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Location:
Phnom Penh Cambodia
I loan because:
I like to support the street food industry worldwide. It has given so much to me and I'm happy to give a little back.
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http://www.mybigfatface.com
Member Since:
Aug 20, 2008
Bio:
Lina Goldberg is originally from New York and was raised in California. Lina worked at Google for five years, first in California then in Dublin, and most recently in London. Before joining Google, she worked as a private investigator and volunteered for the Homeless Youth Alliance in San Francisco. She has spent the last nine months traveling through Asia and South America sampling the local delicacies. Lina has been a Kiva lender since 2008 and supports her love of street food through her loans to food vendors.
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Lina Goldberg's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF12

Fellow at MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.

Cambodia

Jul 29, 2010 to Nov 8, 2010

Updates From The Field

Silk weaving in Cambodia: An age-old tradition struggles to survive
Dec 26, 2010
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Cambodia has a long and rich history in silk production and weaving dating back more than a thousand years. Women across southern Cambodia have looms in their homes, and they practice the art passed down from [...]
Have you eaten rice? Saying hello in Cambodia
Aug 16, 2010
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The standard salutation in Cambodia is Sua s’dai , “Hello,” followed by Nham bay howie nov? or “Have you eaten?” For the rest of the day, if you see someone a second or third time [...]

Entrepreneurs Lina Goldberg Has Visited

Update for Chanthou
Jan 23, 2011
Dear Kiva Lenders, I was recently a Kiva Fellow at MAXIMA for 13 weeks in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. During this time I had the chance to meet dozens of borrowers, hear their stories and learn more about how [...]
Update for Samnang
Nov 7, 2010
Last week I stopped by Samnang Sum\'s house where I got to meet his his daughter Somavatey. Somavatey is 19 and in training to become a wedding planner in decorator. When she was younger she was able to finish [...]
Update for Pisey
Nov 7, 2010
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Pisey San on an island in the Mekong called Koh Dach. Koh Dach is known for it\'s historic silk-weaving industry. Pisey used her Kiva loan to purchase silk for weaving. She [...]
Update for Ny
Nov 7, 2010
On Tuesday I visited Ny Keo at Koh Dach, and island in the Mekong river that is known for its silk weaving community. Ny has been a weaver for 40 years, since she was a teenager. Ny learned the craft from her [...]
Update for Samoeun
Nov 4, 2010
Yesterday we visited Samoeun Preab in a village outside of Phnom Penh. Samoeun used the loan to purchase a new moto for his wife\'s vegetable sales business. She sells vegetables such as carrots, cabbage, salads [...]

Lina Goldberg's Loans

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1-28 of 30 loans

  • Sreypach
    Fruits & Vegetables
    Cambodia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Purvee
    Butcher Shop
    Mongolia
    Paying back
    75% repaid
  • Jeffrey
    Restaurant
    Philippines
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Leng
    Fish Selling
    Cambodia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Augustina
    Food Production/Sales
    Ghana
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Lucrecia
    Food Production/Sales
    Philippines
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Choun
    Fruits & Vegetables
    Cambodia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Asha
    Cafe
    Tanzania
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Lina
    Grocery Store
    Lebanon
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Joyeux Lutins Plus Group
    Food Market
    The Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Sok
    Food Production/Sales
    Cambodia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Awa
    Food Stall
    Senegal
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Lolita
    Food Production/Sales
    Philippines
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Josephine
    Food Production/Sales
    Philippines
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Rosa's Group
    Food Production/Sales
    Philippines
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Anita
    Food Production/Sales
    Philippines
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Rudelyn
    Food Production/Sales
    Philippines
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Marng
    Grocery Store
    Cambodia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Margie
    Fish Selling
    Philippines
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Moeun
    Fish Selling
    Cambodia
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Aigafou
    Food Production/Sales
    Samoa
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Amévi
    Food Market
    Togo
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Valelia
    Food Market
    Samoa
    Paid back
    100% repaid
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Lina Goldberg's Teams

Lina Goldberg's Invites

12 accepted invitations

Portfolio Distribution

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

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female90.00%
Male10.00%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Philippines26.67%
Cambodia20.00%
Samoa13.33%
El Salvador6.67%
Tanzania3.33%
Togo3.33%
Viet Nam3.33%
Senegal3.33%
The Democratic Republic Of The Congo3.33%
Peru3.33%
Ghana3.33%
Lebanon3.33%
Mongolia3.33%
Bolivia3.33%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Food100.00%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
South Pacific Business Development (SPBD)13.33%
MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.10.00%
Paglaum Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PMPC)10.00%
Alalay Sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI)6.67%
Apoyo Integral6.67%
Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL), A Partner Of Save The Children6.67%
Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT)3.33%
UIMCEC, A Partner Of ChildFund International3.33%
Youth Self Employment Foundation (YOSEFO)3.33%
XacBank3.33%
Negros Women For Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (NWTF)3.33%
TYM Fund3.33%
KREDIT Ltd.3.33%
Emprender3.33%
Edpyme Alternativa3.33%
Gata Daku Multi-purpose Cooperative (GDMPC)3.33%
Hagdan Sa Pag-uswag Foundation, Inc. (HSPFI)3.33%
Al Majmoua Lebanese Association For Development3.33%
HOPE DRC, A Partner Of HOPE International3.33%
Microfund Togo3.33%