I first went to Belimbingsari Village for a funeral. The father of two of DINARI Foundation’s staff, Gede Mustika and his sister Yulia, had suffered a stroke and died shortly thereafter. A rented van transported the staff from DINARI’s headquarters, and the mood seemed surprisingly cheerful during the three-hour trip to West Bali. I was [...]
Going Home
December 8th, 2008 — , Asia & the Pacific, Countries, Dian Bhuana Lestari Foundation (Dinari), Indonesia, KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Kiva, Kiva Fellow, Kiva Fellows, Kiva Field Partners, Lander Burr from lburr @ Kiva Stories from the Field
Rai’s Way
November 25th, 2008 — , Asia & the Pacific, Countries, Dian Bhuana Lestari Foundation (Dinari), Indonesia, KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Kiva, Kiva Fellow, Kiva Fellows, Kiva Field Partners, Lander Burr from lburr @ Kiva Stories from the Field
Across from DINARI Foundation’s office, there is a large concrete lot with two long warehouses lining the perimeter. In the middle of the lot, blue tarps covered three mounds that were perhaps fifteen feet in diameter. In the morning, workers removed the tarps, revealing piles of what looked like sand as high as the men’s [...]
The Sari of Kerti Moses
November 9th, 2008 — , Asia & the Pacific, Countries, Dian Bhuana Lestari Foundation (Dinari), Indonesia, KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Kiva, Kiva Fellow, Kiva Fellows, Kiva Field Partners, Lander Burr from lburr @ Kiva Stories from the Field
Kerti Moses and his wife Endang had one of the biggest homes I had seen in almost fifty visits to DINARI Foundation’s clients. The exposed concrete foundation elevated the house above the nearby dwelling of one of the couple’s workers. The entire floor was covered in big ceramic tiles printed like green marble, and the [...]
For Daniel
October 27th, 2008 — , Asia & the Pacific, Countries, Dian Bhuana Lestari Foundation (Dinari), Indonesia, KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Kiva Field Partners, Lander Burr from lburr @ Kiva Stories from the Field
From the executive director’s hand gestures, I gathered that Daniel had been blindsided when another motorbike cut across an intersection. Daniel was one of DINARI Foundation’s loan officers, but he was also in charge of a pilot project teaching loan clients how to use stoves fueled by coconut oil. He had been training DINARI’s staff [...]
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October 9th, 2008 — , &_tpg=fb, Add new tag, Asia & the Pacific, Countries, Dian Bhuana Lestari Foundation (Dinari), Indonesia, KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Lander Burr from lburr @ Kiva Stories from the Field
To introduce myself, I’d like to tell you how I got out of the basement. But first you need to know how I ended up there.
In 2005, I was a year removed from an undistinguished college career and working at a small hedge fund in midtown Manhattan. And struggling. With the city, my health, a [...]
Bali In My Brain
September 18th, 2008 — , Asia & the Pacific, Dian Bhuana Lestari Foundation (Dinari), Indonesia, KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Lander Burr from lburr @ Kiva Stories from the Field
I will now share my knowledge and potentially erroneous information about Bali, Indonesia:
My principal mode of transportation, motor bike, will significantly increase my chances of bodily harm and death
The start of the rainy season is October, which neatly coincides with my start date
Bali has world-class banana pancakes
This is all important because I am going to [...]
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