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Kiva Fellow Rachel Brooks

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Location:
Nairobi Kenya
I loan because:
It's fun!
Member Since:
Jan 27, 2008
Bio:
Originally from California, Rachel relocated to Seattle after attending the University of Washington. She worked as a technical writer and online producer for Adobe and Microsoft and volunteered with Children's Trust Foundation and Childhaven. She has spent the last four years living in Paris and then Johannesburg, and recently settled in Nairobi. While in South Africa, Rachel volunteered with the Treatment Action Campaign, South African School Children's Help Appeal, and Vuselela HIV Centre, in addition to editing loan descriptions for Kiva.
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Rachel Brooks's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF9

Fellow at Faulu Kenya

Oct 5, 2009 to Dec 11, 2009

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF10

Fellow at Juhudi Kilimo (JK)

Kenya

Feb 1, 2010 to May 8, 2010

Updates From The Field

Vote for Kiva Field Partner Juhudi Kilimo as an Ashoka Changemaker!
Aug 2, 2010
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Kiva Field Partner Juhudi Kilimo has been nominated by Changemakers and Artemisia as a model of how to build the field of social business. Juhudi qualified as one of 448 entries from 78 countries as an outstanding [...]
Kiva’s newest cash cow: Juhudi Kilimo
Feb 12, 2010
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Hezron Murinde is a happy man. After 20 years of subsistence farming in a hilly region of Kenya’s Central Province, he’s earning a profit. It started with a chaff cutter. A chaff cutter is a big, cranky device [...]
Jua Kali: Running a blanket-based business
Dec 17, 2009
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Jua Kali translates as under the hot sun in Kiswahili but in Kenya it’s a term meant to describe businesses in the “informal sector.” Jua Kali businesses have slightly less infrastructure than [...]
Where to hide your money
Nov 23, 2009
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By Rachel Brooks, KF9, Faulu Kenya You'll never find Samuel's cash The bed is the most common location, according to the Kenyans I asked. But the specific location varies. You can simply keep it [...]
Big is beautiful in Kenya
Nov 10, 2009
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by Rachel Brooks, KF9, Kenya My favorite Kiva field partner before I started my fellowship was Kisimu Medical & Education Trust, here in Kenya. At K-MET, microfinance is a smaller part of a [...]
On the road with Pastor Zach
Oct 24, 2009
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by Rachel Brooks, KF9, Kenya Faulu Kenya, where I recently began as a Fellow, has a full-time Kiva Coordinator, Zachary Muriithi . He’s a busy guy. He works long hours at Faulu, manages his several [...]

Entrepreneurs Rachel Brooks Has Visited

Update for Pauline
Jul 21, 2010
This Journal was completed via mobile phone survey and includes Pauline\'s unedited SMS responses. Activity: dairy Loan use: to buy a dairy cow [Q] Since receiving your loan, have you [...]
Update for Chepkwony
Jul 16, 2010
This Journal was completed via mobile phone survey and includes Chepkwony\'s direct responses. Activity: Dairy Loan use: To buy a dairy cow. [Q] What specifically did you purchase with [...]
Update for Ngeno
Apr 29, 2010
Last week, I visited Ngeno Kipkemoi as part of a borrower verification that Kiva completes with all its field partners. Along with his loan officer John and several neighbors, I toured his farm and saw the three [...]
Update for Vincent
Apr 28, 2010
Dear Kiva Lender, Thank you for supporting entrepreneurs in Kenya! We are happy to be writing to you as the two Kiva Fellows working with Juhudi Kilimo. Juhudi is one of Kiva's newest Field Partners in Kenya, [...]

Rachel Brooks's Loans

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25 loans

  • Jane
    Jane
    Dairy
    Kenya
    Paying back
    33% repaid
  • Wissam
    Wissam
    Photography
    Iraq
    Paying back
    50% repaid
  • Nukra
    Nukra
    Animal Sales
    Tajikistan
    Paying back
    66% repaid
  • Shadrack
    Shadrack
    Dairy
    Kenya
    Paying back
    48% repaid
  • Karar
    Karar
    Bakery
    Iraq
    Paying back
    66% repaid
  • Haydar
    Haydar
    Food
    Iraq
    Paying back
    84% repaid
  • Samuel
    Samuel
    Dairy
    Kenya
    Ended with loss
    99% repaid
  • Moses
    Moses
    Dairy
    Kenya
    Ended with loss
    99% repaid
  • Hellen
    Hellen
    Agriculture
    Kenya
    Ended with loss
    99% repaid
  • Joan
    Joan
    Dairy
    Kenya
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Alphonce
    Alphonce
    Livestock
    Kenya
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • James
    James
    Dairy
    Kenya
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Wafa
    Wafa
    Food Production/Sales
    Lebanon
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Bénète Plus Group
    Bénète Plus…
    Retail
    The Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Reyna Isabel
    Reyna Isabel
    General Store
    Nicaragua
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Juliana
    Juliana
    Hardware
    Tanzania
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  

Rachel Brooks's Teams

Rachel Brooks's Invites

1 accepted invitations

Portfolio Distribution

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

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female64.00%
Male36.00%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Kenya32.00%
Iraq12.00%
Uganda8.00%
Tajikistan4.00%
Tanzania4.00%
The Democratic Republic Of The Congo4.00%
Zimbabwe4.00%
Sri Lanka4.00%
Nicaragua4.00%
Cambodia4.00%
Bolivia4.00%
Chile4.00%
Lebanon4.00%
Afghanistan4.00%
Pakistan4.00%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Agriculture36.00%
Services20.00%
Retail20.00%
Food16.00%
Arts4.00%
Clothing4.00%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
Juhudi Kilimo (JK)32.00%
CHF International Access To Credit Services Initiatives (ACSI) Iraq12.00%
Pearl Microfinance Limited8.00%
HOPE DRC, A Partner Of HOPE International4.00%
MLO Humo And Partners4.00%
Sero Lease And Finance Ltd. (SELFINA)4.00%
Fundación AgroCapital, A Partner Of ACDI/VOCA4.00%
MicroKing Savings And Credit Company (MKF)4.00%
Fondo Esperanza4.00%
AMK (Angkor Microfinance Kampuchea)4.00%
Al Majmoua Lebanese Association For Development4.00%
Ariana Financial Services Joint Stock Company (AFS), A Partner Of Mercy Corps4.00%
Asasah, A Partner Of Save The Children4.00%
BRAC Sri Lanka4.00%
AFODENIC4.00%