Location:: Ica Peru
Occupation:: Kiva Fellow
I loan because:: because I can!
About me:: Kiva Fellow with Caja Rural Señor de Luren in Ica, Peru!
Check out:: http://lavidaidealist.org/author/katembennett/
Member Since:: Mar 3, 2011
Bio:: Kate grew up outside of Trenton, New Jersey but has been drawn to life and work in Latin America for her entire life. Through her degree in Political Economy, Postcolonial History, and Development from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study and as writer and co-editor of La Vida Idealist.org (http://lavidaidealist.org), Kate has only only fueled her fascination with life, politics, and culture beyond U.S. borders. Through stints at varying nonprofit organizations, Kate studied issues within nonprofit management and best practices in development; however, she sought a practice-based understanding of effective tools in development. After a year WWOOF’ing and researching nonprofit effectiveness in South America, she thought it was time to make her love for development work in the region official through a Kiva Fellowship. She just finished her first fellowship with Fundación Alternativa in Quito, Ecuador and is thrilled to be serving as a Kiva Fellow for Caja Rural Señor de Luren in Peru.
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Kate's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF15

Fellow at Fundacion Alternativa

Ecuador

Jun 1, 2011 to Sep 9, 2011

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF16

Fellow at Caja Rural Señor de Luren

Peru

Oct 2, 2011 to Dec 21, 2011

Entrepreneurs Kate Has Visited

Update for Amanda Paulina

Nov 14, 2011

On Monday, Caja Rural Señor de Luren loan officer Glen visited Amanda Paulina at the home she shares with her partner, his parents, and their three year old daughter. Amanda borrowed $375 through Kiva in 2009 and [...]

Update for Mirian Dora

Nov 9, 2011

A few weeks ago, Caja Rural Señor de Luren loan officer Luis and I (Kiva Fellow Kate Bennett) visited Mirian Dora at the home she shares with her husband, their children, her children\'s children, and puppy, in [...]

Update for Rulo

Nov 2, 2011

Greetings Lenders, To give yourself a more in-depth glimpse of Rulo\'s life and loan, check out this post - http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2011/10/27/microfinance-by-land-or-by-sea/ - on the Kiva Fellows Blog! [...]

Update for Gaby

Oct 28, 2011

Last week Caja Rural Señor de Luren loan officer Brian and I (Kiva Fellow Kate Bennett) visited Gaby at her home in Nazca, Peru. \ [...]

Update for Anonymous

Oct 25, 2011

You lenders are probably wondering why Maria Rosario stopped making repayments on her loan last May after several months of on-time repayments. I want to take this opportunity to clarify Oswaldo\'s last journal on [...]