Kiva Fellows in DeNile
3 August 2009
By Jaclyn Berfond, Laura Buhler, Alison Carlman, Joel Carlman and Cameron Morris
Last weekend the East African Kiva Fellows delegation descended upon the bustling streets of Kampala, Uganda and the banks of the Nile River for two days of intense knowledge transfer and mild revelry. We spent hours discussing the importance of data validity in performing operational cost analyses and tried to debunk the myth that OpenOffice does not properly save .csv files for uploading repayment information to PA2. We also had a little fun. We left Kampala feeling refreshed and full of ideas to take back to our MFIs.
Now it’s your turn. We are officially issuing a challenge to the other regions (LAC, Asia, Western Africa and Eastern Europe) to prove that you are as united and have as much regional spirit as the East Africans. Excuses will not be tolerated. As Kiva Fellows this is a challenge you should be ready to take on. We did it, so can you. We also made an amazing video documenting our adventure. Check it out!
Jaclyn, Laura, Alison, Joel and Cameron are Kiva Fellows spread out over the East African Region. To read more about their experiences and their MFIs click on their names above.
Entry Filed under: Africa, KF8 (Kiva Fellows 8th Class), Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, blogsherpa. Tags: Alison Carlman, Cameron Morris, Jaclyn Berfond, Joel Carlman, Kampala, KF8, KF8 East Africa, Kiva Fellows East Africa, knowledge transfer, Laura Buhler, Nile River, rafting the nile river, Uganda.
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1. Joel | 3 August 2009 at 03:52
Great representation of the trip, Cameron! I especially like the bootlegged footage of the rafting =) And yes, I wore the same shirt all weekend.
2. alisoncarlman | 3 August 2009 at 03:54
Thanks to Cameron for his fabulous video editing and uploading “in the land of limited bandwidth”!
And no, KF8, we’re not kidding – we’re looking forward to your video responses (meetups or no meetups!)
3. Unilove | 3 August 2009 at 21:00
The challenge has been issued and the gauntlet has been thrown! As an avid Kiva Fellows fan, and an avid Kiva lender, I will reap the benefits of more entertainment as the challenge is hopefully answered… muahahahahaha!!!!
Unilove aka Lisa
Kiva Fellows fan
P.S. You are all so cute! And since most guys hate to be called cute: the men are handsome!
4. charmaine | 4 August 2009 at 04:11
I am working with kivafriends.org on the 2010 kiva calendar and am hoping you have photos of borrowers with photo releases. If so, can you please email me and let me know. I would love to pass this along to the other working on the calendar so we can plan on the countries we will have access too.
Thank you
Charmaine pettersen
5. nickcain | 4 August 2009 at 08:13
love the video all! i’ve been on that rafting trip and bought non-ugandan goods in uganda
also, laura, i know that bus ride back to kigali is a rough one, so glad to see you made it home ok!
nick, kf7
6. Alan & Bev | 4 August 2009 at 08:37
What a trip! We are happy with both of you as if we were there with you.
7. milena08 | 4 August 2009 at 12:53
That suit is… wow.
Looks like you guys had a great time!
I think Team Philippines is up for the challenge, if you’d like to extend it outside of Africa..
~Milena (KF8, Philippines)
8. Athan | 4 August 2009 at 18:59
I resent the challenge. The closest Kiva Fellow is a few thousand miles away from Samoa.
Nice video guys! The meetup looked like a blast. Good luck with the rest of your fellowships.
-Athan
9. Jan & John | 5 August 2009 at 20:39
Enjoyed your trip very much. You are all making memories that will last you a lifetime. Now back to work, the lenders are waiting for another awesome journal update
jan
10. cissydeluca | 6 August 2009 at 01:15
Awesome video, Cameron!
I am going to have to try and round up the troops here in Asia and raise the bar even higher. Maybe we will all meet up in Bali and make a surf movie! Bam!
Take it easy,
C
11. Nikki | 8 August 2009 at 11:40
Now that is a raft trip to remember! I’m glad no one was lost in the rapids as the raft ejected you all.
I enjoyed the video and the can’t think of the right word to describe the suit coat.
12. Unilove | 8 August 2009 at 22:22
I love Milena’s description of the suit:
“That suit is… wow.”