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Kiva Fellow Margarita Salasyuk

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Location:
San Francisco United States
Occupation:
Microfinance
I loan because:
I believe access to capital is an important step in economic development around the world.
Member Since:
Mar 11, 2010
Bio:
Born and raised in Moscow, Russia, Margarita moved to New York City with her family at the age of 12. She graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University with a B.A. in Political Economics in 2005. After 5 years in finance in New York, specifically in private wealth management, she shifted her focus to microfinance. After completing her first fellowship with HOPE Ukraine in Zaporozhye, she is excited to explore microfinance in the Middle East with Kiva's partners in Israel and Palestine.
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Margarita Salasyuk's Kiva Fellowships

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

Fellow at HOPE Ukraine, a partner of HOPE International

Ukraine

Aug 2, 2010 to Nov 29, 2010

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF13

Fellow at Koret Israel Economic Development Funds (KIEDF)

Israel

Nov 9, 2010 to Feb 16, 2011

Updates From The Field

Microfinance in Israel – SAWA Way
Jan 13, 2011
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As already mentioned in my previous blog , Kiva newest partner in Israel is Koret Israel Economic Development Funds (KIEDF) , a non-profit organization that was established in 1994 by the Koret Foundation to [...]
Shalom from Israel!
Dec 24, 2010
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I would like to extend a warm welcome to Kiva’s  first partner in Israel – Koret Israel Economic Development Funds (KIEDF) . I worked in Tel Aviv with KIEDF in November and quickly realized that Israel is a [...]
Tax Reform in Ukraine
Nov 17, 2010
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One of the first things I heard upon my arrival to Ukraine three months ago was the statement that “государство душит малого придпринимателя,” which means that the [...]
Zaporozhye Celebrates Its Birthday!
Oct 17, 2010
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This year Zaporozhye is 240 years young!!!! The city celebrated last night with a huge concert and a very impressive fireworks show on Festival Square.  As your dedicated Kiva Fellow, I felt it was rather [...]
World Habitat Day!
Oct 4, 2010
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I would like to congratulate everyone with World Habitat Day! It is designated by the United Nations to take place on the first Monday of each October, and this year’s theme “Better City, Better Life” [...]
What a Loan Officer Wants, What a Loan Officer Needs
Sep 8, 2010
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On a very basic level, every loan officer wants a healthy portfolio of clients.  Delinquent loans or defaults are not only time and emotionally consuming to deal with, but can also be taken personally as they [...]

Entrepreneurs Margarita Salasyuk Has Visited

Update for Roman
Sep 22, 2010
Dear Kiva Lenders, I am the current Kiva Fellow working with HOPE Ukraine. I am travelling to Western Ukraine this week to meet with Roman Stadnik to find out more about his clothes market stand. I [...]
Update for Alexander
Sep 10, 2010
Alexander continues to sell men\'s shoes at the local market in Kakhovka. He used his loan to gradually restock his stand with spring and summer inventory during the year. His typical hours at the market are [...]
Update for Yuliya
Sep 10, 2010
Dear Kiva Lenders, On my recent trip to Kamenka, I made a quick visit to Yuliya\'s stand at the market to ask a few questions about her business. Yuliya shared that sales are currently low due to the [...]
Update for Irina
Sep 10, 2010
Dear Kiva Lenders, On my recent trip to Kamenka, I had the opportunity to meet Irina\'s husband who actively runs their grocery store business with her. Irina and her husband took out a loan of 20,000 [...]
Update for Ruslan
Sep 9, 2010
Ruslan\'s auto shop is actually a family business - both his father and mother help him out. His sister has a small stall at the near by market as well. He has been a customer of HOPE Ukraine now for 10 years. [...]

Margarita Salasyuk's Loans

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7 loans

  • Fred
    Fred
    Motorcycle Transport
    Uganda
    Paying back
    0% repaid
  • Levan
    Levan
    Dairy
    Georgia
    Paying back
    44% repaid
  • Angelica
    Angelica
    Construction
    United States
    Paying back
    18% repaid
  • Ahliddin
    Ahliddin
    Spare Parts
    Tajikistan
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Layla
    Layla
    Beauty Salon
    Israel
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Faig
    Faig
    Clothing Sales
    Azerbaijan
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Peter
    Peter
    Bakery
    Kenya
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  

Margarita Salasyuk's Teams

Margarita Salasyuk's Invites

1 accepted invitations

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    Paul
    Shanghai, China

Portfolio Distribution

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

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Male71.43%
Female28.57%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Uganda14.29%
United States14.29%
Tajikistan14.29%
Kenya14.29%
Georgia14.29%
Israel14.29%
Azerbaijan14.29%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Services14.29%
Construction14.29%
Food14.29%
Retail14.29%
Transportation14.29%
Clothing14.29%
Agriculture14.29%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
LLC Micro Finance Organization Credo14.29%
UGAFODE Microfinance Limited14.29%
Koret Israel Economic Development Funds (KIEDF)14.29%
Komak Credit Union14.29%
Faulu Kenya14.29%
IMON International14.29%
ASI Federal Credit Union14.29%