The desktop computer I use as a companion to the Smartboard is old and beat up. I need a lightweight laptop to facilitate the great learning I am seeing on a daily basis.

Pupils at a school in the UK were given a talk and slideshow about the Lion Guardians project, by Lion Guardians team members Amy and Philip. They told them about the problems that lions are facing in Maasailand, and also about the Maasai people, their way of life, and why there is conflict between the Maasai and carnivores.   The children were really interested in e...

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Please sign this petition to tell the world we still care about Haiti.Then watch this short animation on youtube to help gather donations for the people of Haiti.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Hl6ReSib0

$50 of $400 raised. Started raising funds on Mar 1, 2010 Mariano Malta has a pig farm in the yard of his home, which is located in Puente de Hoyo, in the municipality of Viejo. He is going to use this loan to buy and raise pigs. He wants to enlarge his pig farm, and is thinking of adding a butchering post to his home to increase...

$150 of $1,625 raised. Started raising funds on Mar 1, 2010 Estelita Corpuz is from the village of San Andres. She is 47 years old. Estelita is the leader of a 7-member loan group sponsored by ASKI. Although each member of the group receives an individual loan, they are collectively responsible for repaying the loans of their fellow grou...

$150 of $550 raised. Started raising funds on Mar 10, 2010 Julia, 53, is a simple woman who has worked hard most of her life to stand out. She lives in her own home with her husband Antonio, 59, her life-long companion, and what they want the most is a tranquil old age. The farmlands they have cultivated with so much hard work have provided the income n...

$75 of $1,050 raised. Started raising funds on Mar 10, 2010 Abra Edith Guede is a 41-year old woman who is married and has five children. She lives in Avétonou, a village which lies 20 kilometers from Kpalimé. She is a retailer of rice, and has carried out this activity for eight years. With the loan from Kiva, she would like to buy three bag...

$100 of $800 raised. Started raising funds on Mar 10, 2010 Ali is a 42-year-old single man who lives with his parents. He has been working as a farmer raising cattle for the past 12 years. He learned this occupation from his father. In 2004, he opened his own cattle farm and started producing dairy products such as milk, yoghurt, cheese and labneh, a specia...

$50 of $1,125 raised. Started raising funds on Mar 10, 2010 Joyce is a 34 year old lady who is married and blessed with five children. She has been selling cereals in retail since 2006. Previously, she sold second hand clothes, before she ventured into this business. She has been trained in business management skills by Faulu Kenya. This...