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We fight against world-suck! Hand-picked @Kiva loans from members of the #Nerdfighter lending team. 🐢

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Hey, team! Want more community interaction? Come join us on Facebook! It's new and sparkly and super nerdtastic! :)

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@schatia4 @tswgo @starmom16 YAY! :) <3

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Happy Esther Day! We're doing a giveaway for an Esther Day shirt, and TSWGO bracelet donated by Lori Earl today. To enter, tell someone you #love them, then let us know on the FB page that you've accomplished this sometimes-scary but always-awesome task! :)

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@schatia4 @tswgo @starmom16 Kiva Nerdfighers! :)

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Heads up, for anyone out there slacking. The giveaway for the Maggie Stiefvater autographed book will close TOMORROW, (a brand new giveaway for Esther Day will go up on the 3rd), so if you needed a push, this is it! Go to the Kiva Nerdfighters page for more info! :) Thanks!

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WE DID IT, team!!! We just hit TEN MILLION in funded loans. To celebrate this momentous occasion, there is a giveaway on the Facebook page for an autographed copy of Maggie Stiefvater's latest book. Come say hi and toss your name in the hat to win it! :) #NERDSRULE

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This is Amaka from #Nigeria's second Kiva loan. She uses her palm oil profits to pay for her children's school fees, and to help take care of the children. Only $800 to go! :) #momsrule #womenentrepreneurs

https://t.co/OsWdyAl8An

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Sajjad runs a school in #Pakistan that focuses mainly on female #education. There are currently 507 students, and he is requesting this loan to buy furniture for the school and paint the walls. Only $175 to go! Whoop whoop!! #EducationForAll

https://t.co/qJXSiF5ut9

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Chata is a married #mother of 6 in #Mali. She is a #sheep #farmer, and is requesting this loan to buy more sheep to sell, to help care for her children. Only 17 days left to fund her loan! #momsrule

https://t.co/G4sBRZfLc5

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These awesome women from #Guatemala are getting education on how to run a business. None of them were able to attend school, so they hope to fund their children's educations with their new textile business. #EducationForAll #momsrule #womenentrepreneurs

https://t.co/a0bdUxTntE

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Mrs. Trang from #Vietnam is a #wife and #mother who is also the primary income source for her household. She is requesting a loan so that she can buy fertilizer for her fruit trees, to help them produce more in the future for her to sell.

https://t.co/Rau4SpH7nl

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Narek from #Armenia runs a shop where he makes custom furniture. He is requesting a loan so that he can buy more materials, so he can be ready to make the furniture as soon as it is ordered. Only $600 to go!

https://t.co/qJyDsuENjr

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Samer is a #Palestinian #refugee who runs a car body shop in #Lebanon. He has 2 days left to fund his loan. $1,075 to go!

https://t.co/l7K85plgUM

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Bilal only has 32 hours left to raise $1,275! He is a #Palestinian #father living in a #refugee camp in #Lebanon, where he runs a car body maintenance shop. He is requesting this loan for a new tool to fix car dents. #dadsrule

https://t.co/Qjp6bbPqsA

[KivaNerds @KivaNerds]

Happy summer, Nerds! We are SO close to hitting 10 MILLION in funded loans on our team. WOW! If you are looking for a borrower, please give the remaining folks from our July Deserving Dozen a look-see! Let's do this!! :) DFTBA! #goals #NerdsRule

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David is a #farmer from #Uganda who sells #coffee and #milk. (Great combo, right?) He would like to double his milk production, so that he can start making ghee, and better his family of 9's standards of living. #dadsrule #gotmilk

https://t.co/TNqo9eRu5Q

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Juana is a young mother of 3 from #Guatemala who makes blouses and belts by hand to sell in her community. She only attended school through 5th grade, and is saving some of her profits for the future education of her own children. #momsrule

https://t.co/lqUhxsuUT5

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Siran is a #farmer and #mother from #Armenia. She needs to buy food for her animals, and would also like to buy new vegetable seedlings. She is a repeat borrower. #farmersrule

https://t.co/eNrM8o4EGV

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DQAL provides milk quality testing and training to #farmers in #Rwanda so that the farmers can learn better practices and sell their milk for a higher profit. This loan will help the lab, the farmers, and also provide more jobs in the community. #gotmilk

https://t.co/wINmrqwkQL

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Jesus is an artist working with iron in #Mexico. His art is AMAZING! You can check it out here: https://t.co/sCHmYsoYPe. He has 20 days left to hit his goal.

https://t.co/idTZQsaFqV

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Still looking for a loan this month? This group is working toward sustainably-grown, fair trade cacao and allspice in #Mexico, while helping end deforestation and improve the land. Who doesn't love #chocolate and helping the environment? #loveyourmother

https://t.co/9cNtQ6Cb37