Kiva - Loans that change lives

Impact This Week

$1,482,650.00 lent.
4,091 entrepreneurs funded.
4,459 new lenders joined.
1 loan every 12 seconds.
1,581 gift certificates purchased.
18,136 lenders made a loan.
98.04% repayment rate to date.

	Entrepreneur / Activity	Loan Info	Country / Partner	Description
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	Cristina Child Care	$10,000 3% raised	United States Opportunity Fund	Cristina started her day care business 6 years ago after working at an electronics factory in Fremont for eighteen years. When she suddenly lost her job, she decided to take early-education classes... more >>
	Amanda Catering	$6,500 11% repaid	United States Opportunity Fund	Amanda has always worked hard to support her family, while facing a series of personal tragedies—the death of her parents, followed by the loss of her brother to cancer and her stepson to a drunk... more >>
	Helen Services	$2,000 3% repaid	United States Opportunity Fund	When Helen’s husband, a tenured U.S. Army veteran, passed away in 2003, she was left wondering how to make ends meet. Through her volunteer work with the genealogy library in Oakland, California,... more >>
	Veronica Services	$1,000 79% repaid	United States Opportunity Fund	Veronica came to the U.S. from El Salvador and worked for a house-cleaning company for three years before realizing that she had the skills and knowledge to start her own business. Using her... more >>
	Anonymous Health	$7,000 9% repaid	United States ACCION USA	After working for other people for two decades in the medical industry, Maria decided it was time to be her own boss. Five years ago she started her own medical billing company that she runs from... more >>
	Gloria Services	$5,000 11% repaid	United States Opportunity Fund	Gloria purchased Parkside Postal three years ago to provide a neighborhood mail and shipping center for the community. Despite strong sales in her first two years, she is still unable to qualify... more >>
	Joshua Clothing Sales	$1,000 24% repaid	United States ACCION USA	Nov 11, 2009 Dear Kiva Lender, \r\n\r\nThank you for choosing to lend to an ACCION USA micro-entrepreneur!... more >>
	Lupita Health	$5,000 16% repaid	United States Opportunity Fund	As a single mom, Lupe had to cope with her son’s diagnosis of neurofibromatosis on her own. After she learned how to give him daily massages to relieve his pain, Lupe realized how much she... more >>
	Erik Retail	$7,500 8% repaid	United States Opportunity Fund	Erik and Shane seem an unlikely pair to run a board game shop. Shane works as a behavioral specialist for people with disabilities at a local non-profit while Erik is a veteran of the Iraq War... more >>
	Jenny Cosmetics Sales	$750 43% repaid	United States ACCION USA	Nov 11, 2009 Dear Kiva Lender, \r\n\r\nThank you for choosing to lend to an ACCION USA micro-entrepreneur!... more >>
	Heidi Cafe	$3,500 4% repaid	United States ACCION USA	In 2006, Heidi and her husband decided that they were tired of working for other people and wanted to earn money on their own. Once they found a coffee shop for sale on the internet, they knew... more >>
	Enrique Cobbler	$5,000 25% repaid	United States ACCION USA	Nov 11, 2009 Dear Kiva Lender, \r\n\r\nThank you for choosing to lend to an ACCION USA micro-entrepreneur!... more >>
	Svetlana Arts	$5,000 0% repaid	United States Opportunity Fund	Svetlana is a 51-year-old Russian dancer who moved to the United States in 1991 and had a son soon after. After years struggling as a single mother and recent immigrant, she turned to her 20-plus... more >>
	Luis Transportation	$5,625 19% repaid	United States ACCION USA	Luis has a baked goods delivery business. He began his business seven years ago and is proud of the success his venture has become. He is also happy and proud to be able to send his thirteen year... more >>
	Nancy Taxi	$2,800 22% repaid	United States ACCION USA	Nov 11, 2009 Dear Kiva Lender, \r\n\r\nThank you for choosing to lend to an ACCION USA micro-entrepreneur!... more >>
	Katrina Health	$3,000 12% repaid	United States Opportunity Fund	“The thing I’ve learned is that you can’t wait for things to come to you,” says Katrina about her mobile massage company. Since losing her job at a spa when it closed down, she has focused... more >>
	Elizabeth Beauty Salon	$6,000 24% repaid	United States ACCION USA	Nov 11, 2009 Dear Kiva Lender, \r\n\r\nThank you for choosing to lend to an ACCION USA micro-entrepreneur!... more >>
	Anonymous Dental	$1,000 7% repaid	United States ACCION USA	Joffre has done laboratory work for dental clinics since 2001 when he moved to the U.S. from Ecuador where he studied orthodontics. One day, one of the clinic doctors told him he would give him... more >>
	Maria Child Care	$7,500 5% repaid	United States Opportunity Fund	When Maria’s daughter was two years old and ready to start daycare, Maria decided to start her own day care center in order to provide a high-quality learning environment for her daughter, as... more >>
	James Food Production/Sales	$2,500 4% repaid	United States Opportunity Fund	James has worked as a butcher and a cook for 16 years. People often told him that his cooking was so good he should make a business out of it. Last year, James started his own catering business in... more >>

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