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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 %
Female78.29%
Male21.71%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Ukraine7.75%
Philippines6.20%
Indonesia4.65%
Pakistan4.65%
Armenia3.88%
Lebanon3.88%
Ecuador3.10%
Liberia3.10%
Costa Rica3.10%
Cambodia3.10%
Kyrgyzstan3.10%
Burundi3.10%
Kosovo2.33%
Nicaragua2.33%
Senegal2.33%
The Democratic Republic Of The Congo2.33%
Kenya2.33%
Iraq2.33%
Tajikistan2.33%
Bolivia2.33%
Yemen2.33%
Benin2.33%
Azerbaijan2.33%
Colombia1.55%
Peru1.55%
Congo1.55%
Paraguay1.55%
Togo1.55%
Honduras1.55%
Mongolia1.55%
Dominican Republic1.55%
Tanzania0.78%
Timor-Leste0.78%
United States0.78%
Viet Nam0.78%
Uganda0.78%
Mali0.78%
Albania0.78%
Ghana0.78%
Georgia0.78%
El Salvador0.78%
Mexico0.78%
Mozambique0.78%
Sierra Leone0.78%
Rwanda0.78%
Palestine0.78%
South Africa0.78%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Retail16.28%
Food16.28%
Agriculture16.28%
Services12.40%
Manufacturing11.63%
Clothing6.20%
Housing6.20%
Construction3.88%
Education3.10%
Personal Use2.33%
Transportation2.33%
Arts1.55%
Health1.55%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
HOPE Ukraine5.43%
Asasah3.10%
Turame Community Finance, A Partner Of World Relief And HOPE International3.10%
BRAC Liberia Microfinance Company Limited3.10%
Vitas. S.a.l.3.10%
Bai Tushum & Partners3.10%
Nor Horizon Universal Credit Organization Limited Liability Company2.33%
Relief International Microfinance Iraq2.33%
Negros Women For Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (NWTF)2.33%
KosInvest2.33%
Agro Capital Management LLC2.33%
Hekima, A Partner Of World Relief2.33%
Fundacion Mujer2.33%
Al-Amal Microfinance Bank2.33%
Emprender2.33%
Banco D-MIRO S.A.2.33%
Gata Daku Multi-purpose Cooperative (GDMPC)1.55%
Fundación Paraguaya1.55%
HOPE Congo S.A.1.55%
Tanaoba Lais Manekat Foundation (TLM)1.55%
Yehu Microfinance Trust1.55%
Women And Associations For Gain Both Economic And Social (WAGES)1.55%
VisionFund Cambodia1.55%
SEF International UCO LLC, A Partner Of World Vision International1.55%
ADIM (Asociación Alternativa Para El Desarrollo Integral De Las Mujeres)1.55%
Komak Credit Union1.55%
CAURIE Microfinance, A Partner Of Catholic Relief Services1.55%
Esperanza International Dominican Republic, A Partner Of HOPE International1.55%
Alalay Sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI)1.55%
Finadev Benin1.55%
Soro Yiriwaso, A Partner Of Save The Children0.78%
Tuba Rai Metin0.78%
BRAC Pakistan0.78%
Transcapital0.78%
SMEP - Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited0.78%
Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT), A Partner Of ChildFund International0.78%
PADECOMSM0.78%
Palestine For Credit & Development (FATEN)0.78%
Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd0.78%
BRAC Uganda0.78%
UIMCEC, A Partner Of ChildFund International0.78%
VisionFund Mexico0.78%
Alidé0.78%
XacBank0.78%
Al Majmoua Lebanese Association For Development0.78%
VisionFund Indonesia0.78%
Aqroinvest Credit Union0.78%
Organizacion De Desarrollo Empresarial Femenino (ODEF)0.78%
Urwego Opportunity Bank0.78%
VisionFund Albania0.78%
Asociación Arariwa0.78%
Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN)0.78%
Kashf Foundation0.78%
EDESA0.78%
Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)0.78%
CSC MDO "IMON International"0.78%
Interactuar0.78%
FAMA OPDF0.78%
Fundación ESPOIR0.78%
Fund For Thanh Hoa Poor Women (FPW)0.78%
Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL), A Partner Of Save The Children0.78%
Hluvuku-Adsema0.78%
KREDIT Ltd.0.78%
Latino Economic Development Center0.78%
MLO Humo And Partners0.78%
Nazava Water Filters0.78%
Community Economic Ventures, Inc. (CEVI), A Partner Of VisionFund International0.78%
Fundación Mario Santo Domingo (FMSD)0.78%
Microfinanzas Prisma0.78%
MDO Arvand, LLC0.78%
León 2000 IMF0.78%
LLC Micro Finance Organization Credo0.78%
Maharishi Education For Invincibility Trust0.78%
Novica0.78%

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