Occupation:: Kiva Fellow
I loan because:: I'm interested to see how it all works. I find micro-finance complimentary to Philanthropy which is the field I worked in for the 5 years prior to becoming a Kiva Fellow.
About me:: I listen, learn, manage, synthesis information for Kiva lenders, and then journal and blog about it all while being a cultural representative of the United States, the lovely city of San Francisco, and Kiva.
Member Since:: Jun 11, 2008
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Teresa's Kiva Fellowships

What is a Kiva Fellowship?

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF6

Fellow at KREDIT Ltd.

Aug 31, 2008 to Jan 30, 2009

Member of Kiva Fellows Class KF7

Fellow at Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI)

Feb 25, 2009 to May 21, 2009

Updates From The Field

I quit my job for Kiva

May 17, 2010

by Teresa Dunbar, KF5, Cambodia and Philippines It was the summer of 2008. As I sat and watched the stock markets crash around the world from my Cambodian apartment, I could not help but get nervous about my [...]

Welcome to “Kiva Country”!

Jun 10, 2009

“Kiva Country” is what ASKI-MFI (Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc.) staff like to call the Isabella Province, the region where their Kiva clients live and work. ASKI MFI is a new Kiva partner in the [...]

Giving CREDIT where it’s due

May 18, 2009

CREDIT Microfinance Institution, Kiva’s oldest partner in Southeast Asia, and 7th oldest in its portfolio of partners celebrated its third year on Kiva May 3rd, 2009. As one of Kiva’s oldest partners, they [...]

Tarantula, Dog, or Duck Fetus, srey Teresa (sister Teresa in Cambodian)?

Mar 15, 2009

Being a Kiva Fellow in Southeast Asia you meet many small business owners. Some of these business owners sell what I like to call “culinary adventures”. So as not to offend people, you get a chance to try many [...]

The odds are 1 in 14 million

Nov 19, 2008

Wow, this Kiva world is small. The other day, while I was attending a United States Presidential election-day event with a good portion of the other expats in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, I noticed a woman just as [...]

Navigating Monsoon Season by Moto

Nov 14, 2008

I’ve been working with CREDIT-MFI as a Kiva Fellow for about a month and a half, and I still feel like I’m getting my feet wet. CREDIT is fairly large with about 360 employees working throughout Cambodia in [...]