My 12th Kiva loan

is to Alicia in Bolivia, who will use the money for seeds (corn, potato and onion) and fertilizer.

I have a ways to go to catch up with jbru, who just funded his 39th loan. (Well, I have also invited seven people who've accepted my invitations to join Kiva, and they've made a total of 53 loans. So that's something!)

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Follow up on the Caine's Arcade story

How has Caine Monroy's life changed in the last week since the film came out about Caine's Arcade?

A lot.

Besides raising over $150,000 on the internet for his college education, he's been given a matching grant for $165,000 from the Goldhirsh Foundation to start the Caine's Arcade Foundation to support more kids in careers involving creativity and entrepreneurship.

Latest tweet from @CainesArcade:

"After school today (and after his dentist appointment) Caine has appointments with the NY Times and TIME Kids."