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Kiva Fellow Michelle

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Location:
San Francisco CA United States
Occupation:
Attorney
Member Since:
Nov 13, 2009
Bio:
Prior to becoming a Kiva's fellow, Michelle worked as a lawyer for 6 years in San Francisco, California. At a San Francisco Bar Association event, Michelle learned about Kiva and was inspired by its mission to assist the alleviation of global poverty. Michelle has traveled through developing countries and always felt that she wanted to do more than just be a tourist. Michelle applied for the Kiva fellowship program and was happy to be selected. She is very excited about the new experience that awaits her in Ghana.
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Michelle's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF11

Fellow at Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT)

Ghana

Apr 18, 2010 to Sep 1, 2010

Updates From The Field

What I like about being a Kiva fellow
Aug 7, 2010
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Michelle Baker, KF 11 Ghana/Tanzania The best part of being a Kiva fellow is meeting with the borrowers.  During my first two months as a Kiva fellow, I had the opportunity to meet with several borrowers to [...]
Azuma Blow
Jun 24, 2010
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By Michelle Baker, KF 11, Ghana “Azuma blow” refers to locally made soap commonly found in the rural areas of Ghana.   Apparently, the soap is named after the much beloved Ghanaian three-time [...]
Sinapi Aba Trust (Ghana)
May 26, 2010
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By Michelle Baker, KF11 Ghana I am a Kiva Fellow working at Sinapi Aba Trust, which is located in Kumasi, Ghana in the heart of the Ashanti.  Sinapi Aba Trust is an autonomous private non-for-profit [...]
Kiva Love for Loan Officers
May 24, 2010
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By Michelle Baker, KF11 Ghana I spent the entire past week out in the field training branches and meeting with Kiva borrowers, and it was the most inspiring thing I have experienced in a very long time. The [...]
Soon… (Kumasi, Ghana)
May 10, 2010
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By Michelle Baker, KF11 Ghana I have been in Kumasi, Ghana for about 10 days just in time for the rainy season. Many people living in tropical areas probably know that when the rain comes the city shuts down, [...]

Entrepreneurs Michelle Has Visited

Update for Jitegemee Group
Sep 2, 2010
Thank you for supporting Irene Cosmas and the Jitegemee group. I am happy to report she is doing well. Irene has a poultry business. With the loan she received, she bought feed for her chickens. As a result of [...]
Update for Haki Sawa Group
Aug 31, 2010
Thank you for supporting Zuhura Abdallah and the Haki Sawa group. I am happy to report she is doing well. With the loan she received, she purchased chairs, tables, pots, pans, sugar, beans and rice for her café. [...]
Update for Chai Bora Group
Aug 31, 2010
Thank you for supporting Magreth Chuma and the Chai Bora group. I am happy to report she is doing well. With the loan she received, she purchased more food stock items for her store. Specifically, Magreth bought [...]
Update for Tupendane C Group
Aug 27, 2010
Thank you for supporting Twala Ally and the Tupendane C group. I am happy to report he is doing well. Twala was originally going to use the loan to buy more T-shirts and a bigger roll of netting material to make [...]
Update for Classic Group
Aug 27, 2010
Thank you for supporting Fredrick Mikael and the Classic group. I am happy to report he is doing well. With the loan he received, he purchased food items, such as sugar, rice, and wheat flour for his shop. As a [...]

Michelle's Loans

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6 loans

  

Portfolio Distribution

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

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Male66.67%
Female33.33%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Cambodia50.00%
Kenya16.67%
Ghana16.67%
Benin16.67%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Agriculture50.00%
Food33.33%
Arts16.67%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT)16.67%
VisionFund Cambodia16.67%
MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.16.67%
Kenya Agency For Development Of Enterprise And Technology (KADET), A Partner Of World Vision…16.67%
Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL), A Partner Of Save The Children16.67%
Alidé16.67%