Wanted: Tagalog Speaking Kiva Fellow / Reward If Found!
13 July 2009
By Sloane Berrent, KF8, Philippines
Special Mission should you choose to accept.
The Kiva Fellows Program is looking for a Tagalog-speaking (or Cebuano) person of Filipino descent for a placement at a microfinance institution on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines. That means you must be comfortable being placed there and traveling around the region.
Why Tagalog/Cebuano speaking and Filipino?
Kiva abides very closely to the State Department issued warning and there is currently a travel advisory against U.S. citizens traveling to that part of the Philippines.
Reward you say?
That’s right. If you recommend the Kiva Fellows who gets the placement I personally will give you a $25 Kiva gift certificate.
Why? Because I’m here in the Philippines now and I wish I could go down to Mindanao myself. I see microfinance making a real impact here in the Philippines, especially in the provinces outside of Manila, and I believe that Mindanao deserves the same availability to Kiva the rest of the Philippines has access to.
Ok, so more about the Kiva Fellows program? Think you’re qualified?
Join a group of the most dedicated up and comers in the fields on microfinance, community building and economic development you could find.
Spend a minimum of 10 weeks at a placement determined by Kiva. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis (I have heard they are willing to move quickly for the right candidate for this placement but shhh you didn’t hear that from me).
What are you waiting for? Please send this along to anyone you think is a qualified candidate. Have them refer you in their application and if chosen, I’ll be giving you a $25 Kiva gift certificate to loan to any Borrower you want!
Interested in helping with this incentive? Match me and let’s make this “reward” higher ($50, $100 +!) Just say so in the comments and include your email address and I’ll keep you in the loop about who our deserving winner is!
A little linkage for more information:
More about Kiva Fellow requirements can be found here.
Sloane Berrent, KF8, is currently serving her placement with Ahon sa Hirap (ASHI) in the Philippines. Spending time with ASHI members she has learned to throw pots, plant rice and helped man a general store and is planning to spend a day with more members to walk in their shoes. When online, you can find her promoting Kiva on Twitter and writing about social action campaigns on her blog, The Causemopolitan.
Entry Filed under: Ahon sa Hirap, Inc. (ASHI), All, East Asia & the Pacific (EAP), KF8 (Kiva Fellows 8th Class), KF9 (Kiva Fellows 9th Class), Philippines, blogsherpa. Tags: ahon sa hirap, ashi, cebuano, fellowship, kiva gift certificate, kiva.org, kive fellows, microfinance, microfinance in the philippines, mindanao, Philippines, reward, se asia, sloane berrent, social media, tagalog, Travel.
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1. JD at Kiva | 13 July 2009 at 09:31
Sloane–
You just made my day!
JD
2. Sloane Berrent | 13 July 2009 at 19:25
JD – Goal #1 accomplished then
Working on spreading the word!
3. Unilove | 13 July 2009 at 20:53
Hi Sloane:
I will match your Kiva Gift Certificate with one of my own! The services ASHI provides are essential and Kiva is a great program and the work the Fellows do is empowering and life-changing.
I am a Member for your ASHI Team on Kiva or Twitter me
Unilove aka Lisa
Kiva Fellows Fan
4. Unilove | 14 July 2009 at 00:25
Sloane! Another Kiva Friend, Brennan, has also pledged a $25.00 Kiva Gift Certificate! I posted on this effort on Kiva Friends here:
http://www.kivafriends.org/index.php/topic,4032.msg63025.html#msg63025
So far: $75 total!
Woohoo! 
5. Tarie | 25 July 2009 at 06:01
Hello! I’m in Metro Manila now but I am from Mindanao. I’m going to try to help you. Where in Mindanao will the person be placed?
6. lynnth | 25 July 2009 at 07:25
hello! I’m a cebuano and im here in mindanao,, maybe i can help you
7. Cyben | 27 July 2009 at 02:14
Hello I know to speak Tagalog and Cebuano.
Marunong akong managalog at magbisaya.
Ako si Vince nakatira dito sa Davao City.
Palihug ingna ko ninyo unsaon pag-apil ani kay interesado kaayo ko.
8. Mark J | 28 July 2009 at 18:34
Hi, it’s nice to know Kiva is now here in the Philippines. I think microfinancing here can really help a lot.
I’ll see how i can match the reward for looking a fellow, it’s been a while since i’ve used my Kiva account.
9. Mark J | 28 July 2009 at 18:45
Ok, i just updated my Kiva account, it’s: mjwork@simpleteq.com.
I’ll pledge to match up your $25 reward if there’s still no winner yet.
10. JD at Kiva | 29 July 2009 at 12:06
Tarie–
The fellows in Mindanao will be placed in Plaridel & Clarin, both on Misamis Occidental, and in Cagayan de Oro City.
Lynnth & Cyben–
If you (or someone you know) are interested in serving as a Kiva Fellow, please get in touch: kivafellows@kiva.org.
Thanks for your help!
JD
Kiva Fellows Program
11. Unilove | 4 August 2009 at 21:36
With Mark J’s generous offer of a Kiva gift Certificate, we are up to $100 now! Thanks, Mark!!
Unilove aka Lisa
Kiva Fellows fan