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.

Start a team and invite your friends. Or join an existing team below.

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25,416 lending teams in all categories
  • Kiva Team Germany

    Kiva Team Germany

    1,624 members have lent $1,301,075 in 45,300 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

    924 members have lent $1,290,725 in 49,361 loans
    France Category: Local Area Team since: Aug, 2008
  • Netherlands

    Netherlands

    1,130 members have lent $1,281,400 in 45,155 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 $1,245,525 in 37,434 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

    2,652 members have lent $1,187,150 in 41,116 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

    148 members have lent $1,155,375 in 2,579 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

    1,219 members have lent $957,450 in 32,342 loans
    Sweden Category: Local Area Team since: Aug, 2008
  • Catholic Kiva

    Catholic Kiva

    1,357 members have lent $948,550 in 33,087 loans
    Worldwide Category: Religious Congregations Team since: Aug, 2008
    We loan because: It is the right thing to do.
  • Finland

    Finland

    1,718 members have lent $805,875 in 30,548 loans
    Finland Category: Local Area Team since: Aug, 2008
  • Expired Loans

    Expired Loans

    218 members have lent $768,700 in 15,134 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 25, 2013 11:20 pm Kiva time
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