Ten interviews with Mongolian entrepreneurs
23 February 2011 at 07:00 asb353 3 comments
A borrower verification is a thorough check of ten random Kiva borrowers of a field partner. It’s used to verify the accuracy of the information published on the borrower profiles on the Kiva website. A borrower verification happens several times throughout the course of a partnership in order to assess a microfinance institution’s performance levels. Read below about the ten borrowers I visited through a borrower verification with XacBank. Click through the picture to read the full loan update for each borrower.
Retailer moves from renting to owning clothing stall
Meat saleswoman pays for her daughter to study in Japan
Painter buys raw materials for shop
Shoemaker buys repair tools
Car repairman builds housing for low-income families
Saleswoman bought a freezer to safely store meat
Cook supports children's housing
Retailer finishes university and buys house
Seamstress moves to a larger space
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Amber Barger is currently serving as a Kiva Fellow in Mongolia. She has lived for the past two years in rural Mongolia as a community economic development Peace Corps Volunteer. Along with her Kiva Fellowship, she is extending a third year with the Peace Corps as a Peace Corps Volunteer Leader.
Car repairman builds housing for low-income families http://www.kiva.org/updates/loan/367202
Entry filed under: blogsherpa, KF14 (Kiva Fellows 14th Class), Mongolia, XacBank. Tags: Amber Barger, blogsherpa, Borrower Verification, Borrower visits, Kiva, kiva.org, mongolia, small business.
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3. Sam | 23 February 2011 at 14:13
nicely done Amber. As always.