Monthly Archives: February 2010
What I Do: Borrower Interviews
As a Kiva Fellow, I go to the field to interview borrowers about the status of their loan and talk about the business, the family, and their dreams for the future. Usually I do a short write-up to update the … Continue reading
Green Products and the Triple Bottom Line
The core philosophy of microfinance is the double bottom line. It refers to the goals of the organization, which are a) to be profitable, and b) to be socially impactful. But there is another philosophy known as the triple bottom … Continue reading
Repost: Yunus v. Compartamos
In a shameless attempt to fill the gap left by me not having any material, I am reposting an old favorite. Also, it is going up on the Kiva Fellows blog this morning, so it made sense to put it … Continue reading
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Beard Sidenote
Whoever you are, you’re looking in the wrong place…
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Cooking Styles of the Philippines
When I first arrived in country, I stayed at a hostel in Manila called Friendly’s Guesthouse. There I met a British ex-pat living in Malaysia that has been on the road for the past twenty years. He was at the … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken adobo, chicken bacolod, chicken inasal, filipino cooking, Filipino food, food, pork adobo
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Photography from Travels
Check out my latest photos from Bantayan Island, Cebu City, and Boracay.
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Branch Rollout in Cebu
This weekend I went to Cebu, an island east of Negros, for the Kiva rollout in the NWTF branches. I traveled as part of a five-person team, including Massah, the photography consultant, Raymond, the research manager, Jubert, the IT manager, … Continue reading
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Tagged cebu, Cebu City, kiva, MFI, Microfinance, Negros Women for Tomorrow, NWTF
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I’m Changing Photo Sites
The suits over at Yahoo have informed me that I’ve reached my 200-photo limit on my Flickr account. For unlimited storage space, the capitalists are asking for $24.95 per year. In protest, I am moving all my pictures to Picasa, … Continue reading
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Another Trip
Capping off a marathon month of travel, I am spending the weekend in Cebu. NWTF is rolling out Kiva in several of the Cebu branches and I am coming along to give a short presentation to the loan officers and … Continue reading
She Drives a Dodge Stratus: The Role of the Husband
One of microfinance’s major achievements has been to empower women in societies that relegate women to a second-class status. At Negros Women for Tomorrow, 98% of clients are women. The rationale behind lending to women is that they are more … Continue reading
