Impact This Week
- 1 loan every 15 seconds.
- $1,317,925.00 lent.
- 798 gift certificates purchased.
- 98.27% repayment rate to date.
- 18,069 lenders made a loan.
- 3,095 entrepreneurs funded.
- 4,497 new lenders joined.
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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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
66% 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
78% raised
Kiddawalime Group, Mukono
Uganda
Liquor Store / Off-License
Kyagaba Joyce is 52 years old and a widow with 7 children, who also takes care of 5 orphans. Joyce has had businesses... more >>
$1,450
63% raised
Pacaycasa Group
Peru
Retail
The Pacaycasa group began their 20th loan with 19 members. The group members are from the Pacaycasa district which is... more >>
$4,525
29% raised
Estrella Oriental Group
Bolivia
Services
The Estrella Oriental Communal Bank is represented by Cecilia Andrea and comprised of 12 members. Eleven are women,... more >>
$3,150
29% raised
Los Agachados Group
Bolivia
Retail
The group “Los Agachados ” is led by Sr. Hugo Jesús and consists of twelve members who are starting their first... more >>
$3,100
36% 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
32% raised
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Featured Lender
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| Lender: | Alina |
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| Joined: | January 6, 2008 |
| Occupation: | Student |
| I Loan Because: | I loan because I would love to see someone bring more hope and love into this world. And I hope by donating, in a small way I can be a part of someones dreams coming true. |
| About me: | I am bettering my knowledge of the world. |
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