Breaking up the Band
21 May 2009 at 23:48 Drew Loizeaux 7 comments
Over the last three months, four Kiva Fellows (Katie, Julie, Jeff and Drew) have been working and living in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. We are so lucky to have spent this time together in such a wonderful place. Alas, our time has come to an end but we have put together a video to share both our time at our individual MFI’s and our time together outside of work.
It is unusual for multiple Kiva Fellows to be located in the same city, but Phnom Penh is a unique place in the development world and the Cambodian Microfinance landscape is highly active – creating a phenomenal opportunity for us to share our experiences and learn from each other as we entrenched ourselves at our respective MFI field partners: HKL, AMK, Credit and MAXIMA.
While this is the end of our time together each of us will be moving on to new and exciting things. Julie will be attending law school in the fall (law school TBD ), Jeff will be begin studying for his MBA at MIT, Katie will be working with Microfinance in Cambodia in a new capacity, and Drew will be going to Kiva’s partner ASKI, in the Philippines.
We would like to thank all of our great coworkers, especially our Kiva Coordinators for all of their hard work and help. Also, a special thanks to all of the Kiva Lenders who make Kiva and all of our great experiences as fellows possible. We feel privileged to have been able to serve as Kiva Fellows in Cambodia and would love to see interest in Kiva and the Kiva Fellows program continue to grow. If you have enjoyed reading Kiva Stories from the Field please help spread the word and share the link with a friend!
——————————————————————————————————————–
Facebook users – you can now follow Kiva Stories from the Field here!
Entry filed under: Angkor Microfinance Kampuchea (AMK), blogsherpa, Cambodia, CREDIT, a partner of World Relief, Hattha Kaksekar Limited, KF7 (Kiva Fellows 7th Class), MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.. Tags: blogsherpa, Cambodia, Drew Loizeaux, Jeff Zira, Julie Picquet, Katie Davis, kf7, Kiva, Kiva Fellows.
1. Ashley King-Bischof | 7 June 2009 at 02:33
Y’all are just so cute. PP looks awesome! Can photos only be taken if someone is holding up a peace sign? Great video, fellows.
2. Alex Edelstein | 3 June 2009 at 22:20
Nice work, guys. Great seeing you out there.
alex
3. Brett Dobbs | 27 May 2009 at 03:13
I really really wish I had faster internet today so i could watch this video. I really like the opening shot….
4. Jan & John | 22 May 2009 at 07:08
I want to wish all four of you the very best in your future endeavours. You young people are our hope for a better world for all. Thanks for bringing the world to our homes with your blogs and videos and shining a light so we can see where our help is needed. jan
5. Nate | 22 May 2009 at 02:44
Drew!!! How do I get a copy of that awesome song? I heard it everywhere when I visited ‘the band’ in PP. It was fun hanging out with you four there! Good luck in the Philippines! It’s a montage!
Nate
KF7, SEDA
Hanoi, Vietnam
6. Unilove | 22 May 2009 at 01:14
As a Kiva lender and a Kiva Friend, I salute the excellence, effort, and time you Fellows have given, helping people halfway around the world. Rather than simply being a consumer, you have been enablers: the good kind! Enabling entrepreneurs to have a chance to improve their lives, assisting MFI’s provide such vital operations and support to their communities, and to Kiva, facilitating the entire program!
Cheers and kudos, SuperFellows! Drop by the KivaFriends board and stay in touch
7. John Briggs | 22 May 2009 at 00:24
Awesomeness. Here’s to PP, Cambodia, and y’all KF7s!
(Drew: No tie at HKL? Tsk.)