Kiva blog - breakdown of Kiva loans and users by country and state

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[Peter S]

2009-08-05

Hi everyone,

Jonny Price here - first time, extremely nervous, blogger, and temporary Kiva volunteer.

Below is a link to a presentation including maps breaking down Kiva loans by country, and user penetration by country and US state. Amongst other things, it shows which countries have received the most loans since Kiva began, and which countries have the most Kiva users.

http://www.slideshare.net/kivamicrofunds/kiva-users-and-loans-by-country-and-state

http://kivanews.blogspot.com/2009/08/breakdown-of-kiva-loans-and-users-by.html

interesting results...   uncannily similar to the ones from October 2007 which were dug up and published here by a KivaFriend with way too much time on his hands.


Peter


p.s. as Jonny Price is an intern, I won't remark too disapprovingly of his use of the phrase "user penetration".  But the Kiva blog does seem a bit top-heavy with ugly management-speak lately.  Recently we had mention of the Kiva "brand", and now with "user penetration" I'm beginning to think that there's too much talk about Kiva as if it's a commodity to be shifted, like soap powder.  End of mini-rant...

[wind5001]

Peter, that is why I see myself as a Kiva customer...I will not change that term as long as Kiva is using that business speak...