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Kiva Fellow Avani Parekh-Bhatt

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Location:
Durham NC United States
Occupation:
Nonprofit consulting
I loan because:
I've seen microloans make a difference, and I believe in paying it forward.
About me:
I raise money for community based financial institutions, many of which make microloans to low income families in my state. Also a Kiva fellow in KF9, in Nairobi, Kenya with SMEP!
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http://www.kivafellows.wordpress.org
Member Since:
Aug 6, 2007
Bio:
Avani is a longtime resident of North Carolina, and a graduate of George Washington University. She has worked for several international and non-profit organizations, including the World Bank, and most recently worked in India for two years on an initiative to link diaspora Indians with progressive and interesting social entrepreneurs in India. She has a passion for the social sector working with a holistic approach on issues that face society. Her interest in microcredit stems from an independent study of urban and semi-urban microcredit schemes for women in and around New Delhi. She joins Kiva Fellows 9th class in order to learn more about the mechanics of running a microfinance organization, so she can start her own organization combining microfinance, income generation, and green living in South Asia.
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Avani Parekh-Bhatt's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF10

Fellow at SMEP Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited

Kenya

Jan 4, 2010 to Apr 4, 2010

Updates From The Field

In Nairobi, The Sun is Hottest Before it Rains
Apr 1, 2010
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happy at the SMEP office during my first week Most of you have figured out from reading our posts on the fellows’ blog that most of us start out wide-eyed and optimistic about of fellowships and about [...]
Scaling in a Saturated Market: The Kenyan Experience
Mar 23, 2010
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Seventeen young, scared faces sit around the board room for the full-day training of new marketers. I had been present the day that this new crop of SMEP employees was being interviewed. They had assembled en [...]
Be the spark, light the fire, keep burning
Mar 16, 2010
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This is a blog that I’ve written in a hurry so as not to let the words swirling in my head escape my fingers on the page. In my tenure at SMEP, I’ve never attended the weekly devotional, held every Monday [...]
Gotta get that paper: the well-travelled life of a simple loan form
Mar 9, 2010
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Could you imagine having to do all your communication in writing, on actual paper?  Or writing a check for every transaction or purchase that you made?  Frankly, I don’t even remember how to write a check! [...]
The Last Days of the Dodo
Jan 21, 2010
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by Avani Parekh-Bhatt, Kiva Fellow at SMEP in Nairobi, Kenya. The "dodo" bird from SMEP Jambo! I’d like to introduce [...]

Entrepreneurs Avani Parekh-Bhatt Has Visited

Update for Agatha
Mar 31, 2010
Jambo and a big smile from Kenya! It is my pleasure to write to you as the latest Kiva Fellow at SMEP, the Small and Micro Enterprise Programme, based in Nairobi, Kenya. To date, you have funded 353 SMEP [...]
Update for Beatrice
Mar 9, 2010
Beatrice Muthoni used a Ksh 50,000 to purchase exercise books that she sells at her stationary/printing business. Purchasing the books helped her increase her sales turnover and her overall income from her [...]
Update for Lucy
Mar 9, 2010
Lucy Wairimu used a Ksh 50,000 loan to purchase a printer to help her expand capacity at her busy printing shop in downtown Nairobi. After paying off the loan, Lucy left the group at SMEP that she had been a part [...]
Update for Skylight Group
Mar 5, 2010
The Skylight Group is new to SMEP, and all fifteen members have requested their first loans of either Ksh 15,000 or Ksh 20,000. The members of the Skylight group own a diverse set of businesses including a [...]
Update for Dorothy Wanjiru
Mar 5, 2010
Dorothy used her loan of 50,000 Kenyan shillings to buy an entire cow, additional goat meat for the butchery, and secured space next door to her existing premises for her business to expand. She says the [...]

Avani Parekh-Bhatt's Loans

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16 loans

  • Amany
    Amany
    Beauty Salon
    Palestine
    Paying back
    21% repaid
  • Nickson
    Nickson
    Used Clothing
    Kenya
    Paying back
    83% repaid
  • Chhuneng
    Chhuneng
    Weaving
    Cambodia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Francisco
    Francisco
    Arts
    United States
    Paying back
    58% repaid
  • Laura
    Laura
    Textiles
    Peru
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Ngeno
    Ngeno
    Motorcycle Transport
    Kenya
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Fatenah
    Fatenah
    Grocery Store
    Palestine
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Silas Ambei
    Silas Ambei
    Home Products Sales
    Kenya
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Raymone
    Raymone
    Clothing Sales
    Lebanon
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Filomena
    Filomena
    Clothing Sales
    Bolivia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  

Avani Parekh-Bhatt's Teams

Avani Parekh-Bhatt's Invites

7 accepted invitations

Portfolio Distribution

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

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female75.00%
Male25.00%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Kenya25.00%
Pakistan18.75%
Palestine12.50%
Peru6.25%
Tanzania6.25%
United States6.25%
Liberia6.25%
Cambodia6.25%
Lebanon6.25%
Bolivia6.25%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Clothing25.00%
Services18.75%
Arts18.75%
Food12.50%
Transportation12.50%
Construction6.25%
Retail6.25%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
SMEP Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited18.75%
Asasah, A Partner Of Save The Children18.75%
Palestine For Credit & Development (FATEN)12.50%
Pro Mujer Bolivia6.25%
Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd6.25%
Microfinanzas Prisma6.25%
MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.6.25%
Ameen S.a.l.6.25%
Juhudi Kilimo (JK)6.25%
Local Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP), A Partner Of World Hope International And World Relief6.25%
ACCION Texas Inc.6.25%