Kiva Logo

Kiva Fellow Nathan

Click to enlarge
Location:
Somerville, MA, United States
Occupation:
Development Economist
I loan because:
everyone should have access to credit (and preferably savings but that's a harder beast to deal with!)
About me:
I conduct economic research on the impact of microfinance in rural India.
Member Since:
Apr 21, 2008
Bio:
Nathan graduated from UC Davis in 2006 with degrees in Economics and International Relations. While studying, his global emphasis was on Africa where he was very interested in the post-colonial political landscape. When he had the chance to study abroad he went to the University of Ghana in Legon where he conducted an independent research project on Ghanaian International Migration Patterns. His conclusions and experiences led him to believe that individuals seem to have a greater impact on localized development than governments and large organizations such as the IMF. Upon graduating from UC Davis, Nathan became a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch and later started the Account Management program for a green-minded start-up called TheGreenOffice.com. Nathan's plans after being a Kiva Fellow in Hanoi, Vietnam include earning his M.A. in International Development to eventually pursue a career in microfinance.
Send Message Send a Kiva Card

Nathan's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF7

Fellow at SEDA

Feb 9, 2009 to May 31, 2009

Entrepreneurs Nathan Has Visited

Update for Thi Oanh's Group
May 28, 2009
Recently I had the pleasure in meeting Ms. Cao Thi Oanh, the leader of this group and the local cluster leader as well. I know that Xanthi gave you an update on Ms. Cao when she first received her loan, so I [...]
Update for Trần Thị Thuynh Group
May 28, 2009
Recently I had the pleasure in meeting Ms. Tran Thi Thuynh, the leader of this group. She was chosen to become the group leader because her fellow members believe that Ms. Tran is a very responsible person as [...]
Update for Nguyễn Thị Sơn Group
May 28, 2009
Recently I had the pleasure in meeting Ms. Nguyen Thi Son, the leader of this group. She was chosen to be the group leader because she is a very active and outgoing person and because she has always paid the [...]
Update for Thi Man's Group
May 28, 2009
Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Man Thi Do, the leader of this group. She was chosen to become the group leader because she is the oldest in her group and has more free time to do the required duties [...]
Update for Trần Thị Vụ Group
May 28, 2009
Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Tran Thi Vu who is the leader of this group as well as the cluster leader in her community. She was chosen to be both cluster leader and group leader because everyone [...]

Nathan's Loans

16 loans

  

Nathan's Teams

Nathan's Invites

Showing 2 accepted invitations

Portfolio Distribution

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

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female81.25%
Male18.75%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Cambodia25.00%
Viet Nam18.75%
Mongolia12.50%
Samoa6.25%
Tajikistan6.25%
Philippines6.25%
Israel6.25%
Dominican Republic6.25%
Ecuador6.25%
Benin6.25%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Food31.25%
Services25.00%
Agriculture12.50%
Retail12.50%
Housing6.25%
Clothing6.25%
Manufacturing6.25%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
AMK (Angkor Microfinance Kampuchea)18.75%
SEDA12.50%
KREDIT Ltd.6.25%
Koret Israel Economic Development Funds (KIEDF)6.25%
South Pacific Business Development (SPBD)6.25%
XacBank6.25%
Hagdan Sa Pag-uswag Foundation, Inc. (HSPFI)6.25%
Fund For Thanh Hoa Poor Women (FPW)6.25%
Banco D-MIRO S.A.6.25%
Credit Mongol6.25%
CSC MDO "IMON International"6.25%
Esperanza International Dominican Republic, A Partner Of HOPE International6.25%
Alidé6.25%

Nathan's Lending Activity by Country

Legend:
  • 1 - loans made
  • - loans made
  • - loans made
  • - loans made
  • - loans made
  • - loans made

fundraising loans

Options: