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Kiva Fellow Alison

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Location:
Denver CO United States
Occupation:
Student of Development / Former Kiva Fellow
I loan because:
I believe that everyone should have the opportunity to take care of their family and make their community a place that they want to live.
About me:
I'm learning about community-led poverty alleviation from an African perspective. I had the opportunity to work as a KF8 Kiva Fellow at K-MET in Kisumu, Kenya.
Member Since:
Jul 23, 2008
Bio:
Alison, a Colorado native, currently lives near Cape Town, South Africa where she is finishing her Masters of Philosophy in Community and Development at the University of Stellenbosch. Studying, volunteering, and "doing life" in South Africa has given her the opportunity to explore the issues surrounding poverty from an African perspective. Her time as a Fellow in Kenya will serve as a basis for her research about the possibilities for Web 2.0 and development. Alison was inspired to pursue development studies after living abroad during her undergrad years at Pepperdine University, where she studied communication and met her husband/Kiva Fellow companion, Joel Carlman. Passionate about women, art, community, and sustainable development, Alison is thrilled to be working with entrepreneurs and community volunteers at K-Met in Kenya.
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Alison's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF8

Fellow at K-Met Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd

Jun 15, 2009 to Aug 31, 2009

Updates From The Field

Explaining Kiva
Aug 28, 2009
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By Alison Carlman, KF8, Kenya “ It’s this place, on the computer… like a bulletin board… where people post stories…” Explaining Kiva isn’t easy.  It wasn’t easy for me to explain Kiva to my [...]
Kenya’s Post-Election Crisis Revisited.
Aug 14, 2009
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By Alison Carlman, KF8,  Kenya Kenya’s post election violence is probably far from the minds of most people in the world. After all – the contested election and its ensuing rioting happened in late 2007, [...]
Microentrepreneurs and Maxipads
Jul 29, 2009
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By Alison Carlman, KF8, Kenya Consider yourself warned: this blog talks about maxipads. There. I said it. Now please keep reading. Perhaps you’ve heard of  the “ Girl Effect ” campaign.  The “Girl [...]
The One Thing
Jul 10, 2009
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By Alison Carlman, KF8 – Kenya As a graduate student of International Development at an African university, I wish that the answer was as simple as finding the “one thing” to alleviate poverty.  For [...]

Entrepreneurs Alison Has Visited

Update for Christopher Owino
Sep 10, 2009
Greetings from Kenya! I’m Alison Carlman, a Kiva Fellow working with K-MET in Kisumu. You’re receiving this e-mail because you contributed to a loan for one of K-MET’s borrowers on Kiva. Thank you for [...]
Update for Carolyne
Aug 25, 2009
Dear Veronica & Joe, Deanne, Glenn, Nancy, Deedra, Diane, Emily, and Myles, This is an update about your Kiva borrower, Carolyne. Thank you for supporting her sewing business. Carolyne used her loan money to [...]
Update for Eunice
Aug 25, 2009
Dear Terry, Anonymous North Carolinian, Richard, Mariette, Jason, Carol, Tai, Thursday Bubs, Kristina, Annonymous New Yorker, Dan, John, Therese, Fraser, Cindy, Larry, Devang, and Twila, This is an update [...]
Update for Rosemary Janet Awuor
Aug 20, 2009
This is a message to update you about Rosemary, the Kiva borrower that you lent to in Kenya. I’m Alison, a Kiva Fellow with K-MET in Kisumu. I get the opportunity to meet with Kiva borrowers and to tell their [...]
Update for Rosemary Onyango
Aug 14, 2009
This is an update about the Kiva borrower that you lent to in Kenya. Rosemary has a store where she sells spares for automobiles. She used the loan to buy more spares, including filters, plugs, condensers, [...]

Alison's Loans

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6 loans

  

Alison's Teams

Alison's Invites

7 accepted invitations

Portfolio Distribution

  • By Gender
  • By Country
  • By Sector
  • By Partner

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female66.67%
Male33.33%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Uganda33.33%
Zimbabwe16.67%
Tanzania16.67%
Kenya16.67%
Ghana16.67%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Food50.00%
Clothing16.67%
Agriculture16.67%
Services16.67%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
Pearl Microfinance Limited16.67%
Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT)16.67%
MicroKing Savings And Credit Company (MKF)16.67%
Faulu Kenya16.67%
BRAC Uganda16.67%
BRAC Tanzania16.67%