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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
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  • By Sector
  • By Partner

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female78.86%
Male21.14%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Ukraine8.13%
Philippines6.50%
Lebanon4.07%
Indonesia4.07%
Pakistan4.07%
Armenia4.07%
Ecuador3.25%
Kyrgyzstan3.25%
Burundi3.25%
Liberia3.25%
Cambodia3.25%
Kosovo2.44%
Kenya2.44%
The Democratic Republic Of The Congo2.44%
Nicaragua2.44%
Senegal2.44%
Iraq2.44%
Bolivia2.44%
Yemen2.44%
Benin2.44%
Azerbaijan2.44%
Colombia1.63%
Tajikistan1.63%
Peru1.63%
Congo1.63%
Togo1.63%
Honduras1.63%
Dominican Republic1.63%
Costa Rica1.63%
Mongolia1.63%
United States0.81%
Tanzania0.81%
Viet Nam0.81%
South Africa0.81%
Uganda0.81%
Timor-Leste0.81%
Mali0.81%
Albania0.81%
Ghana0.81%
Georgia0.81%
El Salvador0.81%
Mexico0.81%
Mozambique0.81%
Rwanda0.81%
Paraguay0.81%
Palestine0.81%
Sierra Leone0.81%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Retail16.26%
Food16.26%
Agriculture15.45%
Services13.01%
Manufacturing11.38%
Clothing6.50%
Housing6.50%
Construction4.07%
Education3.25%
Transportation2.44%
Personal Use1.63%
Health1.63%
Arts1.63%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
HOPE Ukraine5.69%
Asasah3.25%
Turame Community Finance, A Partner Of World Relief And HOPE International3.25%
Bai Tushum & Partners3.25%
Vitas. S.a.l.3.25%
BRAC Liberia Microfinance Company Limited3.25%
Emprender2.44%
Negros Women For Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (NWTF)2.44%
KosInvest2.44%
Agro Capital Management LLC2.44%
Hekima, A Partner Of World Relief2.44%
Nor Horizon Universal Credit Organization Limited Liability Company2.44%
Relief International Microfinance Iraq2.44%
Banco D-MIRO S.A.2.44%
Al-Amal Microfinance Bank2.44%
HOPE Congo S.A.1.63%
Women And Associations For Gain Both Economic And Social (WAGES)1.63%
Gata Daku Multi-purpose Cooperative (GDMPC)1.63%
ADIM (Asociación Alternativa Para El Desarrollo Integral De Las Mujeres)1.63%
Yehu Microfinance Trust1.63%
VisionFund Cambodia1.63%
Tanaoba Lais Manekat Foundation (TLM)1.63%
Fundacion Mujer1.63%
SEF International UCO LLC, A Partner Of World Vision International1.63%
Komak Credit Union1.63%
Finadev Benin1.63%
CAURIE Microfinance, A Partner Of Catholic Relief Services1.63%
Alalay Sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI)1.63%
Esperanza International Dominican Republic, A Partner Of HOPE International1.63%
BRAC Uganda0.81%
Transcapital0.81%
Tuba Rai Metin0.81%
Soro Yiriwaso, A Partner Of Save The Children0.81%
SMEP - Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited0.81%
Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN)0.81%
Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT), A Partner Of ChildFund International0.81%
Al Majmoua Lebanese Association For Development0.81%
Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd0.81%
Asociación Arariwa0.81%
VisionFund Indonesia0.81%
XacBank0.81%
VisionFund Mexico0.81%
Aqroinvest Credit Union0.81%
VisionFund Albania0.81%
UIMCEC, A Partner Of ChildFund International0.81%
Palestine For Credit & Development (FATEN)0.81%
Urwego Opportunity Bank0.81%
Alidé0.81%
Organizacion De Desarrollo Empresarial Femenino (ODEF)0.81%
Interactuar0.81%
Kashf Foundation0.81%
FAMA OPDF0.81%
Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)0.81%
Fund For Thanh Hoa Poor Women (FPW)0.81%
Hluvuku-Adsema0.81%
Fundación Mario Santo Domingo (FMSD)0.81%
Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL), A Partner Of Save The Children0.81%
Fundación ESPOIR0.81%
KREDIT Ltd.0.81%
Latino Economic Development Center0.81%
CSC MDO "IMON International"0.81%
Community Economic Ventures, Inc. (CEVI), A Partner Of VisionFund International0.81%
Novica0.81%
Fundación Paraguaya0.81%
Microfinanzas Prisma0.81%
MDO Arvand, LLC0.81%
León 2000 IMF0.81%
LLC Micro Finance Organization Credo0.81%
Maharishi Education For Invincibility Trust0.81%
PADECOMSM0.81%

Richard's Lending Activity by Country

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