Grass Crown

A blog by Sally. The blog gets its name from a rare military decoration dating back to Roman times called the Grass Crown, which could only be awarded by soldiers to their general.

Entries for January, 2008

Kiva.org Adds Microfinance Loans to My Facebook News Feed

I made my second microfinance loan tonight to Andrei Mironov, a seller of ceramic tiles in Vasilyevka, Ukraine. Here’s Andrei:

When contributing, I noticed that I had the option on the thank you page on Kiva.org to add my loan info to my Facebook news feed. Here’s what the option looked like:

Now, here’s what my loan [...]

My First Microfinance Loan


Mom’s Drawings