On Friday, October 28, the class voted (below) and elected to lend $25 through Kiva to support José Gilberto, a farmer in Usulatan. José Gilberto hopes to purchase 2 cattle to increase his farming profits to support his family. You can monitor his progress on
his profile page on Kiva by clicking
here. The class has joined lenders supporting José Gilberto from as far away as Germany, Norway, and China. The class is the most "local" donor. José Gilberto will begin repaying his loan on Jan. 1, 2012, at which time the class will begin to see a return on the initial $25 lent out. Monitor this progress by clicking
here. You can contribute to José Gilberto's loan by visiting the page above.
The loan will be locally handled by the San Miguel based NGO
Fundacion Campo. Learn more about the co-operative by clicking
here.
