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Kiva Fellow Brendan

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Location:
Camden NJ United States
Occupation:
Affordable housing developer
I loan because:
People everywhere deserve options to improve their lives and have more power to direct the course of their future. Microfinance is one tool for making this happen.
! Viva Kiva !
About me:
Usually I develop affordable housing in urban areas, but now I'm a Kiva fellow in Mexico!
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http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/
Member Since:
Feb 15, 2008
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Brendan's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF5

Fellow at Credituyo

Jul 1, 2008 to Aug 29, 2008

Updates From The Field

Progressive housing 101, or, an intro to why housing microfinance matters
Aug 30, 2008
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I promised a long time ago to write about housing in Nuevo Laredo. So I will exercise self-control and delay the gratification of writing about my recent outing to a lucha libre pro wrestling extravaganza. I [...]
Three border crossings
Aug 14, 2008
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The border by foot There are two bridges that cross the river between Nuevo Laredo and Laredo, called Bridge One and Bridge Two. They have other names, if you look at the signs more closely, something like [...]
FVP in Nuevo Laredo: building confianza
Jul 15, 2008
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Two weeks have passed since I started work at Fundación Para La Vivienda Progresiva, or Foundation for Progressive Housing. I am still very much in absorption mode, so for now I will rely on broad strokes to [...]
Borderlands
Jul 2, 2008
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This is my first blog entry. Many Kiva Fellow arrival tales involve foreign airports, sweaty travels across long stretches of rural countryside, and the onset of intercontinental jetlag. In contrast, I am [...]

Brendan's Loans

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7 loans

  • Rustam
    Rustam
    Animal Sales
    Tajikistan
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Narzullo
    Narzullo
    Farming
    Tajikistan
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Wobkine
    Wobkine
    Jewelry
    Lebanon
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Yem
    Yem
    Personal Housing Expenses
    Cambodia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Nara
    Nara
    Food Production/Sales
    Peru
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Elodia
    Elodia
    Construction
    Mexico
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  

Brendan's Invites

8 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 %
Tajikistan28.57%
Uganda14.29%
Peru14.29%
Mexico14.29%
Lebanon14.29%
Cambodia14.29%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Agriculture28.57%
Food28.57%
Construction14.29%
Housing14.29%
Retail14.29%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
IMON International28.57%
Pearl Microfinance Limited14.29%
Manuela Ramos / CrediMUJER14.29%
KREDIT Ltd.14.29%
Al Majmoua Lebanese Association For Development14.29%
Credituyo14.29%