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Kiva Fellow Steve

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Location:
Huntersville NC United States
Occupation:
Adolescent Counselor
I loan because:
Anyone willing to work deserves a chance to support themselves and their family in a sustainable job... so they make a positive impact in their community.
About me:
I am a counselor who helps teenagers when they have a problem and want someone they can talk to about it.
Check out:
http://www.stevejoedavid.blogspot.com
Member Since:
Jan 24, 2010
Bio:
While working for over 20 years in high tech (HP, Intuit) in marketing and management, Steve also served as a volunteer with the youth group at his church. Motivated by his volunteer experience, he got a Masters in Counseling in 2008. In 2008-09, Steve traveled around the world with two friends doing volunteer work at orphanages and schools in 15 developing countries (www.stevejoedavid.blogspot.com). Seeing entrenched poverty in so many countries, Steve became skeptical about large government aid programs but intrigued by microcredit programs that unleash the vitality and creativity of the poor. He hopes to see how microfinance works at the grass root level, encourage local entrepreneurs, and help strengthen Kivas relationship with an important partner in Kenya.
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Steve's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?
Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF11

Fellow at SMEP Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited

Kenya

May 3, 2010 to Jul 23, 2010

Updates From The Field

A Good Way to Handle Meeting Latecomers
Jul 23, 2010
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By Steve Grey, KF11, Kenya I recently attended a 4-hour training session for new clients of SMEP, one of Kiva’s lending partners in Kenya.  SMEP did a great job helping these new borrowers under [...]
Meeting Kiva Borrowers in Kitengela, Kenya (3.5 minute video)
Jun 20, 2010
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By Steve Grey, KF11, Kenya In this 3.5 minute video, see what it’s like to spend the day with a loan officer from one of Kiva’s lending partners.  Hanifa Seme (Credit Officer with Small [...]
Life and Death in Rongo, Kenya
May 23, 2010
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By Steve Grey, KF11, Kenya “One of the borrowers on this list, Helida, passed away last month.” Those words hit me like a punch in the stomach.  I was in Kisumu on the shores of Lake Victoria to work [...]
How to Handle a Deadbeat
May 8, 2010
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By Steve Grey, KF11, Kenya I got to see a fascinating situation last week in Nairobi when I was with Caroline, a local Credit Officer from SMEP (one of Kiva’s lending partners in Kenya).  It was a [...]
Why am I going to Kenya?
Apr 29, 2010
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By Steve Grey, KF11, Kenya My name is Steve Grey and tomorrow I fly for 24 hours from Charlotte, NC to New York City to Amersterdam to Nairobi, Kenya.  I am a new Kiva Fello [...]

Entrepreneurs Steve Has Visited

Update for Julias Mwangi
Jun 30, 2010
Hello, Here\'s an update on Julias Mwangi Kang\'ara, a Kiva borrower you lent to through SMEP, a Kiva lending partner in Kenya: Julias has almost completed paying back his $275 loan. He had contemplated [...]
Update for Mercy
Jun 28, 2010
Hello, Here\'s an update on Mercy Waithira, a Kiva borrower you lent to through SMEP, a Kiva lending partner in Kenya: Mercy has almost completely repaid her $275 loan. She used the loan to buy produce [...]
Update for Maimuna Guyo
Jun 25, 2010
Hello, Here\'s an update on Maimuna Guyo Abdullahi, a Kiva borrower you lent to through SMEP, a Kiva lending partner in Kenya: Maimuna has almost completed repaying her $275 loan. Originally, she was [...]
Update for Safia
Jun 25, 2010
Hello, Here\'s an update on Safia Hassan Abdille, a Kiva borrower you lent to through SMEP, a Kiva lending partner in Kenya: Safia has almost completed repaying her loan. She used her 20,000 Kenya [...]
Update for Kaira Farah
Jun 25, 2010
Hello, Here\'s an update on Kaira Farah Hassan, a Kiva borrower you lent to through SMEP, a Kiva lending partner in Kenya: Kaira has almost completed repaying her loan. She used the 20,000 Kenya [...]

Steve's Loans

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Steve's Teams

Steve's Invites

12 accepted invitations

Portfolio Distribution

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

Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female53.66%
Male46.34%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Peru21.14%
Kenya20.33%
Uganda8.94%
Nicaragua7.32%
Cambodia7.32%
Tanzania5.69%
Honduras5.69%
Bolivia4.88%
Lebanon4.07%
Mexico3.25%
Viet Nam2.44%
South Sudan1.63%
El Salvador1.63%
Palestine1.63%
Jordan1.63%
Dominican Republic0.81%
Israel0.81%
Mozambique0.81%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Retail26.83%
Food21.14%
Services12.20%
Agriculture11.38%
Clothing8.94%
Transportation8.13%
Housing4.88%
Arts1.63%
Manufacturing1.63%
Personal Use0.81%
Construction0.81%
Wholesale0.81%
Education0.81%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
SMEP Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited10.57%
Asociación Arariwa5.69%
KREDIT Ltd.5.69%
Prisma Honduras, S.A.5.69%
EDAPROSPO4.88%
Ameen S.a.l.4.07%
Microfinanzas Prisma4.07%
ADIM (Asociación Alternativa Para El Desarrollo Integral De Las Mujeres)3.25%
Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd3.25%
HOFOKAM Ltd., A Partner Of Catholic Relief Services3.25%
Fundacion Realidad A.C (FRAC), A Partner Of World Vision International2.44%
Kenya Agency For Development Of Enterprise And Technology (KADET), A Partner Of World Vision…2.44%
BRAC Uganda2.44%
Pearl Microfinance Limited2.44%
Faulu Kenya2.44%
Manuela Ramos / CrediMUJER2.44%
Emprender2.44%
Pro Mujer Bolivia1.63%
Caja Rural Señor De Luren1.63%
BRAC South Sudan1.63%
Milango Financial Services1.63%
National Microfinance Bank1.63%
Palestine For Credit & Development (FATEN)1.63%
PADECOMSM1.63%
AFODENIC1.63%
Yehu Microfinance Trust1.63%
Youth Self Employment Foundation (YOSEFO)1.63%
Edpyme Alternativa1.63%
Capital Aid Fund For Employment Of The Poor (CEP)1.63%
Juhudi Kilimo (JK)1.63%
Barefoot Power0.81%
SEDA0.81%
VisionFund Cambodia0.81%
Credituyo0.81%
Micro Credit For Development And Transformation SACCO (MCDT SACCO)0.81%
Hluvuku-Adsema0.81%
Fundación León 20000.81%
FINCA Peru0.81%
Koret Israel Economic Development Funds (KIEDF)0.81%
CIDRE0.81%
Esperanza International Dominican Republic, A Partner Of HOPE International0.81%
MiCredito0.81%
MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.0.81%
CEPRODEL0.81%