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Kiva Fellow Kathrin

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Location:
Rwanda
I loan because:
I believe in the effectiveness of microlending.
Member Since:
May 11, 2008
Bio:
Kathrin first became an online lender in 2008 after watching a news report about Kiva. As a fellow in Lome, Togo, she is eager to take her passion for international development through genuine partnership to the next level. Kathrin holds a B.S. in International Trade & Finance and has a background in enterprise risk management, having worked at Deloitte as a senior consultant. Born and raised in Germany, Kathrin has been interested in other cultures ever since she came to study in the US in 2000. This interest finally led her to leave the corporate world in 2009 to spend a year exploring several countries in East Asia and North Africa. Having recently lived and worked in France, Kathrin speaks French and hopes to enrich her vocabulary with local Togolese expressions as well as pick up some basic phrases in Eve.
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Kathrin's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF15

Fellow at Women and Associations for Gain both Economic and Social (WAGES)

Togo

May 30, 2011 to Aug 8, 2011

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF16

Fellow at Amasezerano Community Banking S.A.

Rwanda

Aug 8, 2011 to Jan 31, 2012

Updates From The Field

Mali in Color (Part 2): Impressions from the Road
Dec 13, 2011
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By Kathrin Gerner, KF16, Rwanda In the first part of this blog series, I shared pictures of Malian borrowers. But even on my way to those borrowers, I was not able to put down my camera. Here are my favorite [...]
Mali in Color (Part 1): Impressions of Kiva Borrowers
Dec 12, 2011
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By Kathrin Gerner, KF16, Rwanda When I boarded a plane to Mali last week, I was not exactly enthusiastic. One reason may have been the unpleasant 2 AM take-off from Kigali, another the recent Al-Qaida [...]
Update from the Field: Loan Officer Training, a Photographic Journey + Kiva Gift Cards
Dec 12, 2011
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Compiled by Kathrin Gerner, KF16, Rwanda Fishing at the coast of Sierra Leone (by Tejal Desai) December has long been the month of annual awards, looking back and frantic searches for presents. The [...]
Update from the Field: New Products in Microfinance, Over-Indebtedness + Transparency
Nov 15, 2011
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Compiled by Kathrin Gerner, KF16, Rwanda Meru, Kenya (by Claire Markham) This week on the Kiva fellows blog, start out by learning about three new microfinance products – microinsurance i [...]
Update from the Field: Expanding the Reach of Microfinance, Downsizing Development + Why We Kiva
Oct 31, 2011
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Compiled by Kathrin Gerner, KF16, Rwanda Kiva Fellows in East Africa This week, you have no fewer than 14 new articles to choose from on the Kiva fellows blog: Let the fellows take you along on [...]
Say a Little Prayer for the Portfolio: 5 Questions about Christian Microfinance in Rwanda
Oct 10, 2011
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By Kathrin Gerner and Whitney Webb, KF16, Rwanda Praying Together: The Staff of Amasezerano at their Annual Trip Before coming to Rwanda, we both had no idea what it meant to work for a Christian [...]

Entrepreneurs Kathrin Has Visited

Update for Benkadi Group
Dec 9, 2011
&pageIDThank you for your generous loan to Benkadi Group in Mali! My name is Kathrin Gerner and I am a Kiva fellow working with Soro Yiriwaso, Kiva's field partner in [...]
Update for Diekabara Group
Dec 9, 2011
Thank you for your generous loan to Diekabara Group in Mali! My name is Kathrin Gerner and I am a Kiva fellow working with Soro Yiriwaso, Kiva's field partner in Mali. [...]
Update for Benkan Group
Dec 9, 2011
Thank you for your generous loan to Benkan Group in Mali! My name is Kathrin Gerner and I am a Kiva fellow working with Soro Yiriwaso, Kiva's field partner in Mali.
Update for Tiessiri I Group
Dec 9, 2011
Thank you for your generous loan to Tiessiri I Group in Mali! My name is Kathrin Gerner and I am a Kiva fellow working with Soro Yiriwaso, Kiva's field partner in Mali [...]
Update for Siguitemasson Ii Group
Dec 9, 2011
Thank you for your generous loan to Siguitemasson II Group in Mali! My name is Kathrin Gerner and I am a Kiva fellow working with Soro Yiriwaso, Kiva's field partner i [...]

Kathrin's Loans

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Kathrin's Teams

Kathrin's Invites

10 accepted invitations

Portfolio Distribution

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

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female86.67%
Male13.33%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Rwanda13.33%
Paraguay10.00%
Uganda10.00%
Afghanistan6.67%
Nigeria6.67%
Cambodia6.67%
Burundi6.67%
Ghana6.67%
Benin6.67%
Zambia3.33%
Togo3.33%
The Democratic Republic Of The Congo3.33%
Palestine3.33%
Lebanon3.33%
Liberia3.33%
Pakistan3.33%
Kyrgyzstan3.33%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Food40.00%
Retail20.00%
Agriculture16.67%
Services13.33%
Clothing10.00%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
BRAC Uganda10.00%
Fundación Paraguaya10.00%
Amasezerano Community Banking S.A.10.00%
Alidé6.67%
Turame Community Finance, A Partner Of World Relief And HOPE International6.67%
Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO)6.67%
Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN)6.67%
Ariana Financial Services Joint Stock Company (AFS), A Partner Of Mercy Corps6.67%
AMK (Angkor Microfinance Kampuchea)6.67%
Palestine For Credit & Development (FATEN)3.33%
Vision Finance Company S.a. (VFC), A Partner Of World Vision International3.33%
Women And Associations For Gain Both Economic And Social (WAGES)3.33%
Mobile Transactions (MTZ)3.33%
Hekima, A Partner Of World Relief3.33%
Asasah, A Partner Of Save The Children3.33%
Ameen S.a.l.3.33%
Local Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP), A Partner Of World Hope International And World Relief3.33%
MCC Mol Bulak Finance LLC3.33%