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Like clockwork, they came, they caffeinated, they learned everything they possible could about microfinance. Last week, Kiva welcomed 14 new fellows to our San Francisco office for a week-long training with our staff. With the advent of our new Small Business Advisor Program, we’ve phased out our US-based fellowships leaving a purely international (and slightly smaller!) class. Check out a behind-the-scenes look at training week.
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Answer: A tricky trivia game for fellows. What is Kiva Jeopardy?
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Trainees do mock-borrower verifications in local languages with our staff.
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New fellows get to know each other during the big red ball exercise.
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Almost time to jet! Graduating fellows pin themselves to our map wall.
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Best of luck, KF30! We can’t wait to hear about your stories in the field.
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