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Kiva Fellow Brian Kelly

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Location:
Portland OR United States
I loan because:
it makes too much sense not to...
About me:
i'm was lucky enough to be one of those out in the field promoting all things kiva!
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http://fellowsblog.kiva.org
Member Since:
May 2, 2009
Bio:
Brian grew up in Portland, Oregon, and attended Santa Clara University in San Jose, CA, while obtaining a BS in Accounting, and a minor in French and Francophone Studies. In college, he helped a friend in editing a student-written social justice magazine, which is where he first read about microfinance. Since graduating, Brian has lived in New York City working for the public accounting firm Ernst & Young, in the financial services practice. He has worked with varying hedge funds, investment banks, and investment management companies during his time in auditing. Brian has learned a great deal about the financial services industry while living in New York, but plans to use his skills to pursue new opportunities in the microfinance world or possibly with social entrepreneurship, a budding interest. Brian will serve his fellowship in Armenia and is looking forward to the new opportunities that lie ahead, as he hopes to pursue a possible career or graduate studies in microfinance or a related field in international development.
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Brian Kelly's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF9

Fellow at AREGAK Universal Credit Organization

Oct 12, 2009 to Jan 22, 2010

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF10

Fellow at BRAC Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Feb 1, 2010 to May 21, 2010

Updates From The Field

Gettin’ the Little Things Done…
May 10, 2010
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By Brian Kelly, KF10, Sri Lanka People always enjoy picking things apart from a distance.  To me it seems like microfinance has taken a bit of a beating in the last eight months or so.  Most probably [...]
Pilot Partner Posting Predicaments
Apr 12, 2010
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By Brian Kelly, KF10, Sri Lanka Upon arriving here at BRAC Sri Lanka in February, a brand new Kiva pilot partner, I was all ready to lace up my loan posting shoes and hit the ground running.  And my MFI was [...]
Throwing My Workboks Out the Window
Mar 24, 2010
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By Brian Kelly, KF10, Sri Lanka Sometimes you think you are equipped to take on a difficult situation and use your experience and skills to dive in headfirst and solve it, or at least provide some help to [...]
humble pie tastes like…..rice and curry?
Mar 3, 2010
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By Brian Kelly, KF10, Sri Lanka Well it’s about time I joined in on the fun.  It seems to be a rite of passage for fellows stationed in the tropics.  When regularly consuming the fellows blog as an eager [...]
Let’s Sri How This Kiva Thing Works
Feb 12, 2010
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A map of Sri Lanka with magnets representing areas served By Brian Kelly, KF10, Sri Lanka I apologize for the awfully-punned title but I really couldn’t resist.  Coming down from a hu [...]
The Mayors of Microfinance
Dec 22, 2009
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By Brian Kelly, KF9, Armenia After making several visits to various borrower communities in the rural villages throughout Armenia, I started to notice a familiar figure emerge.  Each village seemed to have a [...]

Entrepreneurs Brian Kelly Has Visited

Update for B.g.
Mar 12, 2010
Dear Lenders, Greetings from Sri Lanka. In addition to reporting the February repayments, we have an update for B.G. Chathurika\'s loan. B.G. Chathurika\'s loan was mistakenly posted to Kiva\'s [...]
Update for Group -3
Mar 12, 2010
Dear Lenders, Greetings from Sri Lanka. In addition to reporting the February repayments for this group loan, we have an update for one of Group 3\'s members. Kanthi Ranaweerage\'s loan was [...]

Brian Kelly's Loans

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7 loans

  • Kakha
    Kakha
    Farming
    Georgia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Hay
    Hay
    Personal Housing Expenses
    Cambodia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Launh
    Launh
    Personal Housing Expenses
    Cambodia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Heghine
    Heghine
    Butcher Shop
    Armenia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Jimmy
    Jimmy
    Computers
    Lebanon
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Monisola
    Monisola
    Food Market
    Nigeria
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  

Brian Kelly's Teams

Brian Kelly's Invites

7 accepted invitations

Portfolio Distribution

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

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Male57.14%
Female42.86%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Cambodia28.57%
Nigeria14.29%
Mongolia14.29%
Georgia14.29%
Armenia14.29%
Lebanon14.29%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Food28.57%
Housing28.57%
Services14.29%
Transportation14.29%
Agriculture14.29%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
Nor Horizon Universal Credit Organization Limited Liability Company14.29%
XacBank14.29%
MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.14.29%
LLC Micro Finance Organization Credo14.29%
Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL), A Partner Of Save The Children14.29%
Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO)14.29%
Ameen S.a.l.14.29%