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Kiva Fellow Megan

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Location:
Dallas Texas United States
Occupation:
Student / Anthropologist / Kiva Fellow
I loan because:
Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something.
About me:
I study human culture, microfinance, and health & well-being and how they all might connect.

+ Kiva Fellows 15th Class - Ecuador
Member Since:
Dec 1, 2010
Bio:
Megan is currently pursuing a doctorate in cultural anthropology at Southern Methodist University, concentrating on researching human health, economic development, and globalization, with a particular focus on microfinance. In the first grade, she acquired the desire to travel the world and work to improve the lives of others while listening to a Jesuit missionary discuss his humanitarian missions to Papua New Guinea at her Pennsylvania elementary school. Fifteen years later, while a student at IUP, she made her first journey abroad on an archaeology study trip to Belize and Guatemala. This trip confirmed the goal she had since a young age and she decided to become an anthropologist to study the puzzles of overcoming humanity's struggles. Her anthropological work took her to Spain, Peru, Mexico, and Bolivia. Megan is looking forward to launching her partnership with Kiva and helping FODEMI, her host MFI in Ecuador, learn every aspect of their new partnership with Kiva. She hopes the Kiva Fellowship will mark the beginning of a long career exploring microfinance.
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Megan's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF15

Fellow at FODEMI, a partner of World Vision International

Ecuador

May 19, 2011 to Aug 13, 2011

Updates From The Field

Here at the End
Aug 14, 2011
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By Megan Bond, KF15, Ecuador My Kiva Fellowship is coming to an end.  I will leave Ibarra and travel to Quito. An overnight flight will bring me to Atlanta and, finally, another flight will carry me to Dallas [...]
Saudades
Aug 13, 2011
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By Megan Bond, KF15, Ecuador Yesterday, as I left the office of FODEMI for the final time I felt as if I could not find the words to describe what I was feeling. Both the English and the Spanish languages had [...]
Video Blog: For the Love of Fiestas
Aug 12, 2011
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By Megan Bond, KF15, Ecuador Music, parades, disguises, fabulous street vendors, dancing in the streets, dancing in the fields, dancing wherever you feel like it – the Ecuadorians I’ve met love a [...]
Meeting “My” Borrower
Jul 21, 2011
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By Megan Bond, KF15, Ecuador Kiva provides a new lens through which we can view global problems and solutions. Just contemplating a concept like “world poverty” seems like an insurmountable task. It is [...]
Mud Walls to Mechanical Looms: Borrowers’ Stories
Jul 8, 2011
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By Megan Bond, KF15, Ecuador “Money is freedom and confidence and choice. And choice is dignity.” -       Jacqueline Novogratz, The Blue Sweater   Eight years ago, [...]
New Partnerships in the Middle of the World, Part II
Jun 14, 2011
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By Megan Bond, KF15 Ecuador I arrived in Ecuador at night, took a two-and-a-half hour taxi ride to my hotel, and fell asleep in unfamiliar surroundings. It was dark and I saw nearly nothing of the country I [...]

Entrepreneurs Megan Has Visited

Update for Edison
Aug 4, 2011
Saludos desde Ecuador (Greetings from Ecuador)! You are receiving this update because you helped fund a loan of one of Kiva\'s newest field partners, FODEMI, located in the northern and central Ecuadorian Andes. [...]
Update for Maria Lucia
Jul 22, 2011
Greetings for Ecuador! Thank you for supporting Maria Lucia & Roland\'s Band with a loan! I recently had the opportunity to travel to visit Maria Lucia\'s home near Otavalo. I was led to a room in their home that [...]
Update for María Graciela
Jul 22, 2011
Greetings for Ecuador! Thank you for supporting Graciela with a loan! I recently had the opportunity to meet with Graciela at her food stall in Ecuador. She invested her loan in supplies for her food stall and is [...]

Megan's Loans

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1-28 of 60 loans

  • Osama Group
    Osama Group
    Clothing Sales
    Yemen
    Paying back
    0% repaid
  • Salma
    Salma
    Clothing Sales
    Indonesia
    Paying back
    6% repaid
  • Mayamou
    Mayamou
    Cloth & Dressmaking Supplies
    Liberia
    Paying back
    23% repaid
  • Desdemona
    Desdemona
    Farming
    Georgia
    Paying back
    13% repaid
  • Jessie
    Jessie
    Agriculture
    United States
    Paying back
    13% repaid
  • Aygun
    Aygun
    Food Market
    Azerbaijan
    Paying back
    0% repaid
  • Samon
    Samon
    Services
    Cambodia
    Paying back
    33% repaid
  • Aida
    Aida
    Jewelry
    Armenia
    Paying back
    14% repaid
  • Rosa
    Rosa
    Personal Housing Expenses
    Mozambique
    Paying back
    33% repaid
  • Ruzanna
    Ruzanna
    Food Market
    Armenia
    Paying back
    13% repaid
  • Fuasou
    Fuasou
    Food Production/Sales
    Samoa
    Paying back
    46% repaid
  • Yelena
    Yelena
    Home Products Sales
    Ukraine
    Paying back
    50% repaid
  • Maria Domitila
    Maria Domitila
    Food Production/Sales
    Honduras
    Paying back
    70% repaid
  • C13013 Dukorerehamwe Group
    C13013…
    General Store
    Rwanda
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous
    Food Stall
    Costa Rica
    Paying back
    61% repaid
  • Sanaa
    Sanaa
    Higher education costs
    Jordan
    Paying back
    30% repaid
  • Esailama
    Esailama
    Soft Drinks
    United States
    Paying back
    20% repaid
  • Hanaa
    Hanaa
    Tailoring
    Iraq
    Paying back
    66% repaid
  • Efua
    Efua
    Food Production/Sales
    Ghana
    Paid back
    100% repaid
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Megan's Teams

Megan's Invites

11 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 %
Peru6.67%
Ecuador5.00%
Uganda5.00%
Indonesia3.33%
Iraq3.33%
United States3.33%
Armenia3.33%
Mexico3.33%
Benin3.33%
Bolivia3.33%
Cambodia3.33%
Paraguay1.67%
Senegal1.67%
Philippines1.67%
Sierra Leone1.67%
Rwanda1.67%
Samoa1.67%
The Democratic Republic Of The Congo1.67%
Viet Nam1.67%
Yemen1.67%
Zimbabwe1.67%
Ukraine1.67%
Togo1.67%
Tanzania1.67%
Pakistan1.67%
Tajikistan1.67%
Mali1.67%
El Salvador1.67%
Georgia1.67%
Ghana1.67%
Dominican Republic1.67%
Costa Rica1.67%
Azerbaijan1.67%
Burundi1.67%
Colombia1.67%
Guatemala1.67%
Honduras1.67%
Liberia1.67%
Mongolia1.67%
Mozambique1.67%
Lebanon1.67%
Kyrgyzstan1.67%
Jordan1.67%
Kenya1.67%
Nicaragua1.67%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Food51.67%
Retail21.67%
Clothing8.33%
Services6.67%
Agriculture5.00%
Education1.67%
Housing1.67%
Construction1.67%
Manufacturing1.67%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
Micro Credit For Development And Transformation SACCO (MCDT SACCO)3.33%
Pro Mujer Bolivia3.33%
Caja Rural Señor De Luren3.33%
FODEMI, A Partner Of World Vision International3.33%
Alidé3.33%
Nor Horizon Universal Credit Organization Limited Liability Company1.67%
Prisma Honduras, S.A.1.67%
Pearl Microfinance Limited1.67%
Negros Women For Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (NWTF)1.67%
MicroKing Savings And Credit Company (MKF)1.67%
Komak Credit Union1.67%
KREDIT Ltd.1.67%
LLC Micro Finance Organization Credo1.67%
MCC Mol Bulak Finance LLC1.67%
National Microfinance Bank1.67%
SEDA1.67%
Vision Finance Company S.a. (VFC), A Partner Of World Vision International1.67%
Turame Community Finance, A Partner Of World Relief And HOPE International1.67%
VisionFund Indonesia1.67%
Women And Associations For Gain Both Economic And Social (WAGES)1.67%
XacBank1.67%
Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd1.67%
Tanaoba Lais Manekat Foundation (TLM)1.67%
SEF International UCO LLC, A Partner Of World Vision International1.67%
Interactuar1.67%
SMEP Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited1.67%
Soro Yiriwaso, A Partner Of Save The Children1.67%
South Pacific Business Development (SPBD)1.67%
Relief International Microfinance Iraq1.67%
HOPE Ukraine, A Partner Of HOPE International1.67%
Association For Rural Development (ARD)1.67%
Asociación ASDIR1.67%
BRAC Liberia Microfinance Company Limited1.67%
CAURIE Microfinance, A Partner Of Catholic Relief Services1.67%
CHF International Access To Credit Services Initiatives (ACSI) Iraq1.67%
ASI Federal Credit Union1.67%
Asasah, A Partner Of Save The Children1.67%
Al Majmoua Lebanese Association For Development1.67%
Al-Amal Microfinance Bank1.67%
AMK (Angkor Microfinance Kampuchea)1.67%
Apoyo Integral1.67%
Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN)1.67%
CrediComun1.67%
Fundacion Realidad A.C (FRAC), A Partner Of World Vision International1.67%
Fundación Paraguaya1.67%
Hekima, A Partner Of World Relief1.67%
Hluvuku-Adsema1.67%
ACCION USA1.67%
Fundacion Mujer1.67%
Fundación León 20001.67%
EDAPROSPO1.67%
Edpyme Alternativa1.67%
Esperanza International Dominican Republic, A Partner Of HOPE International1.67%
Fundación ESPOIR1.67%
IMON International1.67%