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Kiva Fellow Lee

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Location:
United States
Occupation:
Teacher
Member Since:
Nov 7, 2008
Bio:
Lee holds a master’s degree from Middlebury College, which enabled him to study abroad in both Spain and Mexico. With a background in finance and education, he has worked in both international risk management and high school education throughout the past three years in the NYC area. Building on his own volunteer experiences in Guatemala during college, Lee is committed to teaching through service-learning and has chaperoned trips abroad to Honduras and Mexico for middle and high school students. Upon returning from his Kiva fellowship, Lee will be using his experience to develop an interdisciplinary curriculum to introduce microfinance into high school language and mathematics classes.
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Lee's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF8

Fellow at Asociación Arariwa

Jun 15, 2009 to Aug 15, 2009

Updates From The Field

¡Feliz Inti Raymi!
Jul 13, 2009
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Posted by Lee Bruner KF8 In Cusco, Perú, there are numerous holidays during the winter months of June and July. Most recently the town celebrated Inti Raymi (the Sun Festival), an Incan tradition marking the [...]
Mobile banking: what’s the price?
Jun 24, 2009
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This past week I heard from a friend in the US who got the new iPhone. It looks pretty cool – smaller, faster, and even has the long-awaited cut/copy/paste feature. All for just USD $199… But what if you [...]

Entrepreneurs Lee Has Visited

Update for Jaime
Jul 19, 2009
In the last 2 months Jaime has dealt with two major sicknesses in his family. His grandfather and mother-in-law have been hospitalized in Cusco (10 hours away by bus) for serious illnesses, and he and his wife [...]
Update for Pedro
Jul 19, 2009
Pedro is currently working on two construction projects in Pilcopata. He has used his loan to purchase building supplies, as well as cover living expenses for his family since he is not paid until jobs are [...]
Update for Victoria
Jul 19, 2009
Victoria has used her loan to invest in merchandise for her small general store including toiletries, cooking oil, sugar and canned milk. Victoria said that sales have decreased noticeably in the last month [...]
Update for Narciso Eusebio
Jul 19, 2009
Narciso has used his loan to invest in his small grocery store in Pilcopata. This month he installed new windows, shelves, and flooring. He has also purchased merchandise such as oil, sugar and noodles. [...]
Update for Marco Angel
Jul 19, 2009
Marco Angel has used his loan to invest in his carwash business in Pilcopata. He has an average of 4 customers a day, and charges them approximately $2 USD, and $3-5 USD for an oil change. He is still saving [...]

Lee's Loans

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15 loans

  • Ida
    Ida
    Taxi
    Peru
    Paying back
    0% repaid
  • Sonia
    Sonia
    Taxi
    Peru
    Paying back
    28% repaid
  • Libia
    Libia
    General Store
    Peru
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Luz
    Luz
    Bakery
    Peru
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Ali
    Ali
    Fruits & Vegetables
    Lebanon
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Luzmila
    Luzmila
    Tailoring
    Peru
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Zelmira
    Zelmira
    Cattle
    Peru
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Martha Miriam
    Martha Miriam
    Personal Housing Expenses
    Nicaragua
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Sonia
    Sonia
    Grocery Store
    Peru
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  

Lee's Teams

Lee's Invites

14 accepted invitations

Portfolio Distribution

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

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female93.33%
Male6.67%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Peru53.33%
Nicaragua26.67%
Togo6.67%
Lebanon6.67%
Honduras6.67%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Food40.00%
Retail26.67%
Transportation13.33%
Housing6.67%
Agriculture6.67%
Services6.67%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
Microfinanzas Prisma26.67%
Fundación León 200020.00%
Asociación Arariwa13.33%
Microfund Togo6.67%
Prisma Honduras, S.A.6.67%
Al Majmoua Lebanese Association For Development6.67%
Manuela Ramos / CrediMUJER6.67%
Caja Rural Señor De Luren6.67%
AFODENIC6.67%