Kiva Fellow Jenny

Location:: Nairobi, Kenya
Occupation:: Kiva Fellow
I loan because:: it's such an easy but significant way to help someone else.
About me:: I work to make technology accessible and hopefully meaningful to international countries.
Check out:: http://www.jennyjin.org
Member Since:: Sep 26, 2009
Bio:: Since completing her studies in international relations and comparative politics from Stanford University in 2007, Jenny has been working as a project manager at Google making products available and released in international markets. Born in Qingdao, China, and growing up in Sugar Land, Texas, Jenny has a life-long interest in working on social development and youth education, working and volunteering with the education non-profits Kids with Dreams, Foundations for Education, QuestBridge, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Roots & Shoots. Jenny was inspired by Kiva as soon as she chanced about it after a lecture at Stanford, and soon after she applied to be a Kiva Fellow. She's excited for the opportunity to get a chance to learn hands-on about microfinance and serve Kiva, KADET and the borrowers in Kenya.
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Jenny's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF11

Fellow at Kenya Agency for Development of Enterprise and Technology (KADET), a partner of World Vision International

Kenya

May 3, 2010 to Jul 29, 2010

Entrepreneurs Jenny Has Visited

Update for Geoffrey Maina

Jul 12, 2010

Hello dear Kiva lenders, My name is Jenny Jin and I\'m a Kiva Fellow currently working with KADET. I wanted to give you an update on Geoffrey Waceke who you provided a loan for. Prior to starting his [...]

Update for Saumu

Jul 5, 2010

Hello dear Kiva lenders, My name is Jenny and I\'m a Kiva Fellow working with KADET, one of Kiva\'s Kenyan microfinance partners. In May, I had the pleasure to visit Saumu, the entrepreneur that you lent to. [...]

Update for Juliah

Jul 5, 2010

Juliah used her Kiva loan to buy antibiotics and supplies to restock her pharmacy business. She was able to pay the loan back entirely, and saw her business improve, and she saved her earnings. T But [...]

Update for Jecinta

Jun 21, 2010

Jecinta, like many Kenyans, operates multiple businesses to boost her income. She refocused her Kiva loan from her farming business to expand her food kiosk and bought stocks of potatoes, cabbages, oranges, [...]

Update for Paul

Jun 21, 2010

Paul operates two businesses- a used clothing shop and a raw materials workshop selling timber and nails. He had originally intended to use his Kiva loan to add more used clothing to his shop, but a better [...]