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leahespicea

leahespicea

12 Articles

A Kiva Fellow’s Scrap Book

A Kiva Fellow’s Scrap Book

Microfinance

Aug 2010

Kiva Makes it Personal

Kiva Makes it Personal

Microfinance

Jul 2010

Why should a mom tie her baby to her back in Togo?

Why should a mom tie her baby to her back in Togo?

Microfinance

Jul 2010

Mission (Im)Possible? or Why Kiva Fellows are sorta like James Bond…

Mission (Im)Possible? or Why Kiva Fellows are sorta like James Bond…

Microfinance

Jul 2010

The Power of Microfinance

The Power of Microfinance

Microfinance

Jun 2010

Lost & Found in Translation

Lost & Found in Translation

Microfinance

May 2010

Meet a Loan Officer!

Meet a Loan Officer!

Microfinance

Apr 2010

Loan Officers get schooled on Kiva

Loan Officers get schooled on Kiva

Microfinance

Apr 2010

When Borrowers become Lenders, and Heroes in the process

When Borrowers become Lenders, and Heroes in the process

Microfinance

Mar 2010

Frigid Finance: Small Business in Cold Climates, Part 1

Frigid Finance: Small Business in Cold Climates, Part 1

Microfinance

Mar 2010

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