Kiva Intern to Kiva Fellow
7 July 2009
Hello from Indonesia! I am in my first week of my fellowship and wanted to make my presence known on the fellows blog. My name is Cissy and I will be working with Tanaoba Lais Manekat (TLM) in West Timor for the next 12 weeks. Unlike other fellows, I had the opportunity to work as an intern in the Kiva office in San Francisco for 5 months before my fellowship. I worked on the logistical side of the Kiva Fellows Program under JD and Zack. Like the idea behind Kiva, the actual office is a pretty awesome place. It has a warm atmosphere with lots of inviting couches and friendly people. The staff is a tight knit family committed to the mission of Kiva – to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty. They work hard to keep Kiva running smoothly and keep users, like you, engaged.
Ever wonder what goes on at the Kiva office? Well, here is an inside look! I made a little video highlighting my transition from intern to fellow. This video is a tribute to the wonderful Kiva staff who I miss dearly…
Cissy DeLuca is serving as a Kiva Fellow with Tanaoba Lais Manekat (TLM) in Kupang, West Timor, Indonesia. TLM is a new partner that joined Kiva in January and is still in pilot phase. You can view their Kiva loans here!
Entry Filed under: Indonesia, KF8 (Kiva Fellows 8th Class), Tanaoba Lais Manekat (TLM). Tags: cissy deluca, Indonesia, Kiva, Kiva Fellows, kupang, microfinance, Tanaoba Lais Manekat, TLM, west timor.
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1. JDatKiva | 7 July 2009 at 06:36
Where’s Patrick Swayze?
Thanks for the lovely video, Cissy. We miss you!
2. Unilove | 7 July 2009 at 06:48
Excellent video, Cissy! Your video showed a young group of idealistic and enthusiastic people, all helping to make Kiva the great organization that it is… And your journey? You’re not alone! You took us right to TLM’s door with you!
Unilove aka Lisa
Kiva lender
3. Olivia | 7 July 2009 at 10:30
Glad to see Premal’s unofficial advertising for bran muffins made it in, and I’m also glad that your million airplane hours provided you with the time to make this video. SO funny! Can’t wait to hear about how your fellowship is going…
Olivia
4. halle | 7 July 2009 at 10:43
cissy,
Great video! I am impressed
can’t wait to learn more about your adventure!
halle
5. Tamara | 7 July 2009 at 21:46
Love it! Good luck in West Timor.
6. Haley Baroody | 8 July 2009 at 17:48
Hey Cissy,
It’s Carrie’s friend Haley from Tallahassee. So funny you worked at Kiva. I would love to talk to you about Kiva. I am working on a project that I want to present to them soon, it’s still in very early stage of development, but check it out here endpoverty.theoctopus.com
I would love to hear about your experience of working for Kiva. I hope all is well take care.
Haley
7. cissydeluca | 8 July 2009 at 19:04
Hi Haley,
Yeah, Kiva rules and so do their field partners… I’m at TLM working right now and the soundtrack to Sister Act 2 is playing in the office! How can you not tap your toes to some “Oh Happy Day”?!?!
Ask Carrie for my email and drop me a line anytime. I am going to check out your website now!
Take care,
C
8. Jan & John | 8 July 2009 at 19:50
Good fun, enjoyed your video. Stay well at TLM, Cissy. I follow them on Twitter and hope to lend again soon. jan
9. Brooke | 9 July 2009 at 01:39
Hi Cissy,
If you ever do make it out to Thailand, please shoot me an email and we can meet up for a drink. I’ve been working with Kiva for nearly 3 years now and live in Bangkok… hope to meet you some day!
Cheers,
Brooke
(brooke@kiva.org)