Kiva - Loans that change lives

2,795 new lenders joined.
3,674 entrepreneurs funded.
682 gift certificates purchased.
1 loan every 14 seconds.
98.86% repayment rate to date.
$1,343,675.00 lent.
17,822 lenders made a loan.

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The first ever Run4Kiva was held last Sunday, August 29th in New York and was a huge success! The members of the Kiva New...

Batdorj Dashdorj Mongolia Used Shoes Batdorj Dashdorj is 42 years old and lives with his wife and two children in Uvurhangai province in central Mongolia.... more >>

$1,775

63% raised

Ramzi Lebanon Home Products Sales Ramzi is a 32-year-old single man and owner of a household goods store for the past 8 years. Ramzi sells many useful... more >>

$3,000

60% raised

Amor Y Amistad 3 & 4 Group Dominican Republic Beauty Salon Tania is the coordinator of her group Amor y Amistad 3 & 4 (Love and Peace). She makes her home here in a simple... more >>

$3,575

22% raised

Munkhtsetseg Tsoodol Mongolia Butcher Shop Munkhtsetseg is 51 years old and single with four children. She lives with one of her daughters, son-in-law and... more >>

$625

56% raised

Gulbaira Abdikerimova's Group Kyrgyzstan Cattle Gulbaira Abdikerimova is the leader of this group. She is forty-three and married. She has four children: her sons... more >>

$1,300

67% raised

Maria Narcisa Contreras Arguello Ecuador Agriculture Maria Narcisa Contreras Arguello is 31 years old, single, and lives with her four children in Ventanas, which is in... more >>

$800

75% raised

Mrs. Sroeun Hang Village Bank Group Cambodia Farming These fourteen members are villagers in Tuol Sang Ka village in Takeo province and they make up this village bank... more >>

$1,625

86% raised

Badenya Ton 3 Group Mali Farming The Badenya Ton 3 group is made up of eight married women, most of whom live in large traditional families. They have... more >>

$800

93% raised

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Team:	Caddywhompus
Location:	United States
Description:	We are three generations of a family, ranging in age from 18 to 86. Our family includes Americans and Egyptians and we live in Massachusetts, California, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
We Loan Because:	We believe the world economy is askew and individual lending is a small way to begin reducing the gap between rich and poor.
Created:	December 25, 2008
Number of Members:	3