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Kiva Fellow Amber

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Location:
Ulaanbaatar Mongolia
Occupation:
Volunteer
About me:
www.linkedin.com/in/amberbarger
Check out:
http://fellowsblog.kiva.org
Member Since:
Jun 24, 2009
Bio:
Amber Barger graduated with a B.B.A. in Marketing and worked in the interactive marketing field before moving to Mongolia. The past two years Amber has been volunteering as a business development advisor in the U.S. Peace Corps. Her work has involved consulting and training small businesses in several rural grassroots development projects. When she is not working, she is taking in the bucolic, thousand-year-old Mongolian traditions that surround her. Amber is continuing to hone her ability to speak Mongolian and live in the coldest capital in the world, Ulaanbaatar. As well as being a Kiva Fellow, Amber will serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer Leader, acting as a liaison between volunteers, community organizations, and the Peace Corps staff.
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Amber's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF12

Fellow at Credit Mongol LLC

Mongolia

Aug 9, 2010 to Nov 1, 2010

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF12

Fellow at XacBank

Mongolia

Aug 9, 2010 to Nov 1, 2010

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF13

Roaming Fellow
Nov 1, 2010 to Jan 31, 2011
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF14

Fellow at XacBank

Mongolia

Feb 1, 2011 to Apr 30, 2011

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF14

Fellow at Credit Mongol LLC

Mongolia

Feb 1, 2011 to Apr 30, 2011

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF14

Fellow at Transcapital Company Ltd.

Mongolia

Feb 1, 2011 to Apr 30, 2011

Updates From The Field

Additional XacBank Kiva borrowers eligible for interest rebates in savings accounts
Apr 21, 2011
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As you may know, since August 2009, XacBank has offered Kiva borrowers an incentive to pay their loan principal and interest back on time – an interest rebate in a savings account! If a Kiva borrower pays back [...]
A field partner grows from the pilot to active stage
Mar 27, 2011
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Congratulations to Credit Mongol ! This Kiva field partner in Mongolia recently achieved active status on the Kiva website.  As you may well know, Kiva partners with microfinance institutions (MFIs), like Credit [...]
Ten interviews with Mongolian entrepreneurs
Feb 23, 2011
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A borrower verification is a thorough check of ten random Kiva borrowers of a field partner.  It’s used to verify the accuracy of the information published on the borrower profiles on the Kiva website. A [...]
Happy Lunar New Year! How local traditions affect the business cycle
Feb 3, 2011
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Happy Lunar New Year! Сар шинэдээ сайхан шинэлээрэй , as we say in Mongolian. Today, the countries and communities across the world who traditionally follow the lunar calendar are [...]
Video: How the connection happens – Kiva Coordinators
Jan 23, 2011
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A Kiva Coordinator is someone who organizes and manages the Kiva program at one of Kiva’s field partners . Watch the video to find out what a Kiva Coordinator does everyday, their favorite aspects [...]
“9 Nines” – Nine sets of nine days of Mongolian winter
Jan 20, 2011
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The winter technically began on the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year – December 22. Although from October, families have been making fires to keep warm and temperatures have been well below freezing [...]

Entrepreneurs Amber Has Visited

Update for Barsbold
Jun 3, 2011
Thank you for lending to Mongolian entrepreneurs through Credit Mongol, a Kiva field partner. Credit Mongol has been a Kiva partner for one year and recently moved from
Update for Byambatsogt
Apr 12, 2011
Thank you for lending to Transcapital\'s first few loans as a Kiva partner. Transcapital publically began its partnership with Kiva when its first three loans were posted during the last week of December. They [...]
Update for Tsevelravjaa
Feb 15, 2011
Thank you for your ongoing support of Kiva and its entrepreneurs at XacBank, a field partner in Mongolia. Just recently, XacBank marked the two year anniversary of its partnership with Kiva. Over this time, you [...]
Update for Onon
Oct 17, 2010
I interviewed Onon Baasankhuu as he was waiting to transport customers outside of a hardware supplies store in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Onon says that he has been sitting with his truck outside the same hardware [...]
Update for Bayarkhuu
Oct 17, 2010
Bayarkhuu Tsend-ayush and her family operate their furniture shop in two locations. The first and original location is at the large outdoor market in Ulaanbaatar named Naran Tuul. Opening a store in a second [...]

Amber's Loans

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4 loans

  • Ahmad
    Ahmad
    Photography
    Iraq
    Paying back
    41% repaid
  • Shirley
    Shirley
    Food Market
    Philippines
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous
    Higher education costs
    Lebanon
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Nodira
    Nodira
    Jewelry
    Tajikistan
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  

Amber's Teams

Amber's Invites

8 accepted invitations

Portfolio Distribution

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

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female50.00%
Male50.00%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Tajikistan25.00%
Philippines25.00%
Lebanon25.00%
Iraq25.00%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Food25.00%
Retail25.00%
Education25.00%
Services25.00%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
Negros Women For Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (NWTF)25.00%
IMON International25.00%
CHF International Access To Credit Services Initiatives (ACSI) Iraq25.00%
Ameen S.a.l.25.00%