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World Cup and Future Investment in Africa
When FIFA announced in May 2004 that South Africa would host the 2010 World Cup, not just one country, but an entire continent rejoiced. Not only for the football, but for the exposure on Africa and the hope that this tournament would bring big businesses and investments from abroad.
250 Years to Catch Up?!?
“Just look around, you can see all of our problems. It will take Africa at least 250 years to catch up to the West.”
When Cows Attack (with video)!
Juhudi Kilimo CFO: Kevin, when you’re out in Litein, make sure you ear-tag at least one cow for our Micro Insurance program.
Me: Ummm yea, I may pass on that one, but I’ll think about it.
A Kiva Entrepreneur Meets YOU!
On February 17, 2010, I introduced the Kiva world to Robert Nandemu, a mixed farmer in western Kenya taking out a $1,050 loan. This week, the opposite holds true, as earlier today Robert met the 39 lenders to his loan!
It’s a Whole New World…
So imagine your first week as a Kiva Fellow placed at a microfinance institution in Nairobi, Kenya. Think about what the place may look like, how the people will greet you, and the overall atmosphere of the office. Now scrap all that, because my first few days at Juhudi Kilimo have been so far above and beyond anything I could have imagined.
