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Kiva Fellow Mariela

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Location:
San Francisco California United States
Occupation:
Senior Manager, Social Enterprise & Communications
I loan because:
I have a fervent interest in international development and microfinance, especially as it applies to Latin America. Having traveled, studied, and volunteered abroad, as well as having been born and raised abroad, I feel a particularly strong imperative to foster the kind of change that puts lesser-developed communities at the forefront of development, through it building a more equitable global society.

Becoming a Kiva Fellow in 2011 brought me closer to a shared sense of purpose and deeper into the fabric of Kiva and through it I was not only able to gain essential in the field experience in microfinance, but I was also exposed to the wonderfully entrepreneurial spirit of the people living in developing communities. More than anything, I was impressed with the understanding that it is not a lack of innovation, desire, or drive that keeps people living in sub-standard conditions, but rather a lack of access to resources.
About me:
Mandela Marketplace is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with local residents, family farmers, and community-based businesses to improve health, create wealth, and build assets through cooperative food enterprises in low income communities.
Check out:
http://bo.linkedin.com/in/marielacedeno
Member Since:
Mar 19, 2008
Bio:
Mariela was born in Venezuela, grew up in California, has family in El Salvador, and has traveled, studied, and volunteered around the world. Driven by all that she has experience in between, she hopes to serve as a catalyst to help change pervasive global inequalities that force people to endure lives of abject poverty. Mariela attended the University of California, Davis where she acquired a B.A. in Economics with honors, and a B.A. in International Relations with honors. She later went on to pursue a Master's Degree in Latin American Studies with an emphasis in Development at Vanderbilt University. While at Vanderbilt she spent a summer in Brazil studying race, development, and social inequality in partnership with the University of Sao Paolo and the Federal University of Bahia. Mariela sees becoming a Kiva Fellow as the next crucial step in her continued commitment to sustainable development by supporting the entrepreneurial spirit of the people living in developing communities.
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Mariela's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF16

Fellow at CIDRE

Bolivia

Sep 9, 2011 to Dec 10, 2011

Updates From The Field

Video Blog: “Why We Kiva” – Kiva Fellows Around the World
Oct 30, 2011
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Compiled by Mariela Cedeño, KF16, Bolivia.   Wondering why Kiva Fellows jump at the opportunity to be thrown half way around the world to work with Kiva’s many local Field Parnters ? Well, this [...]
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Oct 21, 2011
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By Mariela Cedeño, KF16, Bolivia. Every time I walk into one of CIDRE’s offices in Bolivia, I always stop and take a look at their street sign. I’m not sure why, it’s a weird habit that [...]
Holy Cowllateral!
Oct 1, 2011
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By Mariela Cedeño, KF16, Bolivia. “ Banking the unbankable “ has always been my favorite nomenclature attached to the microcredit movement that has gained such strong momentum in recent years. [...]

Entrepreneurs Mariela Has Visited

Update for Santos Ruben
Dec 7, 2011
Santos used his $500 Kiva loan to purchase a natural gas tank for his automobile. He is thankful for this loan as it has allowed him to continue providing his taxi service, which is his only source of income. [...]
Update for Primo Isaac
Oct 28, 2011
Don Primo used his $1,200 Kiva loan to purchase forage to feed his cattle. As we walked around his dairy farm he happily mentioned that things are going well for him and that his dairy business is growing. He [...]
Update for Guimer
Oct 27, 2011
Guimer used his $1,200 Kiva loan to better stock his and his partner\'s neighborhood store. He mentions that not only was he able to successfully purchase more inventory to improve his store, but he and his family [...]
Update for Marcos Ederberto
Oct 27, 2011
Marcos took out a $1,000 Kiva loan to invest in a rabbit farm* with the help of both CIDRE and a government project called PAR. Proyecto Alianzas Rurales (Rural Alliance Project), works with small entrepreneurs in [...]
Update for Dora
Oct 27, 2011
Dora took out a $750 Kiva loan to invest in a rabbit farm* with the help of both CIDRE and a government project called PAR. Proyecto Alianzas Rurales (Rural Alliance Project), works with small entrepreneurs in [...]

Mariela's Loans

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1-28 of 49 loans

  • Ana Liseth
    Ana Liseth
    Pigs
    El Salvador
    Paying back
    0% repaid
  • Ricardo Leon
    Ricardo Leon
    General Store
    Colombia
    Paying back
    18% repaid
  • Leonarda
    Leonarda
    Dairy
    Bolivia
    Paying back
    25% repaid
  • Fabiola
    Fabiola
    Cosmetics Sales
    Bolivia
    Paying back
    25% repaid
  • Javier
    Javier
    Catering
    Bolivia
    Paying back
    29% repaid
  • Maribel
    Maribel
    Dairy
    Bolivia
    Paying back
    20% repaid
  • Rufina
    Rufina
    Food Stall
    Bolivia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Angel
    Angel
    Transportation
    Bolivia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Tomas
    Tomas
    Home Products Sales
    El Salvador
    Paying back
    34% repaid
  • Ana Isabel
    Ana Isabel
    Food Production/Sales
    El Salvador
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Rosa
    Rosa
    Food Production/Sales
    El Salvador
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous
    Food Production/Sales
    El Salvador
    Ended with loss
    Ended with loss
  • María Yesenia
    María Yesenia
    Food Production/Sales
    El Salvador
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • St.maria Development A, Mubende Group
    St.maria…
    Home Products Sales
    Uganda
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Nora
    Nora
    General Store
    Peru
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Karla Patricia
    Karla Patricia
    Personal Housing Expenses
    El Salvador
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Martha
    Martha
    General Store
    Peru
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Hortencia
    Hortencia
    Retail
    Peru
    Paid back
    100% repaid
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Mariela's Teams

Mariela's Invites

2 accepted invitations

Portfolio Distribution

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

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female89.80%
Male10.20%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
El Salvador24.49%
Bolivia22.45%
Nicaragua16.33%
Peru14.29%
Paraguay6.12%
Ecuador4.08%
Cambodia4.08%
Uganda4.08%
Honduras2.04%
Colombia2.04%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Retail40.82%
Food32.65%
Agriculture10.20%
Clothing8.16%
Housing2.04%
Arts2.04%
Transportation2.04%
Services2.04%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
PADECOMSM16.33%
CIDRE14.29%
Apoyo Integral8.16%
Manuela Ramos / CrediMUJER6.12%
Fundación Paraguaya6.12%
AFODENIC6.12%
Pro Mujer Bolivia4.08%
IMPRO4.08%
Pearl Microfinance Limited4.08%
Microfinanzas Prisma4.08%
Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL), A Partner Of Save The Children4.08%
Fundación León 20004.08%
ADIM (Asociación Alternativa Para El Desarrollo Integral De Las Mujeres)4.08%
Prisma Honduras, S.A.2.04%
Banco D-MIRO S.A.2.04%
CEPRODEL2.04%
FINCA Peru2.04%
Interactuar2.04%
Fundación ESPOIR2.04%
Edpyme Alternativa2.04%