On Saturday night my high school class of 1964 had its 45th reunion. Over 100 former classmates showed up for an excellent dinner-dance. Not bad for a class of 450 students with almost 50 friends having left this world during the last few years. I met many friends who are now retired and dedicating themselves to voluntary work. Quite a few knew about Kiva and other NGOs. Of course they were in awe of Prisma's relationship with Kiva.
Nicaragua: I received an e-mail from a friend of mine who is President of one of the biggest MFIs in the country. He tells me that the groups advocating "no-repayments of MFI loans" are being backed by the government. His organization has experienced trouble in branch offices, including the kidnapping of employees. The amount of default loans has skyrocketed.
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