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Impact This Week

8,374 new lenders joined.
1 loan was made every 24 seconds.
2,145 entrepreneurs funded.
12,347 lenders made a loan.
1,981 gift certificates purchased.
$760,425.00 lent.

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Latest Activity 1:54 pm PST

Andrea
Gardabaer

Yovana Butrón Pastor
Puno, Puno
Peru

Raising Funds

88% raised

New blog

Check out the new blog post, "Calling all Kiva Lenders in the Bay Area" by Zack Turner.

Featured Entrepreneurs

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Noemi López López Peru Restaurant Mrs. Noemí López López is 31 years old and belongs to the Community Bank "Las Emprendedoras II" (The Enterprising... more >>

$550

0% raised

Lupe Consuelo Saldaña Chávez Peru Food Production/Sales Lupe Consuelo Saldaña Chavez is fifty-three years old, married to a chauffeur, and has eight children. Lupe... more >>

$800

0% raised

Margarita Bardales Viuda de Torres Peru Housing Rental Margarita Bardales Viuda de Torres is seventy-three years old. She lives in downtown Pucallpa, Peru in the Amazon... more >>

$325

0% raised

Mlokozi Mwijage Group Tanzania Used Clothing Mlokozi Mwijage, 36, is married with three children ages 9, 5, and 1. He sells second-hand clothes. He started this... more >>

$262

per entrepreneur

21% raised

Gloria Peru Food Production/Sales Gloria is 53, separated, and lives by herself. Since separating from her first husband she has started a variety of... more >>

$325

77% raised

Som Sok Cambodia Farming Mr. Som Sok, 57, and his wife, Mrs. Touch Prem, 59, who live in a small village across the Mekong River about 17... more >>

$700

79% raised

Tugmahol Dustova Tajikistan Animal Sales Tugmahol Dustova lives in the Huroson District. She is 53 years old, married, and has six children. She and her... more >>

$1,200

77% raised

Sim Men Cambodia Motorcycle Transport Mr. Sim Men, 58, and his wife, Mrs. Sarim Hoem, 53, who live in a small village along National Road Number Two about... more >>

$500

50% raised

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Featured Team

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Team:	Portugal
Location:	Portuguese Worldwide
Description:	Portuguese Loaners Team
We Loan Because:	We honor the legacy of our ancestors who spread our culture, knowledge and values around the world. Wherever there is a Portuguese, there is a friend willing to help and give hope to those in need....
Created:	August 28, 2008
Number of Members:	256