Status Update: September 18, 2019

Kiva and Local Alike have agreed to end their partnership after 5 years and $5k in loans raised. Local Alike has repaid their outstanding balance to Kiva in full, and these funds have been distributed to lenders. We thank Local Alike for the years of collaboration and wish them success in their future endeavors.

Partner description:

Local Alike is a for-profit social enterprise that helps remote communities in Thailand develop sustainable, community-based tourism programs.  Local Alike assists communities in designing tourism programs that will provide income for community members and help preserve the local culture. They currently have established relationships with ethnic minority communities including the Akha and Hmong groups in the northwestern part of Thailand and the Isaan area in the northeastern province. These villages have a strong sense of community and desire to maintain their culture.

 
The organization has created an online platform that will enable travelers to find and book opportunities to stay in the communities. The communities keeps 80% of the total profit from bookings. 
 
A unique lending approach:
 
Local Alike is focused primarily on working with remote communities in underserved parts of Thailand where tourism income could make a substantial impact on the village economy.
 
Local Alike helps communities invest in the basic infrastructure they need to begin attracting tourists. Each community establishes a committee composed of village leadership and a Local Alike staff advisor. The committee manages loan funds, projects and income earned from tourism, and decides which projects to invest in.
 
Loans are used to improve homes and roads, construct guest houses, install street lights, implement trash collection and other community development projects. 

Repayment Performance on Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Start Date On Kiva Mar 11, 2016 Oct 12, 2005
Total Loans $4,825 $2,053,171,115
Amount of raised Inactive loans $0 $319,675
Number of raised Inactive loans 0 309
Amount of Paying Back Loans $0 $156,095,200
Number of Paying Back Loans 0 187,574
Amount of Ended Loans $4,825 $1,853,929,865
Number of Ended Loans 2 2,498,679
Delinquency Rate 0.00% 13.14%
Amount in Arrears $0 $12,496,465
Outstanding Portfolio $0 $95,082,592
Number of Loans Delinquent 0 66,954
Default Rate 0.00% 1.82%
Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted $0 $33,755,381
Number of Ended Loans Defaulted 0 89,050
Currency Exchange Loss Rate 0.00% 0.47%
Amount of Currency Exchange Loss $0 $12,742,203
Refund Rate 0.00% 0.53%
Amount of Refunded Loans $0 $10,944,770
Number of Refunded Loans 0 9,671

Loan Characteristics On Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Loans to Women Borrowers 0.00% 78.49%
Average Loan Size $2,413 $393
Average Individual Loan Size $2,413 $585
Average Group Loan Size $0 $1,912
Average number of borrowers per group 0 8.3
Average GDP per capita (PPP) in local country $14,400 $5,592
Average Loan Size / GDP per capita (PPP) 16.75% 7.03%
Average Time to Fund a Loan 0.33 days 9.12 days
Average Dollars Raised Per Day Per Loan $7,367.97 $43.06
  Average Loan Term 41 months 11.5 months

Journaling Performance on Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Total Journals 4 1,223,113
  Journaling Rate 100.00% 41.90%
  Average Number of Comments Per Journal 0.00 0.02
  Average Number of Recommendations Per Journal 0.00 0.55

Borrowing Cost Comparison (based on 2016 data)

    This Lending Partner Median for MFI's in Country All Kiva Partners
  Average Cost to Borrower 0% APR N/A 26.44% PY
  Profitability (return on assets) N/A N/A -1.67%
  Average Loan Size (% of per capita income) N/A N/A 0.00%

Country Fast Facts

Lending Partner Staff