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A Former Kiva Fellow Launches His Own MFI in Zimbabwe2 comments

bartsitarz wrote 2 months ago: Meet Henry Bartram, A career private equity professional in London who, about a decade ago, gave up … more →

Tags: Microfinance, kiva, blogsherpa, KF15, group lending, KF19, Thrive Microfinance, MicroKing, Zimbabwe

Arrival in Big Easy

charlottemakoff wrote 1 year ago: Not every Kiva Fellow is from the United States. So there is a chance that being placed as a Kiva Fe … more →

Tags: Kiva New Orleans, blogsherpa, asi federal credit union, Good Work Network, kivafellows, kiva, Kiva NOLA, ASI, Goodwork Network

Mr. Cool: Layla's Story (Video Blog)1 comment

laurie4485 wrote 1 year ago: By Laurie Young, KF16 Awhile ago I attended a Kiva loan disbursement for VisionFund Indonesia with m … more →

Tags: Indonesia, blogsherpa, KF16 (Kiva Fellows 16th Class), KF16 (Kiva Fellows 16th Class), Anti-Poverty Focus, Social Performance, Facilitation of Savings, Microfinance, kiva

Making The Transition From Kiva Intern to Kiva Fellow

charlottemakoff wrote 1 year ago: I interned at the Kiva Headquarters in San Francisco for six months. If you have six months to spare … more →

Tags: Kiva New Orleans, blogsherpa, asi federal credit union, Good Work Network, kivafellows, kiva, ASI, Microfinance, kivaNOLA

Kiva Love Tour: Honduras 2011

pinayprestamos wrote 1 year ago: Hey readers- for an update on the fellowship, check out my latest post on the Kiva Fellows Blog. Sal … more →

Tags: Honduras, kiva fellows blog, Kiva Love Tour

Kiva Love Tour: Honduras 20113 comments

pinayprestamos wrote 1 year ago: By Sandra Pina, KF16, Honduras The Kiva Love Tour wrapped up about a month ago here in Honduras. I h … more →

Tags: Honduras, Americas, KF16 (Kiva Fellows 16th Class), kiva, Kiva Fellows, Travel, blogsherpa, ODEF Financiera, Sandra Pina

Multi-faceted Borrowers Part 21 comment

abhinabkiva wrote 1 year ago: By Abhinab Basnyat, KF 16, Nepal Part 1 of this series is available at here Similar to Narayan Devi, … more →

Tags: Nepal, blogsherpa, KF16 (Kiva Fellows 16th Class), Microfinance, kiva, Kiva Fellows, Travel, nepal, Women

Multi-faceted Borrowers Part 11 comment

abhinabkiva wrote 1 year ago: By Abhinab Basnyat, KF 16, Nepal I had always been fascinated by the textbook stories in micro-finan … more →

Tags: Nepal, blogsherpa, KF16 (Kiva Fellows 16th Class), KF16 (Kiva Fellows 16th Class), Microfinance, kiva, Kiva Fellows, Travel, nepal

Going Green? Overcoming Cultural Barriers to Promote Green Loans (Part 2)5 comments

clairemarkham wrote 1 year ago: By Claire Markham, KF16, Kenya In Kenya, the act of going green appears to be far less of a priority … more →

Tags: Kenya, Africa, blogsherpa, KF16 (Kiva Fellows 16th Class), nairobi, green loans, SMEP, solar panels, Going Green

La Réalité de L'Afrique1 comment

A Moomey wrote 1 year ago: By Allison Moomey, KF16, Burkina Faso I spent last weekend in a small village about 10km outside of … more →

Tags: Africa, blogsherpa, KF16 (Kiva Fellows 16th Class), Microfinance, kiva, Travel, kiva fellow, microcredit, Kiva.org

Going Green? Overcoming Cultural Barriers to Promote Green Loans (Part 1)4 comments

clairemarkham wrote 1 year ago: By Claire Markham, KF16, Kenya In the developed world, the recent increased attention to global warm … more →

Tags: Kenya, Africa, blogsherpa, Small and Micro-Enterprise Programme (SMEP), KF16 (Kiva Fellows 16th Class), Kiva Fellows, nairobi, green loans, solar panels

PyP iMovie Original

pinayprestamos wrote 1 year ago: Last week ODEF posted its first Kiva Borrower profile. I created a video documenting the process for … more →

Tags: PYP, ODEF Financiera, kiva fellows blog, Kiva borrower, iMovie

A Day in the Life Part I: Kiva Coordinator4 comments

A Moomey wrote 1 year ago: I was a fan of Kiva long before I realized there were real people who make those profiles miraculous … more →

Tags: Africa, KF16 (Kiva Fellows 16th Class), KF16 (Kiva Fellows 16th Class), Microfinance, kiva, Kiva Fellows, kiva coordinator, www.kiva.org, Burkina Faso

High-tops in the Commercial Jungle: The Life of a Shoe Salesman

ramblur wrote 1 year ago: by Jim Burke, KF16, Nicaragua Marcial Salvador selling high-tops Mercado Oriental spans 60 city bloc … more →

Tags: Microloans, Kiva Fellows, kiva, Nicaragua, Managua, Microfinance, microloans, AFODENIC, Travel

Stuff Kiva Fellows Like

ramblur wrote 1 year ago: Compiled by Jim Burke, KF16, Nicaragua We are Kiva Fellows. This is the stuff we like. Here is an in … more →

Tags: daily life, Nicaragua, Microfinance, microloans, Travel, skfl, Stuff Kiva Fellows Like, mfi, Kiva.org

Volcano Faceplants1 comment

ramblur wrote 1 year ago: Last weekend I went Volcano Boarding with Quetzaltrekkers. Volcano boarding is like sledding if sled … more →

Tags: adventure, Cerro Negro, kiva, León, Nicaragua, quetzaltrekkers, Travel, volcano boarding

Pineapple Loan

ramblur wrote 1 year ago: A microloan of $225.00 enabled Francisco to overcome the barrier of high input costs for pineapple p … more →

Tags: Microloans, kiva, Nicaragua, Microfinance, microloans, AFODENIC, Pineapples, Ticuantepe, agriculture loan

Take the Long Way Home: A Loan Officer's Journey6 comments

clairemarkham wrote 1 year ago: By Claire Markham, KF16, Kenya Before I arrived in Nairobi, I had heard on multiple occasions about … more →

Tags: Kenya, Africa, blogsherpa, Small and Micro-Enterprise Programme (SMEP), KF16 (Kiva Fellows 16th Class), kiva, Kiva Fellows, Travel, nairobi

KF16: A Look Back at Training Week

pinayprestamos wrote 1 year ago: I did a little happy dance as soon as I received the email confirming my acceptance into the Kiva Fe … more →

Tags: San Francisco, kiva fellows program, Kiva Fellows Training


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