Location:: Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional Dominican Republic
Occupation:: Kiva Fellow
I loan because:: While handouts often generate false incentives, loans imply a certain level of onus on the part of the beneficiary. Facing the reality that (at least in the short term) not everyone in the world can be raised out of poverty, I choose to provide my financial support to individuals that are willing to use that support as advantageously as possible.

Furthermore, the management of my financial support by ground-based institutions allows me to rest assured that regardless of our geographical or cultural distance, my loans contribute to local solutions for local problems.
About me:: As a Kiva Fellow in the Dominican Republic I am working with two Kiva Field Partners – Esperanza International and ASPIRE – to improve and introduce their utilization of the Kiva financing model, respectively. This has provided me with a unique opportunity to observe the trajectory of loans provided by Kiva lenders (read:you) to Kiva borrowers from the perspective the intermediary institutions, which is a perspective I deeply appreciate.

These institutions are much more than middlemen – they provide a wealth of services in addition to the loans you contribute to through Kiva.org. By loaning through Kiva.org, you’re not only helping marginalized borrowers access capital they otherwise couldn’t, but you’re also supporting the comprehensive poverty alleviation services provided by these institutions to their clients.

So in short, thanks to all of you not only for supporting Kiva borrowers, but also for supporting Kiva Field Partners with the free capital you lend through the website.
Check out:: http://dgorgani.wordpress.com/
Member Since:: Sep 1, 2011
Bio:: David was driven to join the Kiva Fellows team by his enthusiasm for microfinance, his affinity for learning about new cultures and his desire to take this motivation to the ground to help the world’s best and brightest lift themselves out of poverty. After graduating from UCLA with a B.A. in International Economics and Political Science, David spent two years working at the Inter-American Development Bank, financing development projects with trust funds donated by governments, foundations, companies and the Bank itself. Watching the economies of the developing world expand from his office, David gained the desire to take his service to the communities themselves and do his part to ensure that this expansion apply to the greatest number possible. If the grad school acceptance gods are kind, David will begin a dual MBA-MPP/MIA (Masters in Public Policy/International Affairs) program in the fall of 2012.
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David's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF17

Fellow at ASPIRE

Dominican Republic

Feb 9, 2012 to Jun 8, 2012

Updates From The Field

Update from the Field: Translation Follies, Contemplating Kindness and Comfort and KF Cribs

May 21, 2012

Compiled by David Gorgani | KF17 | Dominican Republic Dusk in the South Pacific – Adria Orr, Samoa This week’s stories from the field span topics ranging from ill-equipped law enforcement [...]

Update from the Field: Thoughts on Wealth, Religion and History, Foods from the Field, and a Day in the Life of a Fellow

May 7, 2012

Compiled by David Gorgani | KF17 | Dominican Republic A shot of a typical market in Tajikistan. As our fellowships wind down and as the first batch of KF17 fellows packs up to head home, the time has [...]

Public Transportation in Santo Domingo

Apr 13, 2012

David Gorgani | KF 17 | Dominican Republic I’m one of the few Fellows that has been able to cheat and head home mid-fellowship. I’ve got a good excuse though – I’ve been invited to explore the [...]

The Many Services Provided by an MFI

Mar 29, 2012

David Gorgani | KF 17 | Dominican Republic As readers of this blog, you’re all surely familiar with the controversy surrounding microlending. Of course, it’s easy to criticize the high-interest [...]

Training Kiva’s MFI Field Partners

Mar 21, 2012

David Gorgani | KF 17 | Dominican Republic Looking at the Kiva Fellows Blog over the past few weeks, one might interpret that the principal role of a Kiva Fellow is to verify that the information on [...]

Modernity in the Dominican Republic: La Capital vs. El Batey

Mar 1, 2012

David Gorgani | KF 17 | Dominican Republic I went to IKEA on Tuesday . I bought coat hangers, a laundry hamper, surge protectors, and (of course) Swedish meatballs . The Santo Do [...]

Entrepreneurs David Has Visited

Update for Nuevas Emprendedoras 3 & 5 Group

May 17, 2012

Dignorah would like to thank her Kiva lenders for their support! She has been able to use income from her empanada stand to purchase a juicer for oranges to complement her income from empanada sales, which will [...]

David's Loans

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3 loans

Maranata 2 Group

Personal Products Sales

Dominican Republic

Paying back

39% repaid
Silvia Eugenia

Bakery

Bolivia

Paying back

23% repaid
Veronica

Food Stall

Bolivia

Paying back

43% repaid