Update as of the 5th of March 2025:


We regret to share that Tivwane has not followed through on any of the repayment plans discussed to date. Throughout our conversations, the company cited several challenges, including a severe drought in Zambia that disrupted operations and the loss of expected funding from USAID due to changes in U.S. policy. While we engaged in good faith to explore repayment options, Tivwane did not commit to any plan and consistently offered shifting explanations for delays. Unfortunately, they have now gone silent, and our recent attempts to reconnect have gone unanswered. We will continue to monitor the situation, but recovery prospects remain uncertain at this time.


Repayment Performance on Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Start Date On Kiva Apr 5, 2023 Oct 12, 2005
Total Loans $50,000 $2,208,523,850
Amount of raised Inactive loans $0 $373,375
Number of raised Inactive loans 0 142
Amount of Paying Back Loans $50,000 $151,621,420
Number of Paying Back Loans 1 179,401
Amount of Ended Loans $0 $2,056,529,055
Number of Ended Loans 0 2,709,737
Delinquency Rate 100.00% 10.35%
Amount in Arrears $38,784 $9,423,912
Outstanding Portfolio $38,784 $91,039,966
Number of Loans Delinquent 1 38,127
Default Rate 0.00% 1.80%
Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted $0 $37,119,831
Number of Ended Loans Defaulted 0 97,519
Currency Exchange Loss Rate 0.00% 0.39%
Amount of Currency Exchange Loss $0 $13,741,630
Refund Rate 0.00% 0.52%
Amount of Refunded Loans $0 $11,566,110
Number of Refunded Loans 0 9,975

Loan Characteristics On Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Loans to Women Borrowers 0.00% 78.91%
Average Loan Size $50,000 $407
Average Individual Loan Size $50,000 $603
Average Group Loan Size $0 $1,963
Average number of borrowers per group 0 8.4
Average GDP per capita (PPP) in local country $4,100 $4,378
Average Loan Size / GDP per capita (PPP) 1,219.51% 9.30%
Average Time to Fund a Loan 17.05 days 9.19 days
Average Dollars Raised Per Day Per Loan $2,932.26 $44.31
  Average Loan Term 13 months 11.52 months

Journaling Performance on Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Total Journals 2 1,304,857
  Journaling Rate 100.00% 41.69%
  Average Number of Comments Per Journal 0.00 0.02
  Average Number of Recommendations Per Journal 0.00 0.52

Borrowing Cost Comparison (based on 2009 data)

    This Lending Partner Median for MFI's in Country All Kiva Partners
  Average Cost to Borrower N/A N/A 28.52% PY
  Profitability (return on assets) N/A N/A -1.50%
  Average Loan Size (% of per capita income) N/A N/A 0.00%

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