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Kiva Fellow Richard

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Location:
United States
Member Since:
Mar 4, 2012
Bio:
Rick grew up and spent most of his professional life in the eastern US - New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania. Even though he worked in what might be viewed as a stodgy industrial business in the US for 18 years (designing and manufacturing electrical distribution equipment) he has always traveled and now claims to have visited more than 100 countries. From mud-crawling in the caves of Costa Rica in 1982, his most recent extended adventure was a 4300km solo cycling trip from Malta to Dublin including the length of the Pyrenees. He just got the first entry stamp in his fourth (or is it 5th?) passport on a birding trip to Belize. His work for a US manufacturing firm took him for short trips with joint development partners to South Korea, France and Germany, and to manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico, The Dominican Republic and Brazil. More recently he spent two years developing an engineering design center in Suzhou, China to design products for the Chinese market. Working and getting things done in a foreign culture have brought the best rewards, and he is looking forward to applying his managerial skills to assisting Kiva partners. Besides all that work, he is an avid photographer (since back when there was film!), skis, snowshoes, and flies airplanes.
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Richard's Kiva Fellowships

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Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF20

Fellow at Tuba Rai Metin

Timor-Leste

Jan 31, 2013 to May 27, 2013

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF20

Fellow at Tanaoba Lais Manekat Foundation (TLM)

Timor-Leste

Jan 31, 2013 to May 27, 2013

Entrepreneurs Richard Has Visited

Update for Domingas
Apr 11, 2013
Dear Kiva lenders, When we think about microfinance, we generally focus on the borrowers and how microloans, insurance and savings will help them pull themselves out of poverty or ensure that they don't slip [...]

Richard's Loans

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Portfolio Distribution

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

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female79.10%
Male20.90%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Ukraine7.46%
Philippines5.97%
Pakistan4.48%
Indonesia4.48%
Lebanon3.73%
Armenia3.73%
Liberia2.99%
Burundi2.99%
Kyrgyzstan2.99%
Cambodia2.99%
Timor-Leste2.99%
Ecuador2.99%
Costa Rica2.99%
The Democratic Republic Of The Congo2.24%
Kosovo2.24%
Azerbaijan2.24%
Bolivia2.24%
Nicaragua2.24%
Kenya2.24%
Iraq2.24%
Yemen2.24%
Tajikistan2.24%
Senegal2.24%
Benin2.24%
Colombia1.49%
Peru1.49%
Paraguay1.49%
Congo1.49%
Togo1.49%
Honduras1.49%
Mongolia1.49%
Dominican Republic1.49%
Tanzania0.75%
South Africa0.75%
Viet Nam0.75%
United States0.75%
Uganda0.75%
Mali0.75%
Jordan0.75%
Ghana0.75%
Georgia0.75%
El Salvador0.75%
Albania0.75%
Mexico0.75%
Samoa0.75%
Rwanda0.75%
Palestine0.75%
Mozambique0.75%
Sierra Leone0.75%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Retail17.16%
Agriculture16.42%
Food15.67%
Services12.69%
Manufacturing11.19%
Clothing6.72%
Housing5.97%
Construction3.73%
Education2.99%
Personal Use2.24%
Transportation2.24%
Arts1.49%
Health1.49%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
HOPE Ukraine5.22%
Vitas. S.a.l.2.99%
Bai Tushum & Partners2.99%
BRAC Liberia Microfinance Company Limited2.99%
Asasah2.99%
Tuba Rai Metin2.99%
Turame Community Finance, A Partner Of World Relief And HOPE International2.99%
Fundacion Mujer2.24%
Relief International Microfinance Iraq2.24%
Emprender2.24%
Nor Horizon Universal Credit Organization Limited Liability Company2.24%
KosInvest2.24%
Banco D-MIRO S.A.2.24%
Hekima, A Partner Of World Relief2.24%
Agro Capital Management LLC2.24%
Al-Amal Microfinance Bank2.24%
Negros Women For Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (NWTF)2.24%
Finadev Benin1.49%
HOPE Congo S.A.1.49%
Gata Daku Multi-purpose Cooperative (GDMPC)1.49%
Tanaoba Lais Manekat Foundation (TLM)1.49%
Fundación Paraguaya1.49%
VisionFund Cambodia1.49%
Women And Associations For Gain Both Economic And Social (WAGES)1.49%
Alalay Sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI)1.49%
Yehu Microfinance Trust1.49%
ADIM (Asociación Alternativa Para El Desarrollo Integral De Las Mujeres)1.49%
CAURIE Microfinance, A Partner Of Catholic Relief Services1.49%
Komak Credit Union1.49%
SEF International UCO LLC, A Partner Of World Vision International1.49%
Esperanza International Dominican Republic, A Partner Of HOPE International1.49%
PADECOMSM0.75%
Novica0.75%
Organizacion De Desarrollo Empresarial Femenino (ODEF)0.75%
Palestine For Credit & Development (FATEN)0.75%
Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT), A Partner Of ChildFund International0.75%
Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd0.75%
VisionFund Albania0.75%
VisionFund Indonesia0.75%
VisionFund Mexico0.75%
XacBank0.75%
Urwego Opportunity Bank0.75%
UIMCEC, A Partner Of ChildFund International0.75%
Soro Yiriwaso, A Partner Of Save The Children0.75%
South Pacific Business Development (SPBD)0.75%
Transcapital0.75%
Nazava Water Filters0.75%
SMEP - Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited0.75%
Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)0.75%
CSC MDO "IMON International"0.75%
Community Economic Ventures, Inc. (CEVI), A Partner Of VisionFund International0.75%
EDESA0.75%
FAMA OPDF0.75%
Fund For Thanh Hoa Poor Women (FPW)0.75%
Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN)0.75%
BRAC Uganda0.75%
Alidé0.75%
Al Majmoua Lebanese Association For Development0.75%
Aqroinvest Credit Union0.75%
Asociación Arariwa0.75%
BRAC Pakistan0.75%
Fundación ESPOIR0.75%
Fundación Mario Santo Domingo (FMSD)0.75%
Maharishi Education For Invincibility Trust0.75%
LLC Micro Finance Organization Credo0.75%
MDO Arvand, LLC0.75%
Microfinanzas Prisma0.75%
MLO Humo And Partners0.75%
León 2000 IMF0.75%
Latino Economic Development Center0.75%
Hluvuku-Adsema0.75%
Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL), A Partner Of Save The Children0.75%
Interactuar0.75%
Kashf Foundation0.75%
KREDIT Ltd.0.75%
National Microfinance Bank0.75%

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