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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25,376 lending teams in all categories
  • Kiva Team Germany

    Kiva Team Germany

    1,619 members have lent $1,291,125 in 44,963 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

    921 members have lent $1,284,875 in 49,132 loans
    France Category: Local Area Team since: Aug, 2008
  • Netherlands

    Netherlands

    1,123 members have lent $1,266,750 in 44,630 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

    1,403 members have lent $1,239,950 in 37,258 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

    2,644 members have lent $1,177,350 in 40,759 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

    135 members have lent $1,094,950 in 2,399 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 $949,125 in 32,056 loans
    Sweden Category: Local Area Team since: Aug, 2008
  • Catholic Kiva

    Catholic Kiva

    1,347 members have lent $938,450 in 32,743 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 $800,550 in 30,354 loans
    Finland Category: Local Area Team since: Aug, 2008
  • Expired Loans

    Expired Loans

    215 members have lent $768,550 in 15,128 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 20, 2013 5:51 am Kiva time
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