Comments on: Rai’s Way http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/11/25/rais-way/ Kiva Fellows share their experiences from the field Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:31:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: betsy hoguet http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/11/25/rais-way/#comment-3754 betsy hoguet Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:53:02 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=2243#comment-3754 What a fascinating and eyeopening story. Rai seems like a really rare individual, a mixture of innovative, outside the box thinking and extreme compassion and caring for his fellow man. To a westerner like me that individuaiism doesn't always combine with a love of community. He's an inspiration. I will read on. This is a great blog, Betsy What a fascinating and eyeopening story. Rai seems like a really rare individual, a mixture of innovative, outside the box thinking and extreme compassion and caring for his fellow man. To a westerner like me that individuaiism doesn’t always combine with a love of community. He’s an inspiration.
I will read on.
This is a great blog, Betsy

]]> By: lburr http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/11/25/rais-way/#comment-3406 lburr Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:56:44 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=2243#comment-3406 Thank you to everyone who wrote to me about rice farming organizations and techniques. I passed along everything to Rai, and he told me he was very happy to receive the information. Sincerely, Lander Thank you to everyone who wrote to me about rice farming organizations and techniques. I passed along everything to Rai, and he told me he was very happy to receive the information.

Sincerely,

Lander

]]> By: Lilybelle http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/11/25/rais-way/#comment-3256 Lilybelle Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:38:23 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=2243#comment-3256 Rai is an inspiration! I love lending to inspirational entrepreneurs. Thanks for the great blog, Lily Rai is an inspiration! I love lending to inspirational entrepreneurs.

Thanks for the great blog,
Lily

]]> By: Colette http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/11/25/rais-way/#comment-3196 Colette Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:35:15 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=2243#comment-3196 Here is a link for the international program for U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Rearch, Education, and Extension Service (4-H runs thru this program). http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/international/international.cfm Sustainability at (seems more US based) http://www.csrees.usda.gov/sustainabledevelopment.cfm Fundación Paraguaya is working on organic agriculture, and an exchange of ideas might be of interest. From their website: A self-sufficient agricultural high school, which teaches organic agriculture and entrepreneurial skills to low-income youth from rural areas, transforming them from “poor campesinos” into “rural entrepreneurs”. Here is their link to the school information. If one hits home button, you can find contact links and more information. http://www.fundacionparaguaya.org.py/index.php?c=307 An organic rice company has some of its techniques in here: http://www.lundberg.com/farming/farming_home.aspx A link to a book on organic rice farming: http://books.google.com/books?id=MXpYZXJUm6sC&dq=rice+farming+organic&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=1k82PTDu2r&sig=7uMk67qCdBNUM2tJxNH3hZ_rRUM&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result#PPA17,M1 I wonder if he could open a working school for agriculture if he sold rice at the market rate and used the profits to get buildings and staff. It seems that crop rotation might be an area that he could enhance production. It is brought up in some of these links... Here is a link for the international program for U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Rearch, Education, and Extension Service (4-H runs thru this program).

http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/international/international.cfm

Sustainability at (seems more US based) http://www.csrees.usda.gov/sustainabledevelopment.cfm

Fundación Paraguaya is working on organic agriculture, and an exchange of ideas might be of interest. From their website: A self-sufficient agricultural high school, which teaches organic agriculture and entrepreneurial skills to low-income youth from rural areas, transforming them from “poor campesinos” into “rural entrepreneurs”.

Here is their link to the school information. If one hits home button, you can find contact links and more information. http://www.fundacionparaguaya.org.py/index.php?c=307

An organic rice company has some of its techniques in here: http://www.lundberg.com/farming/farming_home.aspx

A link to a book on organic rice farming: http://books.google.com/books?id=MXpYZXJUm6sC&dq=rice+farming+organic&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=1k82PTDu2r&sig=7uMk67qCdBNUM2tJxNH3hZ_rRUM&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result#PPA17,M1

I wonder if he could open a working school for agriculture if he sold rice at the market rate and used the profits to get buildings and staff.

It seems that crop rotation might be an area that he could enhance production. It is brought up in some of these links…

]]> By: Jackie http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/11/25/rais-way/#comment-3189 Jackie Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:09:11 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=2243#comment-3189 Lander, No worries! I posted a link to this blog entry on Rai's loan page (and another on the KF forum). :) Be well and stay safe, Jackie Lander,

No worries! I posted a link to this blog entry on Rai’s loan page (and another on the KF forum). :)

Be well and stay safe,
Jackie

]]> By: lburr http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/11/25/rais-way/#comment-3184 lburr Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:55:21 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=2243#comment-3184 Dear Sarah, Thank you very much for your assistance. Sincerely, Lander Dear Sarah,

Thank you very much for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Lander

]]> By: lburr http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/11/25/rais-way/#comment-3183 lburr Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:54:20 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=2243#comment-3183 Dear Jackie, Rai's full name is the mouthful "I Made Indra Bangasawan." I probably should have clarified this for lenders like you, so thanks for bringing it to my attention. I really appreciate your kind words. Rai really inspired me, and so I'm glad that his story was able to touch you. Best, Lander Dear Jackie,

Rai’s full name is the mouthful “I Made Indra Bangasawan.” I probably should have clarified this for lenders like you, so thanks for bringing it to my attention. I really appreciate your kind words. Rai really inspired me, and so I’m glad that his story was able to touch you.

Best, Lander

]]> By: Sarah http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/11/25/rais-way/#comment-3163 Sarah Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:56:59 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=2243#comment-3163 Heifer International does quite a lot with sustainable agriculture, generally in that same word-of-mouth style. www.heifer.org Heifer International does quite a lot with sustainable agriculture, generally in that same word-of-mouth style. http://www.heifer.org

]]> By: Darren http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/11/25/rais-way/#comment-3135 Darren Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:56:52 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=2243#comment-3135 Great story! Would love to meet Rai next time I am in Bali. Great story! Would love to meet Rai next time I am in Bali.

]]> By: Darren http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/11/25/rais-way/#comment-3136 Darren Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:54:53 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=2243#comment-3136 Great story! Would love to meet Rai next time I am in Bali. Great story! Would love to meet Rai next time I am in Bali.

]]> By: Jackie http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/11/25/rais-way/#comment-3118 Jackie Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:08:15 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=2243#comment-3118 Hi Lander, It was with the first photo you posted of Rai that I recognized it as being one of the borrowers I lent to. Without the photos you posted I wouldn't have realized it was the same person because the names seem so different. Is "Rai" his preferred nickname? I use an abbreviated version of my first name too so I could definitely understand that. :) One reason I really wanted to support this borrower is because of the mention in the loan write-up that "training to local farmers are given regularly to enable them to get optimum result from their farms". Reading your blog now has really led me to be very impressed with this borrower, with all he is trying to do, all he is doing, and all he has done! What an inspiring young man! Thank you so much for the time and work you put into this blog entry, it means a lot to me as one of the lenders supporting Rai! It's really great that this personal story also elucidates some of the local life conditions for the people of that area on a somewhat larger scale as well. I may be a bit biased (being a lender to this borrower), but I really loved this blog entry of yours (except for the part about the cockfight :()! I really wish I had some knowledge of agricultural organizations, but unfortunately I don't. :( Kind regards, Jackie Hi Lander,

It was with the first photo you posted of Rai that I recognized it as being one of the borrowers I lent to. Without the photos you posted I wouldn’t have realized it was the same person because the names seem so different. Is “Rai” his preferred nickname? I use an abbreviated version of my first name too so I could definitely understand that. :)

One reason I really wanted to support this borrower is because of the mention in the loan write-up that “training to local farmers are given regularly to enable them to get optimum result from their farms”. Reading your blog now has really led me to be very impressed with this borrower, with all he is trying to do, all he is doing, and all he has done! What an inspiring young man!

Thank you so much for the time and work you put into this blog entry, it means a lot to me as one of the lenders supporting Rai! It’s really great that this personal story also elucidates some of the local life conditions for the people of that area on a somewhat larger scale as well. I may be a bit biased (being a lender to this borrower), but I really loved this blog entry of yours (except for the part about the cockfight :( )!

I really wish I had some knowledge of agricultural organizations, but unfortunately I don’t. :(

Kind regards,
Jackie

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