A Day in the Life of a Loan Officer: Comparing Honduras, Colombia and the...
By Rose Larsen, KF19 Colombia, with excerpts provided by Wesley Schrock, KF19 Honduras, and Luan Nio, KF18 Nicaragua/KF19 United StatesLoan officers are the hidden heroes behind the Kiva model.Tags:...
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Kigali's Weather and Climate: Not as dull as you'd think!
Kigali is in the mountains. Way up in the mountains. As high as Denver, Colorado even. But without any of the flat plains - except for the slim valleys snaking between the hills where there aren’t...
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Local Winemaking in Imphal
Yesterday I took my first trip to a branch office of WSDS to help the Loan Officers do interviews for borrower profiles. As my Kiva Coordinator and I left the city of Imphal in his mini station wagon,...
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Real World Nairobi
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Azerbaijan: Looking Beyond the Headlines
Dimitri Zakharov | KF20 | Azerbaijan It’s been 2 weeks since my arrival in Azerbaijan for my Kiva Fellowship and every day I grow more confused. Tags:...
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Kiva Fellow Field Visit: A Day in the Life
Every Kiva fellow gets excited about going out into the field. It’s usually the main reason you apply to be a fellow in the first place. To meet our borrowers, see their work, and hear their stories...
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Cambodia: A Nation says Goodbye to its Former King
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The (not so famous) Foods of Kenya
One of the best parts of being a Kiva Fellow is sampling the local cuisine. I have been in Kenya for three weeks and many things have impressed me. From the vibrant people, to the bright dresses, to...
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Mom, The Micro-Financier
Ivonne prepping reports from home. One of the little known facts about micro finance is that it is heavily dependent upon information technology. Even though loan sizes are small the amount of...
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Tajikistan: The First Date From Hell
What? Where? Tajikistan is the poorest of the former Soviet states. It shares borders with Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.Tags:...
View ArticleIntroducing Timor-Leste
I arrived in Timor-Leste about a week ago to begin a Kiva Fellowship, and you might be wondering where the heck that is. So I'll try to fill you in on some background while I ease into the place. I...
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Chile: Microfinance in the world's longest county
What does microfinance look like in a country that’s considered one of South America’s most stable and prosperous nations? (BBC) That was my immediate thought when told I would be working in...
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Renewable Energy and Microfinance: An Exciting New Partnership in Nicaragua
Mural outside Tecnosol's office in Managua, Nicaragua For a moment, think about what you do in a normal, everyday, 24-hour time period. Take a second; no rush. Tags:...
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The Filipino Sense of Community
Keith Baillie | KF19 | PhilippinesPart I: Construction of a New CommunityFollowing the Sendong typhoon, many Cagayan de Oro residents were displaced. I visited one of the resettlement villages, Xavier...
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Travel, learn, live: why we should never stop exploring the world
Kiva Fellow ready to explore the world! When I write this, I have just arrived in my new hometown for the next four months, Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Slowly I am getting used to being in one place...
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Following a Kiva loan from Calgary to Dar es Salaam!
Marion Walls | KF19 | TanzaniaTags: blogsherpaTanzaniaTujijenge Tanzania LtdUpdates from the FieldKF19 (Kiva Fellows 19th Class)Kiva Fellowkiva.orgMarion WallsEntry filed under:...
View ArticleA Former Kiva Fellow Launches His Own MFI in Zimbabwe
Meet Henry Bartram,A career private equity professional in London who, about a decade ago, gave up his suit and tie to manage the British Red Cross response in Aceh, Indonesia after the December 2004...
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KIVA ZIP New York: Crowdfunding Businesses Too Risky For Other Lenders
MEET JESSIE GOLDENBERG: entrepreneur, New Yorker, and - as of today, Feb 25, 2013 - Kiva Zip’s 150th crowd-funded startup in the US. Tags:...
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The Microfinance Debate in India: Three Women Borrowers Who Put it in...
Last week I had the privilege of visiting Churachandpur, the second-largest city in the state of Manipur. Three borrower groups from the surrounding area were cycling out; that is, three groups were...
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Blood feuds, goats and a lesson learned
Come with me on a journey to northern Albania, an area known for legendary hospitality, ancient citadels, and blood feuds. In many villages in the north the people are not governed by 21st century...
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