Change a Life with a Loan
Join Paras on Kiva
Every day, Kiva connects thousands of people to borrowers and partner institutions around the world, working together to create opportunity and alleviate poverty. It only takes $25 to get started.
- Vangjel is 67 years old and he is seen with his wife. Vangjel lives in a village in southeastern Albania. His village is near Prespa lake and the nature there is amazing. M...Read their story >
- Asiya is a 42-year-old married woman. She has three children and lives in a town of Gujranwala, Pakistan. She is striving hard to support them by providing food, education,...Read their story >
- This cheerful woman, Maksuda, was born in 1967 and lives in the village of Gulyakandoz. There are six people in her family. She works as the warehouse supervisor in the p...Read their story >
- Maricel is 30 years old and married with two children. With two children in school, Maricel works very hard to provide for them.
Maricel runs a general store in...Read their story >
- Hellen is a respected farmer from the Nandi Hills area of Kenya. She is single smallholder farmer and depends on mixed farming to make a living. Hellen earns her income thr...Read their story >
Why Kiva?
Kiva lenders, like Paras, combat poverty daily by making small loans to borrowers around the world. We believe in fair access to affordable capital for people to improve their own lives.
Often only a relatively small amount of money stands in the way of Kiva borrowers and their dreams. Whether it’s a Kenyan farmer who needs $500 in order to double her grain production, or a young Bolivian woman who lacks the $1,500 tuition for nursing school, Kiva lenders provide a hand up to these and countless other borrowers.
Join us and make a loan today.
How Does Kiva Work?
- Choose a borrower
Browse hundreds of borrower profiles and find a story that connects with you. - Make a loan
Click ‘Lend’ to send money via our Field Partners, who vet, distribute and administer each loan. - Get repaid
Receive updates as the borrowers you support succeed and repay their loans. - Repeat!
When borrowers repay, that money is yours to keep, donate to Kiva or lend again to empower someone new!
About
We are a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the internet and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world.






