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Team: Genealogists for Families
371 members
$433,675 in loans
Worldwide
Team since Sep 2011
Change a Life with a Loan
Join Judy Webster'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.
- Gloria is a married woman with one child. She is a very hard working entrepreneur. Gloria is 64 years old.
She has a rice retailing business in the Philippines. ...Read their story >
- Elizabeth is a 39-year-old microentrepreneur and resident of the municipality of Juan de Acosta, where she lives with her family and has had a business selling soft drinks,...Read their story >
- Komil is a strong, purposeful, and responsible man from Tursunzade, Tajikistan. He was born in 1986. He is married and a father of three children.
Komil has wor...Read their story >
- Zubayda is very thankful for your support. She purchased a sewing machine and started a business. She already has success with it. She was able to attract customers and exp...Read their story >
- Octavio is 37 years old and married. His wife is a farmer and supports the family by producing food crops such as potatoes and beans. He has been in the motorcycle transpor...Read their story >
Why Kiva?
Kiva lenders, like Judy Webster, 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.
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.
