Posts Tagged ‘ Kiva Fellow ’
Re-posted from the Kiva Fellows Blog. The world has been abuzz with Monday’s news of the election “massacre” in Maguindanao, Mindanao. About 50 lawyers, journalists and relatives of local politicians were abducted and brutally killed because of their affiliation with an opposition politician. This horrific event is being followed closely by the international media, including [ READ MORE ]
It’s been a few weeks since my visit, but I simply loved Camiguin – a beautiful place filled with interesting people and things. So to celebrate me finding a new favorite spot on Earth, here are some memorable candids from Camiguin[ READ MORE ]
Re-posted from the Kiva Fellows Blog. Having followed the recent debate over Kiva’s transparency and the P2P model, the main critique that stuck with me was that there should be more transparency on Kiva’s partner MFIs. This resonated with me because I believe that Kiva has, on the whole, picked out partner MFIs that do [ READ MORE ]
Re-posted from the Kiva Fellows Blog. Bizarre is probably not the best word to describe this client interview, but without a doubt we were intrigued and utterly fascinated by the alien-looking blob we saw sitting pretty before us. Corroi, HSPFI‘s Kiva Coordinator and I found ourselves staring at a live (or semi-live) sea cucumber during [ READ MORE ]
Re-posted from the Kiva Fellows Blog. I experienced a lot of firsts during my week in the field visiting HSPFI‘s Camiguin Branch. Some good, some intense, all of it exciting. Amongst all these firsts, I’m convinced that I witnessed on Camiguin Island both the most beautiful and the most bizarre client interviews that I’ll get [ READ MORE ]
One of the hazards of leaving for the field for a week is that the ants take over. Before I left, the ants had a fairly well-delineated chunk of territory in my room and I had mine. We mutually respected each other’s space for the most part, plus or minus a few straggling explorer ants [ READ MORE ]
Here are some additional photos from my first week in the Philippines - I pulled an overnight at the Manila Airport on my way to Cagayan de Oro. I landed at midnight, but was surprised to see how many people were still out and about! Philippine Airlines apparently runs lots of early morning flights. I [ READ MORE ]
Re-posted from the Kiva Fellows Blog. Two days ago I learned that bayanihan means a community coming together as one, with lots of love and support – this is the way of Filipino culture. I feel like this is a perfect word to describe everything that I’ve experienced since becoming a Kiva Fellow. With all [ READ MORE ]
We watched this video during Kiva Fellows training – I had seen this and its predecessor before, but this time I teared up. Because we spent quite a good deal of the past week talking about how Kiva is all about connections, and, well… Matt’s video connects people in a powerful way. P.S. We also [ READ MORE ]
As most close friends and family know by now, I’m excited to be traveling to Cagayan de Oro, Philippines as a Kiva Fellow! If you haven’t heard of Kiva.org, I would highly encourage you to check out their website, as the concept behind their organization is really cool. Kiva is basically a microfinance organization that [ READ MORE ]
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