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Team: Executive Virtual Associate
4 members
$1,350 in loans
Junortoun
Team since May 2016
Change a Life with a Loan
Join Sam'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.
- Gulzat successfully repaid her [previous] loan. She is very thankful to Kiva and to everyone who has helped her financially. She now has four cows and one horse on her fa...Read their story >
- At the age of 52 Sra. María, a very lively and optimistic woman, decided to start a business selling school supplies. Today that has become a very good source of income. Sh...Read their story >
- Taupule is a 32-year-old married woman with 4 children. She makes and sells pancakes in her community to earn a living. She has 3 years of experience with this business.
- Dezi comes from a small village in Bushenyi district. He is married with four children. Dezi grew up in a family of farmers, which explains why he opted for farming as an e...Read their story >
- Sebastián went to school up to the 2nd grade. He is partnered and his partner takes care of the home. He has 3 children who are all now independent.
S...Read their story >
Why Kiva?
Kiva lenders, like Sam, 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!
About Microfinance
Safe, affordable capital to those in need helps people create a better life for themselves
The Story of a Kiva Loan
Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world.
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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.
