Reilly Cisar                                                       Kiva Project                                        10-28-15

When I went onto the Kiva website, two people really stuck out in my mind was, Ruth’s goal to buy land, and Francis’ goal is that he wants money to buy a motorcycle so he can bring produce to the market.

Ruth is a youthful, 40-year-old farmer from Kabati, a remote village in the Thika area of Kenya where people live in shanties made from whatever materials they can find, usually sheets of corrugated tin. According to residents, the people of Kabati are forgotten or ignored by the county government of Thika. But within the remote village of Kabati, Ruth is working hard to pull herself out of the dismal conditions. She has four children which she loves and cares for, but she needs help. These are the main reasons why I would want to raise money for her. She is a hard worker, and wants more for her family. When I think about poverty, I think about our own country, even Baltimore. There are people struggling everywhere so it is important to do as much as you can, so that globally we can be a strong world. When one country is doing bad, it affects all the other countries. For example, EBOLA, when this came to our country it threatened our health. So its important that we all work together.

Francis is a role model, and a mentor and an inspiration to many young farmers in his village because of his resilience despite personal challenges, because of his passion to support his children as a primary caregiver. Living conditions in the Kericho area are very tough and you need to have tough skin in order to survive. Francis has always shown the resilience to beat all odds. This is why I think he deserves to have a motorcycle to be able to drive to the market. If he is given this gift he will provide for others. Like Ruth, he is a hard worker and wants more for himself and his community.

            When I went over the two people I decided to pick Ruth. I think I picked her because she has four kids that also needed to be fed, loved and cared for with that money. I think she will be able to do a better job of taking care of her kids. I am also concerned about her kids. I have two brothers and I cannot imagine my mom having to provide for all of us by herself.

            

video 2

Today in human geo class we watched the video on India. I was even more shocked at all the facts that we learned today.  I think it is really sad how all these people in india are like forced to have a certain number of kids. I think the government shouldn't monitor it and just let whatever happenen. I think that would be the best idea and it would all work out. I am so glad i live in america were woman have a lot more freedom then people in India.

Video

Today in human geo class we learned some very disturbing things. First we learned that in India men burn there wives for not having boys. And thats not even the worst thing. The husbands won't even get in trouble for it.  Since their marriages are usually not there choice, the husbands don't really car about there wives. we also learned that the women will usually get an abortion if the woman husband wants  boy and she finds out that its a girl. In conclusion, i think that this topic is really sad and i wish it never existed.

KIVA 2

Today in human geo we talked more about our extra credit. We talked about that for 10 minutes and then we got the rest of the class to do whatever we wanted to. I first listened to music with marisa and then i got my math homework done and my english homework. It was a fun class period and i am very happy that we have the chance to get 15 points of extra credit.

kiva

Today in human geo we learned about a new website called Kiva. This website helped people who needed money. You would first make a loan on 25 dollars to the person you choosed on the website. after you make the deposit, the person will eventually pay you back the 25 dollars. Then you can withdraw the 25 dollars or use it for another person you choose on the website. We learned that we could get extra points for human geo by loaning money to someone or just writing about someone on our blog. I am defneitly doing this and i hope most of the class does so i can get more extra credit points.

test

Today in Human Geo we took a test. I studied a good amount for the test but it was still very hard. I had no idea there was going to be specific numbers that i had to memorize for random places. i think i did well on the front of the test but everything else was extremly difficult. I hope the test doesn't bring down my grade that much and i guess i know that i have to study more specific things for the next test. Hoping my blogs might be able to keep up my grade so it won't go down that much.

review

Today in Human Geo we reviewd for our upcoming test on thursday. We reviewed some terms that are on the test. We also talked about the PSA's and that we shouldnt be scared for them. It made me feel better because i was kind of nervous. I am glad that we went over the terms for the test because that makes if easier to study for me. I think that if i study for this test i will do very well.

CIA website review

Today in Human Geo we went over the CIA fact book. We finished the power point and talked about different kinds of poverty and the things that the government decides on to decide if they need to help this person because they are poor. Mr. Schick made sure everyone knew how to get the right answers from the factbook and he also wanted to make sure that we were getting the right answers. This class was very useful because i really know how to use the CIA website.

CIA website

Today in Human Geo we began the class with connor being upset about his shadow. Connor was really excited to have a shadow but when he went up to go get his shadow they told him that he didn't have one anymore. Connor came back very upset but he got over it. We the were able to use our computers for the first time!! We went onto the CIA website where we watched a power point and looked up different countries and information to answer the questions on the slides. Kevin had to work with me because he forgot his computer and he kept raising his hand before i got the chance haha. Today was fun and i am glad that we got to go on the CIA website because i learned a lot from it.