Kiva Fellow Maia Pelleg

Location:: Minnetonka, MN, United States
Occupation:: Kiva Fellow!
I loan because:: I believe in giving others opportunity. These individuals are motivated and dedicated to working hard to create a better life for themselves and their families.
Check out:: http://maiapelleg.wordpress.com/
Member Since:: May 12, 2009
Bio:: Maia graduated from Duke University in 2007, where she majored in Political Science and International Relations. Originally hailing from Minnesota, Maia has spent the past two years living in Boston working as a corporate strategy consultant. In this role, Maia developed many skill sets that will be useful to her as a Kiva Fellow, but more importantly discovered her desire for a future career that combines business and law in a non-profit environment. Maia became a Kiva lender after a three-month trip to Africa, where she witnessed how quickly flat monetary donations were squandered and failed to impact the projects to which they were bestowed. Seeing firsthand that microlending is a powerful and sustainable way to empower people to lift themselves out of poverty, Maia was inspired to delay law school for a year to play an active role in microfinance. Maia views her Kiva Fellowship as an ideal opportunity to combine her knowledge of business, love of traveling, and commitment to improving society through individual empowerment.
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Maia Pelleg's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF9

Fellow at Kenya Agency for Development of Enterprise and Technology (KADET), a partner of World Vision International

Oct 7, 2009 to Dec 21, 2009

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF10

Fellow at Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT)

Ghana

Feb 1, 2010 to Apr 21, 2010

Entrepreneurs Maia Pelleg Has Visited

Update for Ama

Apr 16, 2010

On November 26, 2009, you helped fund Ama\'s loan of 1,000 Ghana Cedi. Ama is still repaying her loan, and a Sinapi Aba Trust staff member recently caught up with Ama to ask her about her loan experience. Here is [...]

Update for Janet

Apr 16, 2010

On December 2, 2009, you helped fund Janet\'s loan of 2,000 Ghana Cedi. Janet is still repaying her loan, and a Sinapi Aba Trust staff member recently caught up with Janet to ask her about her loan experience. [...]

Update for Leticia

Apr 16, 2010

On December 2, 2009, you helped fund Leticia\'s loan of $1075. Leticia is still repaying her loan, and a Sinapi Aba Trust staff member recently caught up with Leticia to ask her about her loan experience. Here is [...]

Update for Lord Of Host Group

Apr 16, 2010

On December 2, 2009, you helped fund Lord of Host\'s group loan of $2,125. The Lord of Host borrower group is still repaying their loan, and a Sinapi Aba Trust staff member recently caught up with one of the [...]

Update for Samaria Group

Apr 16, 2010

On December 2, 2009, you helped fund the Samaria Trust Bank Group\'s loan of $1,775. The Samaria Trust Bank Group is still repaying their loan, and a Sinapi Aba Trust staff member recently caught up with one of [...]