Kiva - Loans that change lives

Impact This Week

3,120 entrepreneurs funded.
98.38% repayment rate to date.
3,430 new lenders joined.
1 loan every 17 seconds.
16,622 lenders made a loan.
837 gift certificates purchased.
$1,091,325.00 lent.

Stories from the Field

A Different Kind of Borrower

Gotta get that paper: the well-travelled life of a simple loan form

Coming soon to Kiva: Burundi! (Coming soon to Burundi: Kiva!)

News from Kiva

Kiva Quote of the Week

"It's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." -Abraham Lincoln

Featured Entrepreneurs

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Marcial Bolivia Transportation Marcial is 35 years old. He lives with his common-law wife. He has two young children, aged ten and eight. They... more >>

$1,000

0% raised

Tamemsu Traders Group Sierra Leone Food Production/Sales Pictured here are members of the 'Tamemsu Traders' group from the small town of Waterloo, near Freetown, Sierra... more >>

$525

33% raised

Fatou Ngom Sy Senegal Retail Fatou Ngom SY is a 60-year old woman who is married and has four children. She has been a member of the Banc... more >>

$850

5% raised

Guljan Telkaeva's Group Kyrgyzstan Livestock People tend to like stability in their lives and exert all their efforts to provide this stability for their... more >>

$1,025

53% raised

Ivan Francisco Cascante Jiménez Costa Rica Agriculture Ivan Francisco Cascante Jiménez, 25, is married and lives with his wife; they don't have any children. He will... more >>

$1,100

79% raised

Sophat Hor Cambodia Construction Mr. Sophat Hor has been a wooden house builder for almost three years. He operates the business in other provinces... more >>

$600

16% raised

Super 7 Group Nicaragua Phone Accessories The Group “Super 7” is made up of three women who, like many Nicaraguans, are tireless fighters in search of a... more >>

$1,050

16% raised

Shin Ning Cambodia Motorcycle Transport Mr. Shin Ning is a 37-year-old military policeman. In addition, he also leaves home with his old motorcycle that he... more >>

$1,200

8% raised

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Featured Team

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Team:	Trade as One
Location:	Worldwide
Description:	just a bunch of wide-eyed idealists who actually think we can do something about injustice.
We Loan Because:	we believe that micro-business and Fair Trade are the sustainable answers to poverty alleviation.
Created:	September 13, 2008
Number of Members:	5