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Location:
Chicago IL United States
Occupation:
Finance
I loan because:
I believe in the power of the entrepreneur!
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http://www.closefields.com/
Member Since:
Apr 10, 2008
Bio:
Prior to becoming a Kiva Fellow Beth spent six years at Deutsche Bank's Asset Management Division in New York. Looking to utilize her experience in a different manner, Beth is now incorporating her banking experience with her passion to alleviate global poverty. Since Fall 2009, she has been working at Women's World Banking in their International Development Group. A native of Michigan and a BS/Finance graduate of Miami University in Ohio, Elizabeth is eager and excited for her placement in Mongolia as a Kiva Fellow.
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Elizabeth's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF10

Fellow at Credit Mongol LLC

Mongolia

Feb 9, 2010 to May 7, 2010

Updates From The Field

Mongolian Gers
Apr 27, 2010
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By Beth Ritchey, KF10, Mongolia Currently on Kiva.org there are almost 100 loans looking for funding for personal housing expenses.  The purchase of a home, and the subsequent improvements, is one of the [...]
Mongolia’s Lunar New Year
Apr 22, 2010
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By Beth Ritchey, KF10, Mongolia Often on the Kiva website, lenders will see entrepreneurs looking to borrow money to stock their business shelves for an upcoming holiday.  In the United States we see [...]
Kiva’s newest partner in Mongolia – Credit Mongol
Apr 16, 2010
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By Beth Ritchey, KF10, Mongolia Please give a warm Kiva welcome to our newest partner in Mongolia:  Credit Mongol LLC!  Credit Mongol (CM) is based in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, and is Kiva’s [...]
Earth Hour comes to Mongolia!
Mar 30, 2010
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By Beth Ritchey, KF10, Mongolia “On March 27, 2010, an estimated one billion people around the world came together to call for action on climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their [...]
Frigid Finance Part 2: The Realities of Mongolia’s Harsh Winter
Mar 15, 2010
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By Beth Ritchey, KF10, Mongolia Mongolians are used to dealing with a cold winter – temperatures are typically in the -20s (F) with often brutal winds.  This winter however has taken on a deadly [...]
Mongolia goes green!!!
Feb 23, 2010
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By Beth Ritchey, KF10, Mongolia Yes, it might be the dead of winter in Mongolia, with temperatures hovering around -30 degrees Fahrenheit, but the loan products here have been turning green.  Thanks to the [...]

Elizabeth's Loans

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8 loans

  • Gorxmaz
    Transportation
    Azerbaijan
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Batjargal
    Spare Parts
    Mongolia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Baatarhuu
    Butcher Shop
    Mongolia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Celeste
    Fish Selling
    Philippines
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Antonia
    Farming
    Philippines
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Dao Thi
    Furniture Making
    Viet Nam
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Sadika
    Agriculture
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  

Elizabeth's Teams

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Portfolio Distribution

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

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female50.00%
Male50.00%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Mongolia37.50%
Philippines25.00%
Viet Nam12.50%
Azerbaijan12.50%
Bosnia And Herzegovina12.50%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Agriculture25.00%
Food25.00%
Retail25.00%
Manufacturing12.50%
Transportation12.50%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
XacBank25.00%
Zene Za Zene, A Partner Of Women For Women International12.50%
TYM Fund12.50%
Paglaum Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PMPC)12.50%
Credit Mongol LLC12.50%
Komak Credit Union12.50%
Center For Community Transformation Credit Cooperative (CCT)12.50%