Kiva conducts regular, ongoing monitoring of all Lending Partners, but only posts status updates here in response to relevant, major changes at the partner.

Status Update - December 12, 2022

Kiva and Specific Union for Farmer Women (SUFW) have ended their partnership after nearly 7 years and $137,025 in loans raised. Borrowers struggled to repay loans due to challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the remaining loans, worth $37,417, have been defaulted. We thank SUFW for the years of collaboration and wish them success in their future endeavors.

Status Update - January 16, 2020

Kiva recently assessed the level of risk associated with loans from this Lending Partner. During this process, our analysts gathered updated operational and financial information about the institution, and analyzed the Lending Partner’s loan products. As a result, The Specific Union for Farmer Women in Jordan's risk rating is now listed as 0.5 stars instead of Experimental.

Partner Description:

The Specific Union for Farmer Women in Jordan was established to raise awareness of the social issues facing rural women in Jordan. These include low standard of living, lack of job opportunities, violence against women, limited access to capital and limited access to education. Due to limited financial literacy, lack of mobility, and lack of collateral, many women do not have access to traditional forms of credit.

To combat these issues, The Specific Union for Farmer Women in Jordan offers training programs as well as loan products to foster financial independence and education. These services are particularly important in the rural areas of Jordan because women are often limited to the domestic sphere, and thereby are unable to gain financial independence.

A unique lending approach:

Most efforts to reduce social inequalities in Jordan take the form of traditional top-down charities that are geared towards health and family planning. The Specific Union for Farmer Women in Jordan provides rural women with capital and training for their businesses and education to improve their own futures. The organization offers both small business loans and educational loans.