A Day in the Life of a Kiva Fellow
21 December 2008 at 14:17 joshtoro 5 comments
After finishing my Kiva fellowship with EDAPROSPO last week, I moved out of Lima and into the province of Junín in the sierras of Peru. My time with Microfinanzas PRISMA is quite short and so I’ve engaged in a whirlwind tour of meeting entrepreneurs, collecting their stories, and posting journal updates. As the PRISMA office in Tarma services the entire northern half of Junín province, the clients are very spread out and thus long hours are a given. The following video is a snapshot of my day on Wednesday, December 17th, 2008. I had to split it into two parts because the upload process is long and with the internet out here, there’s not much worse than waiting 40 minutes to upload a video only to have the internet cut out with 20 seconds left (happened three times). If you go to the YouTube site, you can watch the videos in higher-quality.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the insight into what a typical day of a Kiva Fellow entails (at least in Tarma, Peru for Microfinanzas PRISMA).
A Day in the Life of a Kiva Fellow… Part 1
A Day in the Life of a Kiva Fellow… Part 2
Josh Bull, Kiva Fellow to Microfinanzas PRISMA Peru.
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Entry filed under: KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Microfinanzas PRISMA, Peru. Tags: Josh Bull, KF6, Kiva, microfinanzas PRISMA, Peru.
1. A Typical Day in the Life of a Kiva Fellow: Loan Officer Training (Video Blog Post) « Kiva Stories from the Field | 6 December 2011 at 04:00
[...] a Kiva Fellow are a time-honored tradition on the Fellows Blog. Past examples include the fantastic video blog of Josh Bull (KF6) on a day he spent meeting borrowers in Tarma (Peru); Adam Cohn (KF14) shares [...]
2. Evan | 11 February 2010 at 09:30
Definitely one of the best videos I’ve seen yet! Gotta appreciate a journal update after that!
3. Kieran Ball (KF6) | 29 December 2008 at 00:07
I’ve only just been able to watch both videos, they rule. I found it so interesting as it’s completely different from over here where we visit clients in cars or on motos. Last week we had to visit one which required about 1km walk on flat ground. It was a new experience! I can’t believe loan officers in Peru have to hike so far just for a few clients. I guess Cambodia is very flat in comparison so that makes it easier.
Keep up the good work, get some walking boots!
4. jdatkiva | 22 December 2008 at 13:39
This is fantastic, Josh! Thanks for sharing a real day in the life. Get some rest.
5. Bill Sweitzer | 22 December 2008 at 04:28
Thanks for the video. It added a wonderful dimension not possible in plain text.