Kiva - Loans that change lives

16,975 lenders made a loan.
3,242 entrepreneurs funded.
634 gift certificates purchased.
$1,251,575.00 lent.
1 loan every 15 seconds.
2,551 new lenders joined.
98.86% repayment rate to date.

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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...

Bendiya 5 Group Mali Farming BENDIYA 5 is a group of 10 married with an average age of 33. They each have 3 children on average and live in... more >>

$1,275

35% raised

Clelia Peru Services Clelia is 49 years old. She lives with her 2 children and her parents in their own house. More than 3 years ago, she... more >>

$1,075

86% raised

Vardan Apanyan Armenia Grocery Store Vardan Apanyan has been running a grocery shop since 2008. He supports his wife and two children. Vardan rents a shop... more >>

$3,000

98% raised

Nuevo Horizonte Group Chile Tailoring The communal bank “Nuevo Horizonte” consists of 17 associates from the city of Temuco. These individuals have... more >>

$2,925

7% raised

Djoubo Group Senegal Crafts The solidarity group DJUBOO was created about nine years ago. It is composed of nine women who are all from the same... more >>

$3,475

30% raised

Mujeres De Chonima Group Guatemala Livestock Doña Teodora Elías Tzún is 60 years old. She is a person who has been able to get ahead in life selling clothing... more >>

$2,475

76% raised

Manko Group Senegal Retail The MANKO solidarity group, consisting of 20 members, was created on the eve of the inauguration of the Banc... more >>

$3,650

19% raised

Yukuyoo Group Mexico Food The members of this group decided to call themselves “Yukuyoo” because it is the Mixtec name for the community in... more >>

$3,850

85% raised

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Team:	California Jewish Lenders
Location:	California
Description:	This group is sponsored by BayJews.org (Northern California) and MetroJews.org (Southern California). MetroJews.org and BayJews.org are free resources where you can find out about...
We Loan Because:	Microfinance has proven to be transformative in the daily lives of people in developing countries around the world. The impact is very minor for us, but it is huge for those on the receiving end....
Created:	September 13, 2009
Number of Members:	4