http://www.globalafc.org/blog Changing the World Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:37:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy 2009 all! Just a quick update as projects roll full speed into the new year. Check the following projects: Riding to Break the Cycle We've filled 43 of 50 spots on 2 epic cross-continental tours. Still looking for a few more social change minded adventurous souls! These teams will ride a ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/updates/ Hi all! Just a sampling of some of the recent loans made by our members through the Global AFC Microcredit Fund. Our contribution to the loans below ranged from $100-$800 per loan: Elizabeth - http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=77477 David Mugizi - http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=77374 George Banasco - http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=76646 Ma De Lourdes Lorenza Rogel Calderon - http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=76393 Abdulla Gafurov - http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=76026 Ilmer Vega de Orbe - http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=76427 Diep Nguyen - http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=74719 Fidelia ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/new-loans/ Writing the first blog of many is always an interesting thing. You have to figure out how to introduce yourself in such a way that is interesting enough to make people come back and read more without totally embarrassing yourself. So without further adieu I will pull back the red curtain ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/my-first-rider-blog/ Between the two tours we're about 80% full already, which is phenomenal this early in the year. Still looking for a few good souls to ride their bikes from Vancouver to Mexico, and maybe one or two for Europe! We've met some absolutely incredible people and this is always an ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/tour-planning-and-new-ways-to-connect/ http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/preparing-to-accept-2009-applications/ ...is LAUNCHED! EducationGeneration.org is our latest project, aimed at helping you and I to provide scholarships, $20 at a time, to students in the developing world. This is a Global AFC project and you'll see it featured more prominently here on our main website very soon, but in the meantime we'd love ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/educationgenerationorg/ High on a lookout near Nehalem Bay Oregon during this year's Riding to Break the Cycle tour, our intrepid crew of cyclists met an amazing couple from Iran. Nasim and Jafar were 14 months into a 2 year journey, cycling for peace, global understanding and environmental conservation - and they ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/nasim-and-jafar-iranian-cyclists-for-peace-in-vancouver/ Hi all, check out the following videos going from newest to oldest (the first has just been completed): 8) Wrap-up Video - http://www.motionbox.com/videos/d49ed4bb1c15e95c 7) http://www.motionbox.com/videos/d491dbbf1113e65c 6) http://www.motionbox.com/videos/d491dbbf111ce95c 5) http://www.motionbox.com/videos/d491dbbf1112e75c 4) http://www.motionbox.com/videos/d49ed4bb1c15e95c 3) http://www.motionbox.com/videos/d49cd7b4171ae35c 2) http://www.motionbox.com/videos/d49fd9b8161ae35c 1) Day ONE - http://www.motionbox.com/videos/d49fd9b81219e45c Big thanks to Adam who took on the huge responsibility of trying to shoot and edit these on the ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/tour-videos/ After Tijuana the team made one last short ride to our final hosts, staying at the crazy funky space of the Existence Church in Miramar, north of downtown San Diego. With a couple of days to decompress, we managed to sneak in a couple more rocking dance parties and an ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/and-then-it-was-over/ No rest for the wicked! After completing an epic 6 weeks of cycling to reach the border, the team enjoyed a down day to digest and review the trip before heading in to Tijuana, Mexico to visit a great community based organization called Los Ninos. They have a small microcredit program ... http://www.globalafc.org/blog/blog/tijuana-and-los-ninos/