Lending Teams: Connect with Kiva's lender community

Join a Lending Team and get to know Kiva's vibrant community of active and inspiring lenders.

Lending Teams are self-organized groups where members connect with each other and rally around shared lending goals.

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25,390 lending teams in all categories
  • Kiva Team Germany

    Kiva Team Germany

    1,620 members have lent $1,296,500 in 45,134 loans
    Germany Category: Local Area Team since: Aug, 2008
    We loan because: Showing interest in the life of others and giving a helping hand if needed is important.
  • Kiva France

    Kiva France

    922 members have lent $1,286,950 in 49,212 loans
    France Category: Local Area Team since: Aug, 2008
  • Netherlands

    Netherlands

    1,124 members have lent $1,274,225 in 44,874 loans
    Netherlands Category: Local Area Team since: Aug, 2008
    We loan because: het mensen helpt een zelfstandig bestaan op te bouwen.
  • Late Loaning Lenders

    Late Loaning Lenders

    1,407 members have lent $1,242,650 in 37,340 loans
    Anywhere Category: Common Interest Team since: Jul, 2009
    We loan because: We hate to see loans being left unfunded on Kiva. Although most of these loans are pre-funded by the Field Partners, the Field Partners lose out on the capital if a loan doesn't get funded on Kiva. We believe that…
  • New York

    New York

    2,649 members have lent $1,183,525 in 40,982 loans
    New York City Category: Local Area Team since: Aug, 2008
    We loan because: New York is full of entrepreneurs so we want to support others around the world, and give them the opportunity to alleviate themselves out of poverty.
  • Guys holding fish

    Guys holding fish

    139 members have lent $1,118,325 in 2,479 loans
    Category: Common Interest Team since: May, 2011
    We loan because: We feel an affinity for entrepreneurs that make their living by fishing, or selling fish...
  • Sweden

    Sweden

    1,214 members have lent $953,925 in 32,225 loans
    Sweden Category: Local Area Team since: Aug, 2008
  • Catholic Kiva

    Catholic Kiva

    1,349 members have lent $940,500 in 32,815 loans
    Worldwide Category: Religious Congregations Team since: Aug, 2008
    We loan because: It is the right thing to do.
  • Finland

    Finland

    1,717 members have lent $803,550 in 30,461 loans
    Finland Category: Local Area Team since: Aug, 2008
  • Expired Loans

    Expired Loans

    215 members have lent $768,625 in 15,131 loans
    Category: Common Interest Team since: Feb, 2012
    We loan because: Until January 31, 2012 192 loans had expired since Kiva's beginning.
    Now there are 7,074 expired loans.

    LATEST UPDATE: May 21, 2013 1:21 pm Kiva time
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