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Team: Criscara
2 members
$500 in loans
USA
Team since Oct 2016
Change a Life with a Loan
Join Crista's team 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.
- Thank you for supporting Carolina with her previous loan. With the loan proceeds she received she was able to fill orders in a timely way, since she invested in the purchas...Read their story >
- Luzia, who is wearing a red shirt, is the leader of the group. She is married and has two children. She decided to work self-employed so as to be able to care for her child...Read their story >
- Luzviminda is a 39-year-old businesswoman from Palayan City, Nueva Ecija. She is happily married to Martiniano and they are blessed with two children. She has been engaged ...Read their story >
- Uulbubu is 51 years old, married and has one son. She has a secondary education and works in a school as a support staff member. Uulbubu is a hard-working, goal-oriented an...Read their story >
- PAUL, pictured above, has been a farmer for 20 years, and is now proud to represent his group of 8 farmers in Alego District. He is 49 years old, married and has 2 children...Read their story >
Why Kiva?
Kiva lenders, like Crista, 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.
Why Do People Kiva?
We each took time to explain why we use Kiva, but this is just a fraction of Kiva's many active users around the world.
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!
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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.
