Kiva Lender: Global Agents for Change
| Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia Canada |
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| Occupation: | AGENT FOR CHANGE |
| I loan because: | we can. We're building a powerful youth managed microcredit lending fund through a variety of projects and initiatives, all delivered through Kiva. |
| About me: | Our group organizes an annual fundraising and awareness bike ride from Vancouver, Canada to Tijuana, Mexico. 25 riders, 3000 kilometres, 7 weeks. We also hold regular fundraising and awareness events, organize university microcredit challenges, and speak with school kids about getting involved in their world. Each member has decided on several loans as they see fit, and so our loans range from $25 to several hundred and cover a wide variety of borrowers. These accounts are run by our members as well: www.kiva.org/lender/gafcubc www.kiva.org/lender/afcsfu AND this amazing organization funding scholarships for developing world students: www.educationgeneration.org Check us at www.globalafc.org! |
| Check out: | www.educationgeneration.org |
| Member Since: | Nov 3, 2006 |
1-24 of
470 loans
Global Agents for Change's Teams
Portfolio Distribution
| Gender | |
| female | 77.0% |
| male | 23.0% |
| Country | |
| Mexico | 10.2% |
| Cambodia | 8.7% |
| Peru | 7.0% |
| Tajikistan | 5.3% |
| Bolivia | 5.3% |
| Azerbaijan | 4.0% |
| Togo | 3.8% |
| Ghana | 3.8% |
| Paraguay | 3.2% |
| Nigeria | 3.0% |
| Tanzania | 3.0% |
| Samoa | 3.0% |
| Senegal | 3.0% |
| Viet Nam | 2.8% |
| Pakistan | 2.8% |
| Lebanon | 2.6% |
| Uganda | 2.6% |
| Dominican Republic | 2.1% |
| Cote D'Ivoire | 2.1% |
| Ukraine | 2.1% |
| Sierra Leone | 2.1% |
| Kenya | 1.9% |
| Nicaragua | 1.9% |
| Ecuador | 1.7% |
| Indonesia | 1.5% |
| Guatemala | 1.3% |
| Mozambique | 1.3% |
| Afghanistan | 0.9% |
| Philippines | 0.9% |
| Nepal | 0.9% |
| Rwanda | 0.6% |
| Honduras | 0.6% |
| El Salvador | 0.6% |
| Mongolia | 0.4% |
| Palestine | 0.4% |
| Cameroon | 0.4% |
| Mali | 0.4% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4% |
| Iraq | 0.4% |
| Costa Rica | 0.2% |
| Sudan | 0.2% |
| The Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.2% |
| Moldova | 0.2% |
| Sector | |
| Food | 31.1% |
| Retail | 18.3% |
| Agriculture | 16.6% |
| Services | 10.0% |
| Clothing | 8.5% |
| Arts | 4.0% |
| Construction | 3.4% |
| Transportation | 2.8% |
| Manufacturing | 1.3% |
| Housing | 1.1% |
| Entertainment | 1.1% |
| Health | 0.6% |
| Education | 0.6% |
| Personal Use | 0.4% |
| Wholesale | 0.2% |
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