2017
User: watersmooth_silver
Message:
FairyGrandma, I can't find a way to actually figure out which countries TeamFreecell hasn't loaned to yet. This is partly because countries come and go--many have been added but some have been eliminated over the years for various reasons. They do have a beta version of graphic displays which will show the countries where we have loans (see link below) but it does not show the current countries that we have not loaned to. Early on, I started a spreadsheet, but with countries being added and taken away, I abandoned it. Maybe someone else can figure this out?

Link: TeamFreecell Graphics

Date: Fri Apr 14 11:26:46 2017
User: FairyGrandma
Message:
Thank you, watersmooth_silver! Years ago there was a graphic that showed which countries were involved and which countries you individually had loaned to....but I cannot find that graphic any more. No matter! The point is helping.....just would be fun to get all the countries!

Date: Sun Apr 30 10:48:34 2017
User: Snowguy
Message:
Sorry. I have serious money built up to re-lend, and I better get with it. The graphic, above, still exists. Just click on "country" instead of Gender. (76 countries so far.) Gonna lend now...

Date: Sun Apr 30 11:04:46 2017
User: Snowguy
Message:
Just lent to Nepal, Palestine, Kenya, Armenia and Jordan. Since that used up almost all of my $125.20, I did not donate, but will make a point of doing so again soon when more money comes back. I loved the farmer who wants 15 beehives and bee colonies, and the coop that wants to buy 400 pay-as-you-go solar cells, especially. (These were all women, it turns out, except for the coop.)

Date: Sun Apr 30 11:10:56 2017
User: Snowguy
Message:
(My "Portfolio" shows I lent to 53 of 78 countries.) Nice breakdowns available, by sector, activities (farming, etc.) countries, field partners, gender, etc. It also shows which countries, sectors, etc. I haven't lent to. Did not use that information in my loans above, but had I checked it first, I may have done so. Be well, team!

Date: Sun Apr 30 22:01:05 2017
User: Snowguy
Message:
Sillama is still listed as a team member. I know I will never remove her. :)