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Kiva Fellow Milena Arciszewski

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Location:
New York, NY, United States
Occupation:
Founder and Executive Director of PandoProjects
I loan because:
I am inspired by the borrowers.
About me:
I am now starting PandoProjects, an incubator for grassroots initiatives. I served as a Kiva Fellow in Bosnia (Zene Za Zene), Kenya (Kisumu Medical Education Trust) and the Philippines (Community Economic Ventures.)
Check out:
http://www.pandoprojects.org
Member Since:
Jan 6, 2007
Bio:
Milena has worked for two years as an investment banking analyst at J.P Morgan in New York, structuring, syndicating and monitoring loans. Prior to her time on Wall Street, she graduated from the University of Virginia, where she volunteered with kids through Children’s Hospital, taught English to migrant farm workers and collected books to replenish libraries in Afghanistan. She has traveled to Europe, South America and China, and speaks Polish and basic Spanish. She is inspired by the possibilities of Microfinance, and hopes to capture the individual stories behind the loans through writing and photography.
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Milena Arciszewski's Kiva Fellowships

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Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF6

Fellow at Zene za Zene, a partner of Women for Women International

Oct 15, 2008 to Dec 19, 2008

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF7

Fellow at K-Met Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd

Jan 11, 2009 to Jun 15, 2009

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF8

Fellow at Community Economic Ventures, Inc. (CEVI), a partner of VisionFund International

Philippines

Jul 6, 2009 to Sep 30, 2009

Entrepreneurs Milena Arciszewski Has Visited

Update for Rabina
Sep 8, 2009
I apologize; the previous journal was posted in error. I did not visit Rabina during my time in the Philippines. [...]
Update for Maria
Sep 2, 2009
My name is Milena and I'm a Kiva Fellow volunteering in the Philippines. Last week I visited Maria to get an update on her loan. When we arrived at Maria's house, she was crouched on her porch, barefoot, [...]
Update for Cirila
Sep 2, 2009
My name is Milena and I'm a Kiva Fellow volunteering in the Philippines. Last week I visited Cirila to get an update on her loan. Watch the video to see a clip! Cirila explained that she started her [...]
Update for Ma. Rowillie
Sep 2, 2009
My name is Milena and I'm a Kiva Fellow volunteering in the Philippines. Last week I visited Maria Rowillie's fruit stand to get an update on her loan. Maria was friendly and spoke to us in English. She [...]
Update for Josefina
Sep 2, 2009
My name is Milena and I'm a Kiva Fellow volunteering in the Philippines with CEV. Last week I visited Josefina to get an update on her loan. Josefina has been a CEV microfinance client since 1999. Since that [...]

Milena Arciszewski's Loans

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Milena Arciszewski's Teams

Milena Arciszewski's Invites

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Portfolio Distribution

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

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female78.95%
Male21.05%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Philippines44.74%
Cambodia10.53%
Viet Nam7.89%
Jordan7.89%
Peru5.26%
Ecuador5.26%
Lebanon5.26%
Bolivia2.63%
Colombia2.63%
Azerbaijan2.63%
Nicaragua2.63%
Kenya2.63%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Agriculture31.58%
Food28.95%
Retail28.95%
Services5.26%
Housing2.63%
Clothing2.63%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
Community Economic Ventures, Inc. (CEVI), A Partner Of VisionFund International18.42%
Alalay Sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI)7.89%
Hagdan Sa Pag-uswag Foundation, Inc. (HSPFI)7.89%
Negros Women For Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (NWTF)5.26%
MIFEX5.26%
Al Majmoua Lebanese Association For Development5.26%
MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho5.26%
Tamweelcom5.26%
Center For Community Transformation Credit Cooperative (CCT)5.26%
Mekong Plus2.63%
National Microfinance Bank2.63%
Norwegian Microcredit LLC (Normicro)2.63%
SEDA2.63%
Fundación Mario Santo Domingo (FMSD)2.63%
Edpyme Alternativa2.63%
Capital Aid Fund For Employment Of The Poor (CEP)2.63%
AMK (Angkor Microfinance Kampuchea)2.63%
Emprender2.63%
FINCA Peru2.63%
Kenya Agency For Development Of Enterprise And Technology (KADET), A Partner Of World Vision…2.63%
ADIM (Asociación Alternativa Para El Desarrollo Integral De Las Mujeres)2.63%
KREDIT Ltd.2.63%

Milena Arciszewski's Lending Activity by Country

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