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Kiva Lender Eldon

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Location:
Barrio Cocal, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Occupation:
Retired Law Professor
I loan because:
in the words of Samuel P. Putnam (1838-1896),he don't: WHY DON'T HE LEND A HAND? You say there is a God Above the boundless sky, A wise and wondrous deity Whose strength none can defy You say that he is seated Upon a throne most grand, Millions of angels at his beck . . . Why don’t he lend a hand? See how the earth is groaning, What countless tears are shed, See how the plague stalks forward And brave and sweet lie dead. Homes burn and hearts are breaking, Grim murder stains the land; You say he is omnipotent . . . Why don’t he lend a hand? Behold, injustice conquers; Pain curses every hour; The good and true and beautiful Are trampled like the flower. You say he is our father, That what he wills doth stand; If he is thus almighty Why don’t he lend a hand? What is this monarch doing Upon his golden throne, To right the wrong stupendous, Give joy instead of moan? With his resistless majesty, Each force at his command, Each law his own creation . . . Why don’t he lend a hand? Alas! I fear he’s sleeping, Or is himself a dream, A bubble on thought’s ocean, Our fancy’s fading gleam. We look in vain to find him Upon his throne so grand, Then turn your vision earthward, ‘Tis we must lend a hand. ‘Tis we must grasp the lightning, And plow the rugged soil; ‘Tis we must beat back suffering, And plague and murder foil; ‘Tis we must build the paradise And bravely right the wrong; The god above us faileth, The god within is strong.
About me:
I'm retired from teaching law at the University of South Carolina Law School.
Member Since:
Oct 4, 2008
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Portfolio Distribution

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Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female65.81%
Male34.19%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Peru13.64%
Bolivia6.13%
Lebanon4.94%
Ecuador4.74%
Nicaragua4.55%
Uganda3.95%
Paraguay3.75%
Mexico3.46%
Colombia3.26%
Tajikistan3.26%
Philippines2.87%
Tanzania2.47%
Kyrgyzstan2.37%
Azerbaijan2.27%
Iraq2.08%
Senegal1.98%
Mongolia1.98%
Armenia1.88%
Kenya1.88%
Burundi1.88%
Cambodia1.78%
El Salvador1.78%
Guatemala1.58%
Dominican Republic1.58%
Sierra Leone1.38%
Honduras1.28%
Pakistan1.09%
United States1.09%
Georgia1.09%
Costa Rica1.09%
Nigeria1.09%
Togo0.99%
Benin0.89%
Palestine0.89%
Jordan0.79%
Viet Nam0.79%
The Democratic Republic Of The Congo0.69%
Ghana0.69%
Ukraine0.59%
Rwanda0.49%
Indonesia0.49%
Yemen0.49%
Zimbabwe0.49%
Mali0.49%
Congo0.40%
Samoa0.40%
Albania0.40%
Afghanistan0.40%
Mozambique0.30%
Chile0.30%
Burkina Faso0.20%
Zambia0.10%
India0.10%
South Sudan0.10%
Moldova0.10%
Kosovo0.10%
Timor-Leste0.10%
Israel0.10%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Retail29.05%
Food22.83%
Agriculture13.54%
Services10.77%
Clothing8.50%
Transportation3.75%
Housing2.57%
Personal Use2.17%
Arts1.88%
Education1.68%
Construction1.28%
Manufacturing0.79%
Health0.59%
Wholesale0.30%
Entertainment0.30%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
Asociación Arariwa4.25%
Fundación Paraguaya3.75%
Al Majmoua Lebanese Association For Development3.46%
EDAPROSPO3.06%
Fundación ESPOIR2.87%
Pro Mujer Bolivia2.67%
Pearl Microfinance Limited2.17%
Microfinanzas Prisma2.17%
Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd2.08%
CSC MDO "IMON International"1.98%
Turame Community Finance, A Partner Of World Relief And HOPE International1.88%
FINCA Peru1.78%
VisionFund Mexico1.78%
Interactuar1.68%
CHF International Access To Credit Services Initiatives (ACSI) Iraq1.68%
Emprender1.58%
Fundación Mario Santo Domingo (FMSD)1.58%
Esperanza International Dominican Republic, A Partner Of HOPE International1.58%
Vitas. S.a.l.1.48%
León 2000 IMF1.38%
CAURIE Microfinance, A Partner Of Catholic Relief Services1.38%
MCC Mol Bulak Finance LLC1.28%
AFODENIC1.19%
LLC Micro Finance Organization Credo1.09%
Caja Rural Señor De Luren1.09%
Aqroinvest Credit Union1.09%
Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO)1.09%
Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT), A Partner Of ChildFund International1.09%
Bai Tushum & Partners1.09%
MLO Humo And Partners1.09%
CrediComun0.99%
Alalay Sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI)0.99%
Asociación ASDIR0.99%
CEPRODEL0.99%
Credit Mongol0.89%
XacBank0.89%
AMK (Angkor Microfinance Kampuchea)0.89%
Asasah0.89%
Nor Horizon Universal Credit Organization Limited Liability Company0.89%
SEF International UCO LLC, A Partner Of World Vision International0.89%
Edpyme Alternativa0.79%
Fundacion Alternativa0.79%
HOFOKAM Ltd., A Partner Of Catholic Relief Services0.79%
National Microfinance Bank0.69%
Women And Associations For Gain Both Economic And Social (WAGES)0.69%
Palestine For Credit & Development (FATEN)0.69%
PADECOMSM0.69%
Organizacion De Desarrollo Empresarial Femenino (ODEF)0.69%
Komak Credit Union0.69%
IMPRO0.69%
CIDRE0.69%
BRAC Uganda0.69%
Negros Women For Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (NWTF)0.59%
Fundacion Campo0.59%
Alidé0.59%
Friendship Bridge0.59%
Cooperativa San Jose0.59%
ADIM (Asociación Alternativa Para El Desarrollo Integral De Las Mujeres)0.59%
Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT)0.59%
VisionFund AzerCredit LLC0.49%
Kenya Agency For Development Of Enterprise And Technology (KADET), A Partner Of World Vision…0.49%
MicroKing Finance0.49%
Paglaum Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PMPC)0.49%
Al-Amal Microfinance Bank0.49%
Soro Yiriwaso, A Partner Of Save The Children0.49%
Prisma Honduras, S.A.0.49%
Apoyo Integral0.49%
HOPE Ukraine0.49%
Banco D-MIRO S.A.0.49%
Manuela Ramos / CrediMUJER0.49%
HOPE DRC, A Partner Of HOPE International0.49%
Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL), A Partner Of Save The Children0.49%
Fundacion Mujer0.49%
EDESA0.49%
Fundación AgroCapital, A Partner Of ACDI/VOCA0.49%
HOPE Congo S.A.0.40%
Ariana Financial Services Joint Stock Company (AFS), A Partner Of Mercy Corps0.40%
ACCION Texas Inc.0.40%
Relief International Microfinance Iraq0.40%
UIMCEC, A Partner Of ChildFund International0.40%
MiCredito0.40%
Hagdan Sa Pag-uswag Foundation, Inc. (HSPFI)0.40%
VisionFund Albania0.40%
South Pacific Business Development (SPBD)0.40%
TYM Fund0.30%
Finadev Benin0.30%
Fund For Thanh Hoa Poor Women (FPW)0.30%
One Acre Fund0.30%
Faulu Kenya0.30%
Sero Lease And Finance Ltd. (SELFINA)0.30%
Fondo Esperanza0.30%
Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)0.30%
Credituyo0.30%
Yehu Microfinance Trust0.30%
UGAFODE Microfinance Limited0.30%
MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho0.30%
Hluvuku-Adsema0.30%
Yayasan Sosial Bina Sejahtera0.20%
Amasezerano Community Banking S.A.0.20%
Paradigm Project0.20%
Transcapital0.20%
SEDA0.20%
Ryada0.20%
Micro Start/AFD0.20%
Sistema Biobolsa0.20%
Vision Finance Company S.a. (VFC), A Partner Of World Vision International0.20%
Hekima, A Partner Of World Relief0.20%
MDO Arvand, LLC0.20%
Microfund Togo0.20%
Association For Rural Development (ARD)0.20%
ACCION San Diego0.20%
Senegal Ecovillage Microfinance Fund (SEM)0.20%
Pacific Asian Consortium In Employment0.20%
Zoona0.10%
Ahon Sa Hirap, Inc. (ASHI)0.10%
Urwego Opportunity Bank0.10%
VisionFund Cambodia0.10%
Admic Nacional0.10%
Union Regional De Huatusco0.10%
Strathmore University0.10%
Tuba Rai Metin0.10%
Agro Capital Management LLC0.10%
Tamweelcom0.10%
Barefoot Power0.10%
Accion East And Online0.10%
Juhudi Kilimo0.10%
Kashf Foundation0.10%
Community Economic Ventures, Inc. (CEVI), A Partner Of VisionFund International0.10%
ID Ghana0.10%
Gata Daku Multi-purpose Cooperative (GDMPC)0.10%
FUDECOSUR0.10%
FECECAV0.10%
FAMA OPDF0.10%
KOMAZA0.10%
Koret Israel Economic Development Funds (KIEDF)0.10%
Microinvest0.10%
BRAC Pakistan0.10%
Opportunity Fund0.10%
AREGAK Universal Credit Organization0.10%
BRAC Sierra Leone Microfinance Company Limited0.10%
BRAC South Sudan0.10%
KosInvest0.10%
Latino Economic Development Center0.10%
Center For Community Transformation Credit Cooperative (CCT)0.10%
People`s Forum0.10%

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