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Kiva Fellow Lorena

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Member Since:
Feb 23, 2010
Bio:
Lorena recently completed a two year contract with the World Bank as a Junior Professional Associate within the Asia Knowledge and Learning Group serving East and South Asia country office staff, where she developed and delivered operational and technical training courses. Prior to her JPA appointment she worked as a loan officer for the Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union. She has also managed the delivery of financial education curricula and a federally funded Individual Development Account (IDA) program. Through these experiences she gained a hands-on view of how financial services can help individuals acquire assets. Lorena is eager to leverage her Kiva Fellowship experience to further her career in international development. Lorena originally hails from Brooklyn, New York, and earned her bachelor's degree in Economics from St. Lawrence University.
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Lorena 's Kiva Fellowships

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

Fellow at Fondo Esperanza

Chile

Jul 26, 2010 to Oct 31, 2010

Updates From The Field

Providing More than Just Loans
Oct 19, 2010
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By Lorena Gil, KF12, Fondo Esperanza – Chile I have a love / hate relationship with credit and I doubt I am the only one.  More than anything it’s what credit enables us to do that appeals to us as [...]
Chile´s Bicentennial!
Sep 19, 2010
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Fondo Esperanza´s Feliz Cumpleaños Greeting By Lorena Gil, KF12, Fondo Esperanza – Chile On September 18th, Chile celebrates its bicentennial with a long four day weekend dedicated to asados [...]
Through the lens of Fondo Esperanza
Sep 2, 2010
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By Lorena Gil, KF12, Fondo Esperanza – Chile Each year Fondo Esperanza (FE) conducts a month long campaign (July 15 th – August 15 th ) geared to attracting more socias (borrowers/entrepreneurs) and [...]
Concrete Floors and the Digital Ceiling – Building MicroFinance Banking MIS in Chile
Aug 26, 2010
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By Lorena Gil, KF12, Fondo Esperanza – Chile GENERAL MENU OF MisFE I am not a computer wiz at all, so when Kiva asked the fellows heading to Latin America [...]
10,000 balloons soared into the sky
Aug 11, 2010
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Click to view slideshow. By Lorena Gil, KF12, Fondo Esperanza – Chile On August 6 th , over 10,000 balloons soared into the sky with the dreams of Fondo Esperanza’s entrepreneurs. Fondo Esperanza [...]
Minister Felipe of Mideplan Chile visits Socias of Fondo Esperanza and reveals results of the national socio-economic survey
Jul 29, 2010
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By Lorena Gil, Kiva Fellow/KF12, Fondo Esperanza – Chile On my first official day at Fondo Esperanza I was quickly whisked to a press release event already underway at a local communal centre in [...]

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