Kiva - Loans that change lives

1 loan every 14 seconds.
18,511 lenders made a loan.
3,458 entrepreneurs funded.
98.86% repayment rate to date.
619 gift certificates purchased.
$1,342,875.00 lent.
2,615 new lenders joined.

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Update on the Run4Kiva Event in New York

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

Pen Meu Cambodia Food Pen Meu, 69 years old, owns a small shop next to her house where she sells food to people who come across the road.... more >>

$1,100

59% raised

Nguyễn Thị Hà's Group Viet Nam Pigs Hà Nguyễn Thị (20201020048) is a 28 year-old female living in the town of Huyện Yên Phong - Tỉnh Bắc... more >>

$725

82% raised

Yanjintsevel Yangia Mongolia Bookstore Yanjintsevel Yangia, a widow, lives with her two children in a ger, a traditional Mongolian nomadic housing tent, in... more >>

$1,550

20% raised

Señoras Del Sur Group Bolivia Retail The “Señoras del Sur” (Ladies of the South) is a group that is starting its 11th cycle in the Villa Exaltación... more >>

$3,300

67% raised

Bok Xalaat Group Senegal Retail The solidarity group Bok Xalaat was created on December 4, 2007. It is made up of 10 women who are all from the same... more >>

$2,925

11% raised

Balimaya Iii Group Mali Farming The Balimaya III Group is made up of seven married women with an average age of 38 and 3 children, and most of them... more >>

$575

60% raised

Anonymous Lebanon Services The Kiva borrower is a 21-year-old single woman living with her parents and two siblings. She is still attending the... more >>

$1,000

17% raised

Mrs. Sinerth Khon Village Bank Group Cambodia Weaving This village bank loan is made up of nineteen people who live in Ta Non village, Takeo province. Mrs. Sinerth Khon is... more >>

$3,175

96% raised

More Featured Entrepreneurs

Lender:	Theresa
Joined:	June 2, 2007
Occupation:	system administrator
I Loan Because:	I want to save any starfish I find stranded on the beach and make a difference! And I'm grateful that I have the ability to help people.
About me:	I help people be more productive by keeping their computers operating.