Impact This Week
- 18,069 lenders made a loan.
- $1,317,925.00 lent.
- 1 loan every 15 seconds.
- 4,497 new lenders joined.
- 98.27% repayment rate to date.
- 3,095 entrepreneurs funded.
- 798 gift certificates purchased.
Stories from the Field
Microfinance Will Not End Poverty, Microfinance Institutions Will
A Community in Search of Progress
Giving hope and commitment
News from Kiva
Kiva works with existing microfinance institutions, which we call Field Partners , to fund loans to low income entrepreneurs...
Featured Entrepreneurs
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Paquita Rivero De Soto
Peru
Animal Sales
Mrs. Paquita belongs to the communal bank “Las Brisas”, in the Bellavista district, Bellavista Province, in the... more >>
$700
0% raised
Devine Grace Group, Mukono
Uganda
Poultry
Mugalya Jane is 47 years old and married with 6 children, aged 21 – 14 years, all in school; she also takes care of... more >>
$1,775
80% raised
Banco Mujer El Angel Gabriel (1) Group
Costa Rica
Taxi
The name of this group translates as ¨The Women´s Bank The Angel Gabriel¨. This group of women live in the rural... more >>
$2,550
38% raised
Hugo Amado Galeas Lopez
Ecuador
Agriculture
Hugo Amado Galeas Lopez is 51, single, and lives alone in his parent's house. He has a 3 year-old daughter named... more >>
$800
93% raised
Dina Saraí León De Chávez
El Salvador
General Store
Dina Saraí León de Chávez, 32, lives in Soyapango, San Salvador department, with her husband, who is a public... more >>
$500
35% raised
Cynthia Ackah
Ghana
Fish Selling
Cynthia Ackah is married and has five dependents. She has received a junior high school education. She sells fish... more >>
$500
75% raised
Maria Analiza Gallego
Philippines
Jewelry
Maria Analiza is a 42-year-old married woman who lives in Bakyas, Barangay Cabanbanan, Himamaylan City, Negros... more >>
$400
50% raised
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Featured Lender
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| Lender: | eddie |
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| Joined: | July 3, 2009 |
| Occupation: | retired |
| I Loan Because: | to help those not as well off |
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