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1,512 gift certificates purchased.
1 loan every 12 seconds.
17,945 lenders made a loan.
4,100 new lenders joined.
4,143 entrepreneurs funded.
98.04% repayment rate to date.
$1,504,125.00 lent.

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Hello Kiva World -- I wanted to highlight a loan that was recently posted by AMK – our largest microfinance partner in...

Featured Entrepreneurs

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Angela Del Carmen Flores Flores Nicaragua Personal Housing Expenses Angela is married and has two school-age children. She works for the Ministry of Education (MINED) as an elementary... more >>

$1,200

0% raised

Jose Peru Furniture Making José is 37 years old. He lives in his own home next door to his mother. For the past 5 years, José has been... more >>

$525

42% raised

Kokobeh Group Sierra Leone Food Market Here are Magret Fornah, Aminata Conteh, Salamatu Dawo, Ramatu Sesay and M’Balu Silla. They are small scale... more >>

$650

11% raised

Margret Simon South Sudan Food Market Margret Simon is currently in the business of selling fresh vegetables in the market and is requesting a loan to buy... more >>

$200

37% raised

Rejoice Eke Nigeria Bricks Rejoice is 32 years old and married with four children. She lives in Delta State, Nigeria. She sells bricks to help... more >>

$550

90% raised

Rufina Peru Agriculture Rufina is a calm 31-year-old, who lives with her partner, the father of their three children, in their own home.... more >>

$875

85% raised

Ludmila Bordunova Ukraine Clothing Sales Ludmila is divorced. She has a grown son. She lives and runs her clothing sales business in Melitopol. Ludmila sells... more >>

$1,500

71% raised

Maguette Ciss Senegal Fruits & Vegetables Maguette Ciss is 37 years old, and she is married with 4 children. For 6 years, she has been an active member of the... more >>

$475

36% raised

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Featured Lender

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Lender:	Alejandro
Location:	Miami, FL United States
Joined:	May 21, 2009
Occupation:	Finance Manager
I Loan Because:	I'm From a third world country myself. people are in need lets give them a hand.
About me:	Financial Director. Forecasting, budget, credit. Managerial and Human Resources.