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Kiva Fellow Gavin

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Location:
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Occupation:
Entrepreneur
I loan because:
i believe in the power of entrepreneurship to alleviate poverty and to make a difference in improving equality for women
About me:
I own a company called Automated Shading (www.automatedshading.com) and a few others
Check out:
http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2009/10/24/a-great-day-a-vision-finance-in-rwanda/
Member Since:
May 8, 2009
Bio:
Originally from Canada, Gavin spent the first 5 years of his career working in venture capital and then became an entrepreneur. Most recently, he launched Automated Shading, a motorized window shade company which has grown to become the nation’s largest network of independent automatic shade providers. Additional ventures have involved industries ranging from real estate and consumer finance to health & wellness and home safety products. Throughout his career, Gavin has worked in schools, community centers and prisons teaching entrepreneurship to all age groups. He has also helped communities to develop and launch successful for profit initiatives that leverage the resources and skills of the community population. Gavin is thrilled that his wife, Leslie and their two adorable children will be joining him on this adventure. This will be their first time back to Rwanda since their adoption in 2005. Gavin has a BA from Harvard University, an MBA from UCLA and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
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Gavin's Kiva Fellowships

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Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF9

Fellow at Vision Finance Company s.a. (VFC), a partner of World Vision International

Rwanda

Oct 1, 2009 to Dec 8, 2009

Entrepreneurs Gavin Has Visited

Update for Josephine
Feb 11, 2010
Vision Finance Company (VFC) has been a Kiva Field Partner for 18 months now and in that time they have raised over US$400,000 from generous, caring Kiva lenders like you. VFC’s monthly Kiva loan limit has [...]
Update for Aline
Oct 9, 2009
Several weeks ago, Aline Umutesi paid back the full amount of her loan. The loan funds helped her to grow her shop. More specifically, she was able to purchase more sacks of beans, potatoes, sweet potatoes and [...]
Update for Vicky
Oct 9, 2009
This journal post is quite dated as Gahunga Vicky paid back her loan in full several months ago. Through the use of that loan, she was able to purchase a new computer for her business. That computer provided [...]
Update for Therese
Oct 8, 2009
Nyiraneza Therese\'s loan was disbursed in December 2008 and she was able to pay back the loan in full. Therese says that her loan helped expand her business, pay school fees for her children and build her own [...]
Update for Kalisa
Oct 8, 2009
Kalisa Gashabuka repaid his loan in full several weeks ago. The Kiva funds allowed him to grow his butcher business which meant that he was able to pay school fees for his children and provide clothing and health [...]

Gavin's Loans

11 loans

  

Gavin's Teams

Gavin's Invites

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Portfolio Distribution

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Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female54.55%
Male45.45%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Rwanda36.36%
Ecuador18.18%
Tanzania18.18%
Togo9.09%
Nigeria9.09%
Azerbaijan9.09%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Retail36.36%
Agriculture27.27%
Food18.18%
Personal Use9.09%
Services9.09%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
Urwego Opportunity Bank27.27%
Sero Lease And Finance Ltd. (SELFINA)18.18%
Vision Finance Company S.a. (VFC), A Partner Of World Vision International9.09%
Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO)9.09%
Fundación ESPOIR9.09%
Banco D-MIRO S.A.9.09%
FECECAV9.09%
Aqroinvest Credit Union9.09%

Gavin's Lending Activity by Country

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