Kiva Fellow Alana

Occupation:: Kiva Fellow
I loan because:: I believe it is a dignified response to global inequity.
Member Since:: Jan 15, 2009
Bio:: Originally from Medford, New Jersey, Alana moved to Gunnison, CO, where she obtained her BA in Political Science and Spanish from Western State College. During her scholarship in Colorado, she studied abroad in Chile, taught Spanish to elementary school students, interpreted eye doctor and dentist appointments for local doctors and their Spanish-speaking patients, and served as a translator for the city's Public Health Department. In 2007, she became a member of the National Hispanic Honor Society. After graduation Alana moved to Boulder, CO where she furthered her community involvement and gained valuable nonprofit finance experience as Finance Associate and Grants Administrator for The Community Foundation and as a volunteer for a local nonprofit that provides low-cost English classes to Boulder County community members. Alana loves dance, yoga, cities, mountains, music, and numbers and hopes to return from the Kiva fellowship in pursuit of a dual master’s degree in Finance and Economics.
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Alana's Kiva Fellowships

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Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF9

Fellow at EDESA

Oct 1, 2009 to Jan 1, 2010

Entrepreneurs Alana Has Visited

Update for Carolina Patricia

Dec 3, 2009

This Kiva borrower applied for a loan for $1,175 to purchase the necessary equipment to open a “soda,” a traditional Costa Rican, low-key, restaurant that serves traditional Costa Rican food. Eating at a soda [...]

Update for Melania Isabel

Dec 2, 2009

Melania received her loan of $1,175 in August to purchase two cows and one calf, all of dual purpose, dairy and meat. The cows are located on her son-in-law’s farm in the same community of the Zona Norte [...]

Update for Ismenia

Dec 2, 2009

Doña Ismeñia applied for a loan to help take care of the half hectare of land she uses to cultivate bananas. She needs help with clearing the fields in between harvests, regular maintenance, and picking the [...]

Update for Candida

Dec 2, 2009

Candida applied for a loan to begin growing bananas in a rural Costa Rican community in the Zona Norte (Northern Zone). Upon receiving the loan, however, she wasn’t able to find a plot of land to rent, as she [...]

Update for Flor María

Dec 2, 2009

Flor María invested her loan in rice. She was able to buy the necessary materials to begin growing rice. She says that while it’s an idea she’s had for a while, she lacked the resources to bring it to fruition [...]