
Change a Life with a Loan
Join HER-MINE'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.

- Maria is 60 years old, is a single mother and has one adult son. They live in a rented house in Manta, one of the most important cities for business and tourism on the coas...Read their story >
- José is in a common law marriage. His spouse is a homemaker and his children are in school.
José works in the fishing trade and learned it from an uncle of his....Read their story > - Jean Menos efficiently manages his business and his loan. He used his last loan to increase his stock of food products. He is asking for a new loan to increase his stock ...Read their story >
- James is a 53-year-old maize farmer in Saboti, Kenya. In addition to farming his core crop, he currently has seven chickens and one cow on his land.
James histo...Read their story > - John, 42, is blessed with three children, though he is divorced from his wife.
He earns his living to provide for his children by selling hay. He is acquainted w...Read their story >
Why Kiva?
Kiva lenders, like HER-MINE, 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.