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 $2,239,166,535
Amount of raised Inactive loans $0 $580,425
Number of raised Inactive loans 0 138
Amount of Paying Back Loans $50,000 $154,540,530
Number of Paying Back Loans 1 179,707
Amount of Ended Loans $0 $2,084,045,580
Number of Ended Loans 0 2,743,369
Delinquency Rate 100.00% 9.56%
Amount in Arrears $38,784 $9,038,675
Outstanding Portfolio $38,714 $94,572,011
Number of Loans Delinquent 1 38,239
Default Rate 0.00% 1.78%
Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted $0 $37,137,745
Number of Ended Loans Defaulted 0 97,699
Currency Exchange Loss Rate 0.00% 0.38%
Amount of Currency Exchange Loss $0 $13,858,921
Refund Rate 0.00% 0.52%
Amount of Refunded Loans $0 $11,588,415
Number of Refunded Loans 0 9,987

Loan Characteristics On Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Loans to Women Borrowers 0.00% 78.99%
Average Loan Size $50,000 $409
Average Individual Loan Size $50,000 $604
Average Group Loan Size $0 $1,975
Average number of borrowers per group 0 8.4
Average GDP per capita (PPP) in local country $1,353 $4,376
Average Loan Size / GDP per capita (PPP) 3,695.49% 9.34%
Average Time to Fund a Loan 17.05 days 9.21 days
Average Dollars Raised Per Day Per Loan $2,932.26 $44.41
  Average Loan Term 13 months 11.52 months

Journaling Performance on Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Total Journals 2 1,319,263
  Journaling Rate 100.00% 41.65%
  Average Number of Comments Per Journal 0.00 0.02
  Average Number of Recommendations Per Journal 0.00 0.51

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 28.97% PY
  Profitability (return on assets) N/A N/A -1.29%
  Average Loan Size (% of per capita income) N/A N/A 0.00%

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