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Fellowship Blog
Sep 1, 2017
Marli Kasdan
Reflections from Rwanda
Sep 1, 2017
Marli Kasdan
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Sep 1, 2017
Marli Kasdan
Aug 31, 2017
Miran Song
Update on my research: community transformation in Mbale area, Uganda
Aug 31, 2017
Miran Song
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Aug 31, 2017
Miran Song
Aug 28, 2017
Marli Kasdan
Update from Rwanda
Aug 28, 2017
Marli Kasdan
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Aug 28, 2017
Marli Kasdan
Aug 17, 2017
Marli Kasdan
Dependency or Development?
Aug 17, 2017
Marli Kasdan
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Aug 17, 2017
Marli Kasdan
Open Sesame: Building and Sustaining an Agricultural Enterprise in Zimbabwe
Jul 23, 2017
Ankit Grover
Open Sesame: Building and Sustaining an Agricultural Enterprise in Zimbabwe
Jul 23, 2017
Ankit Grover
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Jul 23, 2017
Ankit Grover
Jul 19, 2017
John Beasley
Update from Nicaragua
Jul 19, 2017
John Beasley
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Jul 19, 2017
John Beasley
Jul 14, 2017
Dylan Lubbe
Innovative Disruption in India
Jul 14, 2017
Dylan Lubbe
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Jul 14, 2017
Dylan Lubbe
Strong Network of Branch Offices, More Opportunities for Financial Inclusion
Jul 9, 2017
Claudia Cruz Leo
Strong Network of Branch Offices, More Opportunities for Financial Inclusion
Jul 9, 2017
Claudia Cruz Leo

The Branch Office of a small MFI is nothing like your local bank’s branch. There are no tellers, advisors, or bank staff to greet you when you walk in - that’s because rarely do clients walk in! Because Field Officers serve clients essentially "at their doorstep", or in their villages, the Branch Office is more of a home base and back-end processing center for staff. For Vaya specifically, ...

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Jul 9, 2017
Claudia Cruz Leo
Jul 2, 2017
Miriam Freeman
Update from Colombia: CCC and Nonprofit Consulting Models
Jul 2, 2017
Miriam Freeman
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Jul 2, 2017
Miriam Freeman
Jun 30, 2017
Daiki Tajima
Entrepreneurs in Rwanda, The Future of This Beautiful Country
Jun 30, 2017
Daiki Tajima
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Jun 30, 2017
Daiki Tajima
Greetings from the Pearl of Africa!
Jun 23, 2017
Miran Song
Greetings from the Pearl of Africa!
Jun 23, 2017
Miran Song
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Jun 23, 2017
Miran Song
Jun 23, 2017
Marli Kasdan
Women’s Empowerment and Community Development Challenges in Rwanda
Jun 23, 2017
Marli Kasdan
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Jun 23, 2017
Marli Kasdan
A Buffalo Today, A Thriving Business Tomorrow
Jun 23, 2017
Claudia Cruz Leo
A Buffalo Today, A Thriving Business Tomorrow
Jun 23, 2017
Claudia Cruz Leo

My work at Vaya is well underway. In fact, today I reached the two-week mark! The work thus far has been fascinating, not only because of all I have learned about the evolution of microfinance - in India and around the world - but also because of the opportunity I have had to learn from industry leaders with many years of experience, to witness day-to-day operations, and to meet the very clients microfinance institutions (MFIs) like Vaya serve.

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Jun 23, 2017
Claudia Cruz Leo
Jun 18, 2017
John Beasley
Navigating the Bureaucratic Maze
Jun 18, 2017
John Beasley
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Jun 18, 2017
John Beasley
Jun 16, 2017
Dylan Lubbe
Hello From Ahmedabad, India
Jun 16, 2017
Dylan Lubbe
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Jun 16, 2017
Dylan Lubbe
Hello from Hyderabad, India
Jun 13, 2017
Claudia Cruz Leo
Hello from Hyderabad, India
Jun 13, 2017
Claudia Cruz Leo

Today marks my fifth day in Hyderabad, India’s “city of pearls,” biryani capital, and its second Silicon Valley. Here are some thoughts, observations, and learnings from the city I will call home for the next two months.

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Jun 13, 2017
Claudia Cruz Leo
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Jun 4, 2017
Miriam Freeman
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Jun 4, 2017
Miriam Freeman

Sitting in my living room, checking email and preparing for the week ahead, I glanced up to see a perfect rainbow forming over the mountains. Five minutes later, it was gone. A friendly reminder from the skies that while these ten weeks are filled with meetings, excel spreadsheets, and everyday tasks, I must not take for granted this unique opportunity to spend a summer living and learning in Colombia.

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Jun 4, 2017
Miriam Freeman
Aug 26, 2016
SAI KRISHNA kumaraswamy
A Summer of Skilling India .....
Aug 26, 2016
SAI KRISHNA kumaraswamy
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Aug 26, 2016
SAI KRISHNA kumaraswamy
Aug 24, 2016
Paroma Husain
Doing Microfinance Right – My Summer Experience with BRAC Uganda
Aug 24, 2016
Paroma Husain
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Aug 24, 2016
Paroma Husain
Jul 7, 2016
Sydney-Johanna Stevns
Fighting Frost and Chill in Chile
Jul 7, 2016
Sydney-Johanna Stevns
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Jul 7, 2016
Sydney-Johanna Stevns
Jul 1, 2016
Angga Dwi Martha
Leave No One Behind: Towards the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in Indonesia
Jul 1, 2016
Angga Dwi Martha

 

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Jul 1, 2016
Angga Dwi Martha
Jun 16, 2016
Lauren Jencik
Pathways to Sustainable Food Security in Southern Malawi
Jun 16, 2016
Lauren Jencik

It's hard to believe that I am already in the third week of what is proving to be an incredible, challenging, eye-opening, dynamic, and enriching experience with Project Concern International (PCI) in Malawi. This summer I am supporting the mid-size NGO, that hails from San Diego, as a Humanitarian Assistance Fellow. Broadly speaking, my role is focused on helping implement Njira, a large multi-year USAID-funded integrated food security project in Southern Malawi. 

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Jun 16, 2016
Lauren Jencik
Jun 11, 2016
Justin Erickson
Entrepreneurship in Central America
Jun 11, 2016
Justin Erickson
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Jun 11, 2016
Justin Erickson
May 17, 2016
Sydney-Johanna Stevns
La Fundacion para la Innovacion Agraria
May 17, 2016
Sydney-Johanna Stevns
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May 17, 2016
Sydney-Johanna Stevns
Oct 11, 2015
Laura Cuellar
Experiencing María la Baja: Empowerment and Local Associations as Engines of Development in Colombia’s Montes de María
Oct 11, 2015
Laura Cuellar
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Oct 11, 2015
Laura Cuellar
Sep 3, 2015
Alex Kostura
Geospatial Data for Development in Peru
Sep 3, 2015
Alex Kostura
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Sep 3, 2015
Alex Kostura
Aug 26, 2015
Robert Helbig
Assisting Brazil on its path to become the country of the future
Aug 26, 2015
Robert Helbig
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Aug 26, 2015
Robert Helbig
Aug 19, 2015
Gaspar Rodriguez
Let's make data systems more inclusive.
Aug 19, 2015
Gaspar Rodriguez
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Aug 19, 2015
Gaspar Rodriguez
Aug 18, 2015
Nathaniel Rosenblum
Funding in the middle: Rwanda and the age of social impact
Aug 18, 2015
Nathaniel Rosenblum
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Aug 18, 2015
Nathaniel Rosenblum
Aug 16, 2015
Kai Keller
The future of Africa - looking back at three months in Nairobi and the Obama visit
Aug 16, 2015
Kai Keller
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Aug 16, 2015
Kai Keller
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  • September 2017
    • Sep 1, 2017 Reflections from Rwanda Sep 1, 2017
  • August 2017
    • Aug 31, 2017 Update on my research: community transformation in Mbale area, Uganda Aug 31, 2017
    • Aug 28, 2017 Update from Rwanda Aug 28, 2017
    • Aug 17, 2017 Dependency or Development? Aug 17, 2017
  • July 2017
    • Jul 23, 2017 Open Sesame: Building and Sustaining an Agricultural Enterprise in Zimbabwe Jul 23, 2017
    • Jul 19, 2017 Update from Nicaragua Jul 19, 2017
    • Jul 14, 2017 Innovative Disruption in India Jul 14, 2017
    • Jul 9, 2017 Strong Network of Branch Offices, More Opportunities for Financial Inclusion Jul 9, 2017
    • Jul 2, 2017 Update from Colombia: CCC and Nonprofit Consulting Models Jul 2, 2017
  • June 2017
    • Jun 30, 2017 Entrepreneurs in Rwanda, The Future of This Beautiful Country Jun 30, 2017
    • Jun 23, 2017 Greetings from the Pearl of Africa! Jun 23, 2017
    • Jun 23, 2017 Women’s Empowerment and Community Development Challenges in Rwanda Jun 23, 2017
    • Jun 23, 2017 A Buffalo Today, A Thriving Business Tomorrow Jun 23, 2017
    • Jun 18, 2017 Navigating the Bureaucratic Maze Jun 18, 2017
    • Jun 16, 2017 Hello From Ahmedabad, India Jun 16, 2017
    • Jun 13, 2017 Hello from Hyderabad, India Jun 13, 2017
    • Jun 4, 2017 Somewhere Over the Rainbow Jun 4, 2017
  • August 2016
    • Aug 26, 2016 A Summer of Skilling India ..... Aug 26, 2016
    • Aug 24, 2016 Doing Microfinance Right – My Summer Experience with BRAC Uganda Aug 24, 2016
  • July 2016
    • Jul 7, 2016 Fighting Frost and Chill in Chile Jul 7, 2016
    • Jul 1, 2016 Leave No One Behind: Towards the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in Indonesia Jul 1, 2016
  • June 2016
    • Jun 16, 2016 Pathways to Sustainable Food Security in Southern Malawi Jun 16, 2016
    • Jun 11, 2016 Entrepreneurship in Central America Jun 11, 2016
  • May 2016
    • May 17, 2016 La Fundacion para la Innovacion Agraria May 17, 2016
  • October 2015
    • Oct 11, 2015 Experiencing María la Baja: Empowerment and Local Associations as Engines of Development in Colombia’s Montes de María Oct 11, 2015
  • September 2015
    • Sep 3, 2015 Geospatial Data for Development in Peru Sep 3, 2015
  • August 2015
    • Aug 26, 2015 Assisting Brazil on its path to become the country of the future Aug 26, 2015
    • Aug 19, 2015 Let's make data systems more inclusive. Aug 19, 2015
    • Aug 18, 2015 Funding in the middle: Rwanda and the age of social impact Aug 18, 2015
    • Aug 16, 2015 The future of Africa - looking back at three months in Nairobi and the Obama visit Aug 16, 2015
    • Aug 3, 2015 Social Impact of Storytelling in Rwanda Aug 3, 2015
  • July 2015
    • Jul 23, 2015 Nairobi ahead of the Obama visit and the Global Entrepreneurship Summit Jul 23, 2015
    • Jul 20, 2015 Implementing a cloud-based tool to track drug rehabilitation services and patients in Santiago, Chile Jul 20, 2015
    • Jul 15, 2015 Greetings from Jerry Blakeley regarding new Blog portal Jul 15, 2015
  • September 2014
    • Sep 4, 2014 Providing market access to handicrafts artisans in India Sep 4, 2014
  • August 2014
    • Aug 31, 2014 Creating a new kind of value in Cambodia: early struggles and small victories Aug 31, 2014
    • Aug 12, 2014 Colombo Updates Aug 12, 2014
    • Aug 12, 2014 Murabeho Rwanda, but hopefully not for long Aug 12, 2014
    • Aug 5, 2014 Reflections on a Summer in Dhaka Aug 5, 2014
    • Aug 1, 2014 Final Thoughts from South Africa Aug 1, 2014
  • July 2014
    • Jul 29, 2014 Magnifying the Magnet Jul 29, 2014
    • Jul 9, 2014 Mwiriwe from Rwanda Jul 9, 2014
    • Jul 8, 2014 The Entrepreneurial (and Fun!) Ushaverse Family Jul 8, 2014
    • Jul 5, 2014 Race, Inequality, and Policy Attempts to Address it in South Africa Jul 5, 2014
  • June 2014
    • Jun 28, 2014 Kibera, Nairobi - First Visit Jun 28, 2014
    • Jun 28, 2014 Sasa from Nairobi! Jun 28, 2014
    • Jun 25, 2014 Exploring & Experiencing the Pearl of Africa Jun 25, 2014
    • Jun 22, 2014 Live from South Africa Jun 22, 2014
    • Jun 13, 2014 ¡Hola de Kilimani! Jun 13, 2014
  • August 2013
    • Aug 19, 2013 Lima's entrepreneurial landscape Aug 19, 2013
    • Aug 17, 2013 Finally! More Photos from Chad Aug 17, 2013
  • July 2013
    • Jul 23, 2013 Myanmar: Building Hope from Rubble Jul 23, 2013
    • Jul 21, 2013 A Village Stay in Burkina Faso Jul 21, 2013
    • Jul 18, 2013 Exploring the entrepreneurship trail in Lima Jul 18, 2013
    • Jul 14, 2013 Myanmar: a few stories Jul 14, 2013
    • Jul 13, 2013 Chad's Wildlife Jul 13, 2013
    • Jul 9, 2013 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Exploring, learning, overcoming... Jul 9, 2013
    • Jul 3, 2013 Myanmar: Cars, Clothes and Movies...Small Steps in an Emerging Economy. Jul 3, 2013
    • Jul 1, 2013 An Introduction to Microfinance in Action: From Mexico City to Toluca Jul 1, 2013
  • June 2013
    • Jun 29, 2013 Long Update from Chad! Jun 29, 2013
    • Jun 29, 2013 Quote of the Day Jun 29, 2013
    • Jun 29, 2013 Your Safety is #1 Jun 29, 2013
    • Jun 25, 2013 A Summer of Rice Jun 25, 2013
    • Jun 19, 2013 Thailand: Cabbages, Condoms, and Myanmar Jun 19, 2013
    • Jun 14, 2013 Greetings from Ouagadougou Jun 14, 2013
    • Jun 6, 2013 Journey into Lagos Jun 6, 2013
  • May 2013
    • May 27, 2013 Transitions May 27, 2013
    • May 16, 2013 First Impressions of Chad May 16, 2013
    • May 15, 2013 En route to Myanmar May 15, 2013
  • April 2013
    • Apr 30, 2013 Blakeley Foundation Mission Apr 30, 2013
  • February 2013
    • Feb 4, 2013 New Site Launch! Feb 4, 2013
  • August 2010
    • Aug 12, 2010 Why Africa & Foreign Aid don't mix Aug 12, 2010
    • Aug 11, 2010 Lime Peru, ACCION Aug 11, 2010
    • Aug 10, 2010 ASA Dhaka Bangladesh Aug 10, 2010
    • Aug 8, 2010 MASAWA Aug 8, 2010
  • June 2010
    • Jun 11, 2010 Work Outside the Box Jun 11, 2010

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