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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!
Check out:
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

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

19 loans

  

Avani Parekh-Bhatt's Teams

Avani Parekh-Bhatt's Invites

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Portfolio Distribution

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Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female78.95%
Male21.05%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Kenya21.05%
Pakistan15.79%
Palestine15.79%
Azerbaijan10.53%
Tanzania5.26%
Peru5.26%
United States5.26%
Liberia5.26%
Bolivia5.26%
Cambodia5.26%
Lebanon5.26%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Food21.05%
Clothing21.05%
Services15.79%
Arts15.79%
Transportation10.53%
Construction5.26%
Retail5.26%
Agriculture5.26%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
Palestine For Credit & Development (FATEN)15.79%
SMEP - Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited15.79%
Asasah15.79%
Aqroinvest Credit Union10.53%
Pro Mujer Bolivia5.26%
Vitas. S.a.l.5.26%
Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd5.26%
MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho5.26%
Juhudi Kilimo5.26%
Local Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP), A Partner Of World Hope International And World Relief5.26%
ACCION Texas Inc.5.26%
Microfinanzas Prisma5.26%

Avani Parekh-Bhatt's Lending Activity by Country

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