post-Blogathon '09 Opps

When I was doing the blogathon, I lose track in the number of blog entries I made. I recounted my entries and I made seventy-eight post during the blogathon.

Post-Blogathon 2009

I want to thank Jeff for sponsor me in this year Blogathon and also plug me on his website. You are truly amazing monitor.

Blogathon'09 Stats

76 posts in twenty-four hours

35 Kiva Stories (Saturday/Sunday)

17 YouTube Video

9 Pictures from google search

Blogathon #78-Final Post

Thanks

Kiva.org

Blogathon.org

Youtube.com

and everyone.

Blogathon #77-Kiva Stories # 17

Maxima Laime-Catering

Máxima Laime lives in a house she owns in the Llajeta zone, on the western end of the city of La Paz.

Máxima works as an employee at a restaurant in La Paz, generating income with which she supports herself.

With her savings she was able to acquire a plot of land, on which she now has constructed three rooms that are still unfinished.

The loan she is requesting is to build two rooms that are completed, so they can be used.

This is the third time she solicits a loan, and the financial analysis conducted indicates she qualifies favorably for access to credit.

Blogathon #76-Kiva Stories #16

Larisa Otrada-Clothing Store

Larisa is married with two children. She sells clothing at an open market in Melitopol City and has been in this business for nine years. Having large experience, she chooses her inventories well, knowing what is going to sell. She enjoys selling women's clothing and has many repeat clients.

Larisa wants to develop her business further. She would like to borrow 12,000 UAH to increase her summer assortment. Larisa is a very responsible person. She always pays her loans on time.

Blogathon #75

I took a small catnip again in front the computer.

Blogathon #74-Kiva stories #15

Marina Litvinova

Marina is married and has a son. She lives and works in Zaporozhye. Marina owns a small footwear sales enterprise at one of the biggest markets in her home town. She has a loyal clientele and offers a flexible pricing policy that attracts many customers. Marina has been in business for 15 years. Presently, she has about 50,000 Grivnyas in inventory. Her monthly net profit is about 3,000 Grivnyas.

Marina is seeking a loan of 12,100 Grivnyas to restock her merchandise for the coming fall season. Summer is always a slow season for small market vendors in Ukraine, so Marina is hoping to catch up on her sales in fall when customer demand usually goes up.

Blogathon #73-Kiva Stories #14

Teofilo Yujra-Transportation

Teofilo works as a driver. He has a vehicle which provides transportation service to the public between La Paz and El Alto. This is the main source of income with which he supports his wife. They live in his mother-in-law´s house located in the Pasankeri section of La Paz.

The loan will be used to convert his vehicle from gasoline to liquid gas, which will enable him to save 50% of the cost of fuel and increase his income.

This is his first loan with Impro and an evaluation qualifies him for the loan he requests.

Blogathon #72-Kiva Stories #13

Duong Thi Cuc-Beauty Salon

Cúc Dương Thị (524010591) is a 48-year-old woman living in the town of Ý Yên. She is married and has two adult children.

Cúc owns and operates a service-based business, primarily providing hairdressing and beauty services to local community members. She has been engaged in this business for over ten years and earns approximately 5,000,000 VND a month.

In 2001, Cúc joined TYM Fund to gain access to financial services to help improve her living situation and her ability to engage in business activities. She has successfully repaid a previous loan of 20,000,000 VND from TYM Fund. This previous loan was used to purchase materials needed to provide service.

Cúc is now requesting a new loan of 20,000,000 VND which will be used to invest in expanding her business. The loan will be her 10th from TYM Fund. She plans to use the additional revenue generated from the business to improve and expand her busine

Blogathon #71-Kiva Stories #12

Malahka Group-Moblie Phones

This is Mohamed Sankoh, Yeabu Koroma , Isatu Kamara and Aruna I. Kamara. They are small-scale businesspeople in Magburaka town. They are requesting a loan of Le 800,000 each to help them develop their businesses. With the help of this loan, they will be able to add more goods to their businesses, make better profit, and consequently improve on their standards of living.

Mohamed Sankoh (right) is the leader of the group. Mohamed is twenty-five years of age. He was born in Makeni but now lives and sells in Magburaka together with his wife and two children. One of Mohamed's children is in class four and the other is in class one. Mohamed sells watches, phone accessories, radios and a lot more. He has been a businessman for five years now.

Blogathon #70-Word Verification

If you make a large number of posts in a single day,you will be required to complete word verification.

Blogathon #69-Cobra Starship feat. Leighton Meester

Blogathon #68-Kiva Stories #11

Happy Family Group-Food Market

Mary is 25 years old and married. She is a plantain seller and sells at the community market where she lives. She obtains her stock of goods from the surrounding villages and retails them to her customers. She lives with her husband, who is usually able to help her buy her plantain stock, but recently there has been a fall in demand in his business and he has not been able to provide her with enough money to make her purchases. Due to inadequate capital, she is not able to pick enough plantains from her suppliers. She is therefore requesting a loan to buy plantain stock. With her two years of selling experience, she was chosen to be the group leader.

Mary is the leader of a trust bank group called ‘Happy Family.’ She is the one sitting in the middle of the group photograph. Most of the members of this group are petty traders, food vendors, and/or farmers. In this group, members guarantee for one another as social collateral to access the loan and support each other in repaying the loan.

Blogathon #67-The Morning Rooster call

Blogathon #66-Kiva Stories #10

Rosario Chavarria Olivas-Construction

Rosario lives in the city next to the Nueva Guinea municipal market. She is seeking her 10th loan to invest in improving her home by building a pantry, thereby providing greater comfort to her family. She has worked as a director for a women’s home for 16 years, and is an enterprising woman who has helped many rural and urban women that come from different regions to give birth to their baby in the women’s home. She has made many efforts on behalf of these women, providing lodging and food and also family planning and baby care seminars. In addition to being a leader and role model for all the women in Nueva Guinea, she also works as a town councilor in Nueva Guinea and is an evangelical Christian. Her dream is having a home with better living conditions, steady work to support her family, and always able to continue supporting those who need it.

Blogathon #65-Kiva Stories #9

Dulmaa Norovtseren-Food Production/Sales

Dulmaa Norovtseren is a 39-year-old single woman. She lives on a plot of land that she owns in a ger district (a community of yurts) in Arhangay, one of the Mongolian central provinces.

In 2007, Dulmaa opened a food stall at the Tsahiur local food market. She sells mostly bottled and canned foods and biscuits. Dulmaa purchases the food in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city, at wholesale prices, and then resells them at a retail prices to local residents.

Dulmaa is a humble, hard-working lady. With her future profits, she plans to have her own stall, instead of her current rented stall. With this loan, she will purchase a variety of food products for her business.

Blogathon #64-Kiva Stories #8

Mahammad Khalilov-LiveStock

Mahammad is an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) from the Armenian-occupied territory of Azerbaijan. There, he has settled in the Fizuli region, in a Finnish house. This village was built for IDPs.

He was born in 1983. This man has 2 years of experience in the sheep-breeding business. Now he needs a loan of 1600 AZN to buy 15 sheep to expand his sheep-breeding business.

Blogathon #63

I made it though the night by not going to sleep but I have three to four to go. It's daylight over here.

Blogathon #62

Blogathon #61-Kiva Stories #7

Maria Estela Caxaj Caniz- General Services

Sra. Maria Estela is originally from the Patzarajmac community. For several years, she was living in Guatemala City where she worked as a bartender. Five years ago, she started her own business selling daily household products in her community.

Maria Estela visited the offices of ASDIR to explain why a loan should be issued to her. She needs help with restocking the inventory of her store. She plans to buy products wholesale so that she can get the lowest price. The profit will increase her income and improve the standard of living for her and her family.

Blogathon #60-Cat Napping

I am finding myself take 10 minutes catnip in front of the computer.

Blogathon #59-Bedroom Posting

New Location!! I moved myself from the kitchen to the bedroom.

Blogathon #58-Kiva Stories #6

Genodi Group-Food Market

Monica is 42 years old. She is a divorced mother of two boys who are currently in school. She is a resourceful mother who works very hard to provide food and support for her business. She is a petty trader and sells at the community market square; she enjoys selling, a business through which she makes a living. She sells items like cooking oil, pepper, spices, etc. on top of a table in the market. She takes stock of goods from the Kumasi central market (which is a nearby city) and her surrounding communities for the vegetables. She is requesting a loan to upgrade her inventory. She would be grateful for your assistance.

She is the leader of a trust bank group called ‘Genodi’ which literary means believe in Him (God). She is the one in front in the group photograph. Most of the members of this group are petty traders, food vendors and/or farmers. In this group, members guarantee for one another as social collateral to access the loan and there is peer pressure to repay the loan.

Blogathon #57-Matea Sicay Lux

Blogathon #56-Kiva Stories #5

Rosa Patricia Tzoc Menchu - Textiles

Doña Rosa is originally from the Totonicapan District. Her main line of work involves manufacturing and selling traditional wraps and blouses. She has a small workshop with three workers. Her products are sold at the markets in Chimaltenango, Salcaja and Totonicapan.

Doña Rosa needs a loan to increase her inventory. There are a few holidays approaching, so she needs to take advantage of this opportunity to generate more sales. This will help her develop and grow financially for the welfare of her family.

Blogathon #55-Kiva Stories #4

Odo Ne Ye Group-Soft Drinks

Serwaa is forty-eight years old. She is divorced and has given birth to five children. She is a trader and trades in mineral water (soft drinks). She sells in a store in her community.

Serwaa is the leader of a trust bank group called “Odo ne ye” which literally means “It is good to love”. She is in the middle of the group photograph.

Most of the members of this group are traders, food vendors and or farmers. They work to support their spouses to provide for their families. They buy their raw materials, wares or goods from other towns and sometimes from nearby communities and sell at the local market square. Some of them trek to other towns to sell on their market days as well. The members have been in business for sometime and have amassed a great deal of experience in their businesses. They are therefore asking for the loan to help them procure more goods to be able to expand their businesse

Blogathon #54-The Attack of Sleepy Eyes Return

Please spray me with the water guns.

Blogathon #53-Kiva Stories #3

Patrick Mugume's Group-Liquor Store

Mugume Patrick is the leader of Nyamuhanamu group in Mubende. He is 37 years old and married with five children aged from four to twelve years, as he cares for three dependents. Since 1999 he has had a business selling alcohol in Nyamuhanamu, and he is able to make a monthly profit of 100,000 UGX. Patrick has future plans of building a family house and a house for rent so that he can have two businesses at the same time. He needs a loan to help buy and sell more alcohol for more profit. He says that the key to his success is his good customer care.

Blogathon #52-Spotlight #1

Dave Does the Blog is blogging Denver Dumb Friend League in this year blogathon. Please check out his blog.

Blogathon #51-Kiva Stories #2

Marlene Pechon-Motorcycle Transport

Marlene Pechon is a 40-year old married woman. She has five children and unfortunately, the twin babies inside her womb were aborted just recently for reasons she don't know. It was a indeed a heartbreak for Marlene and her husband, Jimmy, because they did not know that the six month fetus inside her womb were twins. Because of poverty and no enough nutritious food taken, she might have not given them proper nurture. However, Marlene had to move on with her life and her dreams for her other five children. She recently applied for a loan in ASHI amounting to PhP 48,000 in order to purchase a motorcycle in installment basis having a downpayment of Php20,000 and sidecar in cash payment of Php30,000 for her tricycle (motorcycle with sidecar attached to it) for her husband to drive.

Tricycle is one of the main means of transportation of people coming in and out of the village all throughout the municipality. Marlene's husband has been driving a tricycle for hire owned by other people for 20 years now. This is Marlene's daily source of income since her farming business which was her primary business since the beginning of her membership in ASHI, can only generate income every four months. With the increasing need of her family finances her husband and their farming business can hardly sustain, they have to increase their income. Having their own tricycle to be driven by her husband, the whole of his daily earnings will go to the family because he doesn't have to pay for the tricycle rental.

Having been a very good member of ASHI in the past nine years, showing a very good performance in payment, attendance and business, there would be no doubt that Marlene will be able to do better with her present loan applied. Her dreams of giving her children better education and better life motivates her to move on and make good in her business.

Blogathon #50-Kiva Stories #1

The first kiva story for Sunday's morning.

Ben Kiwanuka Group - Farm Supplies

Ben Kiwanuka is the leader of Balibaseka group in Mityana. He is a very hard-working man and a farmer with a business of buying and selling produce from Mityana town, sometimes to Kampala. He has been selling his produce, which ranges from maize and beans to coffee, for three years. His main challenge is transportation. Sometimes he uses bicycles or motorcycles, but he would like to buy a car so that he can load more kilograms of produce at once. Ben is married with twelve children, with three not yet in school, and he hopes that he will be able to educate all his children to the very end. He needs a loan in order to buy more produce to sell.

Blogathon #49-Seven Hours Remaining Routine

-More Kiva Stories from Kiva.org.

-Featured bloggers Spotlight

-More Youtube Video

-More Food Pictures

Blogathon #48-Kiva Entrepreneur #2

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Blogathon #47-All About Me

I have been blogging so much about Kiva, I forget about myself.

Favorite Movie: Dirty Dancing, Independence Day, Chicago, Enemy of the State, and more.

Favorite TV shows: American Idol, Castle, Ugly Betty, Brothers & Sisters, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Law & Order:SVU, and more.

Favorite Singers: Jordin Sparks, Darren Hayes, Rick Springfield, Kelly Clarkson, PDiddy, Adam Lambert, AllIson Irehata, Carrie Underwood, and more.

Blogathon #46-Basement Blogging #2

I am almost done washing clothes and drying them.

Beyonce-Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

Blogathon #45-Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas-"Boom, Boom, Pow"

Blogathon #44-Kiva Entrepreneur

Blogathon #43.1-Blogathon computer zombies

Causes

-Tiredness

-typing crazy

-posting videos

-posting pictures

Treatment

-Sleep at 6am/9am on Sunday

Blogathon #43-Blogathon computer zombies

Blogathon #42-All Time Favorite Movie

Blogathon #41-Late-Night Diner is open

Late-Night Menu

CheeseBurger

Pizza

BBQ Chicken

BBQ Spare Ribs

Drink

Coffee

Tea

Apple

Diet Coke

Sprite

Dessert

Key Lime Pie

Apple Pie

Ice Cream

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Side Note: I have to restart the computer.

Blogathon #40-Goals Update Blogathon #21

I reached my half way mark of forty posts and forty more post to go until the end.

Blogathon #39-Basement blogging

New Location!! I am blogging down in the basement because I have clothes to wash.

Blogathon #38.1-Not Tired

I'm not going to sleep because Eleven hours to go.

Blogathon #38-Kiva Stories #18

This is the last Kiva Stories until 3am. I will post more kiva stories on Sunday morning.

Joseph Yawson-Electronics Sales

Joseph Yawson is married and has two children. He has received schooling through middle school and has earned his Middle School Leaving certificate (MSLC). Joseph has been selling used electrical appliances, such as TV sets, in Kotokoraba in Cape Coast since 1994. His wife is a secretary. Joseph uses his income to pay for school fees. Joseph will use the loan to purchase used electrical appliances to resell. He plans to reinvest the new profits in his business.

Blogathon #37-Kiva Stories #17

Kodzo Kondo-Services

This gentleman is a married father. In order to properly provide for his family's expenses, he bought a taxi that he operates for himself. With this business he makes an excellent income. His engine broke down, which has stopped his activity. He would like to start his business again to provide properly for his family's expenses. He is requesting a loan from WAGES to buy an engine for his taxi and to restart his business.

Blogathon #7

I asked my mother "If you have to stay up for twenty-four hours, what charity would you do? My mother told me that she would do American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, ASPCA, and more.

Blogathon #6.1-What is Kiva?

kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty.

Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.

The people you see on Kiva's site are real individuals in need of funding - not marketing material. When you browse entrepreneurs' profiles on the site, choose someone to lend to, and then make a loan, you are helping a real person make great strides towards economic independence and improve life for themselves, their family, and their community. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates and track repayments. Then, when you get your loan money back, you can relend to someone else in need.

Kiva partners with existing expert microfinance institutions. In doing so, we gain access to outstanding entrepreneurs from impoverished communities world-wide. Our partners are experts in choosing qualified entrepreneurs. That said, they are usually short on funds. Through Kiva, our partners upload their entrepreneur profiles directly to the site so you can lend to them. When you do, not only do you get a unique experience connecting to a specific entrepreneur on the other side of the planet, but our microfinance partners can do more of what they do, more efficiently.

Kiva provides a data-rich, transparent lending platform. We are constantly working to make the system more transparent to show how money flows throughout the entire cycle, and what effect it has on the people and institutions lending it, borrowing it, and managing it along the way. To do this, we are using the power of the internet to facilitate one-to-one connections that were previously prohibitively expensive. Child sponsorship has always been a high overhead business. Kiva creates a similar interpersonal connection at much lower costs due to the instant, inexpensive nature of internet delivery. The individuals featured on our website are real people who need a loan and are waiting for socially-minded individuals like you to lend them money.

Blogathon #6-Kiva Stories #3

Antonio Tabacon

When Antonio Tabacon inherited a rice farm from his parents, he was happy and confident that he would be able to make the farm productive. Now, he is 51 years old and still single. He wants to save money because he is still planning to get married, hopefully this year. He needs additional capital for his business. He would like a loan of 7,000 PHP from CEVI. He will use this loan in buying rice seeds, fertilizers and other farm needs.

Antonio is actively participating in CEVI cluster meetings where he learns about business and savings. He also receives insurance coverage in addition to the loans that he is requesting.

Blogathon #5-Kiva Stories # 2

During the Blogathon, I am going be posting stories about Kiva on my website. The next Kiva story is from the Philippines.

Flordeliza Rodriguez

Flordeliza Rodriguez, age 29, owns a tricycle transport. Her husband, Reynaldo Rodriguez, is the one operating the tricycle to earn income for their family. She has one child who is studying in elementary school. Now, Flordeliza needs a loan to repair her tricycle. She is asking for a loan of 12,000 PHP from CEVI to buy the needed parts for her tricycle and to get started on a new business as well. Because she is looking for some other income sources, CEVI is helping her by providing credit assistance, education and insurance coverage.

Blogathon #4-Kiva Stories #1

Tu Angel Lucy Group

The communal bank group “Tu Ángel Lucy” is beginning its 13th loan cycle with 30 members. They operate different businesses selling various products such as vegetables, prepared meals, fruits, spices, clothing, cereals, flowers, groceries and mobile phone accessories.

Such is the case with Maria Luz, who is 40 years old, married and has 4 children. She travels to the markets and fairs selling food.

Mayra is a 27 year old single mother of 1 son. She sells clothes upon request. Her sales are made on a credit basis to traders in the marketplace. She also travels to fairs where she buys and sells grain at the wholesale food market.

Silvia is 21 years old, single, and lives with her parents. She sells mobile phone accessories from a rented space.

The members need loans of different amounts ranging from 300 soles, 500 soles, 600 soles, and 800 soles, for a total of 13,300 soles for the entire communal bank group.

Their loans will be used to purchase fruits, vegetables, quinoa, wheat, rice, sugar, and mobile phone accessories.

Some of the members’ goals include purchasing a car, financing their children’s education so that they can become professionals, building a home, and improving their businesses.
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Blogathon #3

Someone told that we are having homemade taco for Lunch. I'm babysitting my mother's laptop.

Blogathon #2

My name is Grace and blogging for Kiva in this year blogathon.

Blogathon #1.2

Is anyone hungry, I am cooking breakfast for my mother. Please place your breakfast order here.

Blogathon # 1

Blogathon Breakfast Menu

Egg w/ Sausage and onion

Side Order of French Fries

Blogathon # 0

I am testing this blog to make should it works.

pre-Blogathon Post #2

Twenty-Four hours of Information about Blogathon, Kiva, and me. If you have any questions feel free to ask on here and including my twitter page.

www.twitter.com/dormier801

Pre-Blogathon Post

Oh May Goodness!! Today is the Blogathon in less than three hours away. Welcome the twenty-hours zone on Grace Online.

Blogathon 2009 Pre-week

Blogathon is about one week away. I'm going be staying up for 24 hours on Saturday July 25, 2009-Sunday July 26, 2009. Blogathon starts at 6am (PST)/9AM (EST).

Blogathon 2009 Update #8

OMG!!! The blogathon's amount is going up on their site. If you didn't get a chance, please check out their website. There are 133 bloggers and growing each day to raise money for charity on Saturday July 25, 2009.

Blogathon 2009 Update #7

Blogathon is nearing $5,000 mark on their site. I can't believe the blogathon is less than few week away.

Blogathon 2009 Update #6

The blogathon sign-up is up running on their site. Please check out the Blogathon and sign up to raise money for your favorite charity or you want to sponsor a charity on July 25, 2009.

I am going to raise for Kiva for this year blogathon.

Blogathon 2009 Update #5

The sign-up for the Blogathon is delayed. I will announced the charity as soon as possible when the sign-up is up on their site. Here are more charities I'm thinking about doing this year.

Kiva

Save the Music Foundation

American Diabetes Association

First Book

Blogathon 2009 Update #4

Forget one more thing.... I am going also announced the charity on twitter.com/dormier801, myspace.com/dormier801, and plurk.com/dormier801 on Wednesday July 1, 2009.

Blogathon 2009 Update #3

The Blogathon sign-up is about four days away. Please check out the Blogathon. I am getting near to pick a charity. I will announced charity on July 1, 2009 at 9am (EST). Keep check here for latest news.

Blogathon Update # 2

I'm back with another update on the blogathon'09. The sign-up for the blogathon is July 1. I think about chosing one of the following charities.

Kanye West Foundation

American Heart Association

Sophia's Heart (Danny Gokey Charity)

more to add in my next blogathon update.

Blogathon 2009 Update #1

I am getting ready for this year Blogathon. I don't know what charity that I will be doing but I keep you update.

Blogathon 2009

Blogathon 2009 is here again by a one-year absent. Blogathon is twenty-four event on the Internet to raise money for charity. Blogathon starts on July 25, 2009 at 9:00 am EST. 

and that my 411.