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Kiva Fellow Rosalind

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Location:
Washington DC United States
Member Since:
Jul 27, 2009
Bio:
Rosalind completed her undergraduate studies at the London School of Economics, where she was awarded a BSc International Relations in 2006. For the past few years, Rosalind has worked in employment taxes consulting at Deloitte in London, UK. Rosalind travelled to Tajikistan last spring, and is looking forward to returning there to work as a Kiva Fellow. After her fellowship, Rosalind plans to pursue a master's degree at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University. In her spare time, Rosalind enjoys learning languages (French and Farsi so far), cooking, and hosting dinner parties.
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Rosalind's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF10

Fellow at IMON International

Tajikistan

Mar 31, 2010 to Jul 13, 2010

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF10

Fellow at MLO Humo and Partners

Tajikistan

Mar 31, 2010 to Jul 13, 2010

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF10

Fellow at MLF Microinvest, a partner of ACDI/VOCA

Tajikistan

Mar 31, 2010 to Jul 13, 2010

Updates From The Field

Should Kiva Lenders take on currency exchange risk?
Jul 10, 2010
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By Rosalind Piggot, KF10, Tajikistan Until about a month ago, I didn’t realize that currency exchange loss protection was important to Kiva Lenders.  That was until Yelena (KF11, Azerbaijan) raised the [...]
Women in the workforce
Jul 3, 2010
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Tashbubu spinning wool into yarn, photo by Rob Cavese By Rosalind Piggot, KF10, Tajikistan “Apparently women entrepreneurs are able to raise funds more quickly than men in the world of Kiva,”
How useful is microfinance? (Migration v Microfinance)
Jun 28, 2010
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by Rosalind Piggot, KF10, Tajikistan Many Kiva Entrepreneurs I have met took up business to earn money to support their families. Some previous work didn’t pay enough. But in Tajikistan, [...]
The many faces of the Tajik celebration
Jun 11, 2010
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By Rosalind Piggot, KF10, Tajikistan At 7 am the other morning, I was deafened by rhythmic Tajik dance tunes.  After squirming around on my floor mattress to try to wake up fully, I opened the window.  On [...]
The end of farming as you know it
May 5, 2010
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By Rosalind Piggot, KF10, Tajikistan I always assumed that farmers requesting loans on Kiva were carrying on a traditional, family activity.  Farming was a profession passed from father to son, from mother to [...]
Mavluda’s poem and why you should get decked out in shiny hats
May 2, 2010
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By Rosalind Piggot, KF10, Tajikistan As I sat down at the living room table, former Kiva Entrepreneur Mavluda Muhidinova hurried to show me her work.  5 plate-shaped pieces of black material were already on [...]

Entrepreneurs Rosalind Has Visited

Update for Rano
Jul 9, 2010
Rano talks about how she decided to change business from selling coats and leather products to selling women\'s clothing in a different bazaar. [...]
Update for Shirin
Jul 3, 2010
HUMO recently discovered that an error occurred when the business description for Shirin was posted to the Kiva website. Shirin\'s loan actually has a slightly different repayment schedule than was listed. HUMO [...]
Update for Hurshed
Jul 3, 2010
HUMO recently discovered that an error occurred when the business description for Hurshed was posted to the Kiva website. Hurshed\'s loan actually has a slightly different repayment schedule than was listed. HUMO [...]
Update for Samadhodja
Jul 3, 2010
HUMO recently discovered that an error occurred when the business description for Samadhodja was posted to the Kiva website. Samadhodja\'s loan actually has a slightly different repayment schedule than was listed. [...]
Update for Hudaynazar
Jul 3, 2010
HUMO recently discovered that an error occurred when the business description for Hudaynazar was posted to the Kiva website. Hudaynazar\'s loan actually has a different repayment schedule than was listed. In [...]

Rosalind's Loans

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10 loans

  • Doniyor
    Doniyor
    Taxi
    Tajikistan
    Paying back
    6% repaid
  • Fathullo
    Fathullo
    Taxi
    Tajikistan
    Expired
    0% repaid
  • Bakir
    Bakir
    Taxi
    Azerbaijan
    Paying back
    40% repaid
  • Abdurahim
    Abdurahim
    Home Products Sales
    Tajikistan
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Shamsudin
    Shamsudin
    Clothing Sales
    Tajikistan
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Ikrom
    Ikrom
    Retail
    Tajikistan
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Bahrullo
    Bahrullo
    Taxi
    Tajikistan
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  • Hafiza
    Hafiza
    Agriculture
    Tajikistan
    Paid back
    100% repaid
  

Rosalind's Teams

Rosalind's Invites

1 accepted invitations

  • Umeda
    Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Portfolio Distribution

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

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Male80.00%
Female20.00%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Tajikistan70.00%
Pakistan10.00%
Azerbaijan10.00%
Afghanistan10.00%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Transportation40.00%
Retail20.00%
Services20.00%
Agriculture10.00%
Clothing10.00%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
IMON International40.00%
MLO Humo And Partners30.00%
Komak Credit Union10.00%
Ariana Financial Services Joint Stock Company (AFS), A Partner Of Mercy Corps10.00%
Asasah, A Partner Of Save The Children10.00%