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Zoom Fund for Student Sponsorships

Laurie — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 18:25:23 +0000

Zoom Fund is a great group of kids in Nebraska who are helping me (Laurie) to fundraise for the children in Kisii. Thanks Ailani for writing this up! My Name is Ailani, I am 13 years old and I live in Lincoln, Nebraska. I wanted to help the kids in Africa because I would hear... Read more »

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Great Books for Helping the Poor

Laurie — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:18:07 +0000

I love learning. I love building my mind. Although I try to not be a perfectionist, I do desire to be as close to the best that I can be as possible. That’s why I’m always trying to grow, learn and improve. I believe in working smarter, not harder and what better way to do... Read more »

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Primary Project 1: Small Business Owner Training/Mentoring

Laurie — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 08:58:03 +0000

Poverty alleviation is one of my main passions and it’s also one of the main things I’m working on here in Kisii Kenya. As the main activity in fighting poverty I’m training and mentoring small entrepreneurs with skills to improve their businesses, increase their profits and ultimately escape poverty. The entrepreneurs I focus on typically... Read more »

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2 Weeks of Poverty – Completed…

Laurie — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 15:39:48 +0000

Well. I finished my 14 days of poverty: living on 2$ a day. I originally thought I would/could blog during that time, but it just didn’t work out. But here I am. And here’s the update. (When I say 1$, I’m also saying 100 Kenyan Shillings, usually that’s pretty close to the exchange rate.) Read... Read more »

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Two Weeks of Poverty

Laurie — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 17:47:21 +0000

In a way I feel like a pretentious, privleged fool for doing this. In another way, I feel like I have to. “Missionary Salary” It’s recommended, in general, for single, independent missionaries to live on $1,500 as a minimum monthly salary. That would be $50 per day!!! Last year, I spent an average of $1,119/... Read more »

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