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Women of the Year
By Andrea Ramirez, KF16, Costa Rica. Today I was a judge for the first time. I had the honor of being invited to represent Kiva as part of the jury for Fundación Mujer’s 8th annual Woman Entrepreneur...
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The Do-Gooder’s 2011 Guide to Responsible Giving: Kiva Cards
In the United States, it was ushered in on Friday the 25th of November in the wee hours of the morning. Here in Ica, Perú, it is manifested in the towering polyethylene Christmas tree and...
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Update from the Field: Loan Officer Training, a Photographic Journey + Kiva...
Compiled by Kathrin Gerner, KF16, Rwanda December has long been the month of annual awards, looking back and frantic searches for presents. The Kiva fellows blog is no exception to this rule: Share the...
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Mali in Color (Part 1): Impressions of Kiva Borrowers
By Kathrin Gerner, KF16, Rwanda When I boarded a plane to Mali last week, I was not exactly enthusiastic. One reason may have been the unpleasant 2 AM take-off from Kigali, another the recent Al-Qaida...
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Mali in Color (Part 2): Impressions from the Road
By Kathrin Gerner, KF16, Rwanda In the first part of this blog series, I shared pictures of Malian borrowers. But even on my way to those borrowers, I was not able to put down my camera. Here are my...
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And the Winner Is…………
By Jill Hall, KF16, Philippines "And the winner is........ppprrrrrmmmmmmm" (drum roll). Now, if you are anything like me, the image in your head is of some famous actress or actor fumbling with a large...
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All Loans Lead to Home; When an Agricultural Loan is also a Housing (or...
By Marcus Berkowitz, KF16, Ecuador “We built a little house” she replied happily, when I asked how she had used the loan. I looked down at my sheet. Oops. This loan, according to its Kiva description,...
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Fifteen Dreams of Fifteen Kiva Borrowers
By Eric Rindal - KF16 - Bolivia Part of my Fellowship here in Bolivia is to complete two Borrower Verifications (BVs) for two Kiva partner microfinance intuitions: Emprender and IMPRO. During the BV, I...
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Producto Creer: How for a Bank Doing the Right Thing Can Pay Off
By Emmanuel M. von Arx, KF16, Guayaquil (Ecuador) My host and Kiva´s partner organization Banco D-MIRO provides over ten different types of microloans to borrowers in and around Guayaquil: among them...
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Mr. Cool: Layla’s Story (Video Blog)
By Laurie Young, KF16 Awhile ago I attended a Kiva loan disbursement for VisionFund Indonesia with my Kiva Coordinator, Valentine. She and I were both intrigued by a product called Mr. Cool that Layla,...
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Cooperative Karaoke; Celebrating 47 Years of Savings and Loans
By Marcus Berkowitz, KF16, Ecuador Institutional birthdays in the US can be fairly stuffy affairs. Seating is often arranged to maximize contact with those in the institution with whom one has never...
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A Fellowship in Photos (Part 1)
My first placement in Ecuador was my first time in the country. Turns out that Ecuador is every bit as incredible as the guide books say, and more. I was continously struck by the warmth and openness...
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Why I Volunteer Abroad (with Kiva)
By Eric Rindal – KF 16 – Bolivia Before I volunteered as a Kiva Fellow in Sierra Leone (May of 2011) and Bolivia (September 2011), I was living in Santa Barbara, California. Imagine: Santa Barbara...
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60 Tips from Kiva Fellows
Compiled by Kate Bennett, KF16 Peru The sixteenth class of Kiva Fellows has all but left the field- but we're by no means done talking about our experiences. We've collectively spent 422 weeks in the...
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Same Continent, Different Worlds: Part 1
By Kiva Fellows in Africa, KF16 Compiled by Tejal Desai Where might you find muzungu hunting? Where do Kenya's elite runners hail from? And what do most borrowers in Burkina Faso use their business...
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What’s next for KF16? (Part 1)
Compiled by Laurie Young, KF16, Indonesia I know! We can't believe it either! Our Kiva Fellowships, as the 16th class, have come to an end. So what's in store for us once we return to our homes? Or...
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Same Continent, Different Worlds: Part 2
By Kiva Fellows in Africa, KF16 Compiled by Tejal Desai Ow de body! Are Sierra Leone and Rwanda still danger zones? What challenges do Ugandans most commonly face? Kiva Fellows from KF16 bring you...
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A Fellowship in Photos (Part 2)
By Kate Bennett, KF15 Ecuador / KF16 Perú After my first placement in Ecuador, I thought I knew living and working in South America- three months in Ica, Perú proved me wrong. New (and delicious) food,...
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Arrival in the Big Easy
Not every Kiva Fellow is from the United States. So there is a chance that being placed as a Kiva Fellow In New Orleans, Louisiana, USA will be an opportunity to travel to a foreign country. For me...
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What’s next for KF16? (Part 2)
Compiled by Laurie Young, KF16, Indonesia Last week you read about about what six of the fellows from KF16 were doing once their fellowships ended. Read on to see what adventures 2012 will bring to...
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