Kiva Fellow Stephanie

Location:: San Francisco, California, United States
Occupation:: Kiva Fellow (KF14, Cambodia)
I loan because:: it challenges borrowers to create long-lasting businesses-- and it works.
About me:: I worked in sustainable fashion retail and am a Kiva Fellow serving in Cambodia as part of the KF14 class.
Check out:: http://www.twitter.com/stephtweetsaway
Member Since:: Aug 10, 2010
Bio:: Stephanie is a San Francisco local who spent her childhood in Manila, Philippines. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Xavier University as well as an associate’s degree from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, and most recently worked for Eileen Fisher, a sustainable women’s apparel designer. She has also worked on numerous public relations campaigns for consumer tech clients in Silicon Valley. Stephanie is excited to begin work in microfinance and help bring choices to international borrowers on behalf of Kiva in Cambodia.
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Stephanie's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF14

Fellow at MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho

Cambodia

Jan 31, 2011 to Apr 29, 2011

Entrepreneurs Stephanie Has Visited

Update for Heng

May 3, 2011

Over the past 3 months, I have had been able to spend time in this warm and welcoming country, and met with a number of CREDIT entrepreneurs while performing a routine borrower verification, a Kiva requirement of [...]

Update for Phanna

Apr 24, 2011

Thank you for your recent loan to Phanna Doeung! Phanna is 25 years old and lives on an island in the Mekong River, 15 km from Cambodia\'s capital of Phnom Penh. She has been a silk weaver since she was 17, and [...]

Update for Saroeurn

Apr 24, 2011

Thank you for your recent loan to Saroeurn Loek! As a Kiva Fellow in Cambodia, I had the opportunity to meet with Saroeurn and hear more about her loan through Kiva and MAXIMA. Saroeurn\'s mother first [...]

Update for Channy

Apr 24, 2011

Thank you for your loan to Channy Lim! Channy\'s life is not an easy one—after her husband passed away two years ago, she is tasked with raising four sons and a daughter on her own. Channy works seven days a week, [...]

Update for Khoem

Apr 24, 2011

As the Kiva Fellow working with MAXIMA in Cambodia, I was able to visit Khoem Khiev, a garment factory worker living near National Road Number 5 outside of Phnom Penh. Khiev used her loan to purchase a motorbike [...]