captain
Team: KivaInSchools
29 members
$20,625 in loans
Global
Team since Dec 2009
Change a Life with a Loan
Join ChocoMonkey'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.
- This group is called "Santa Librada" and it's in its 24th loan cycle. All of the members work together to improve their living conditions and those of their loved ones. The...Read their story >
- René Gilberto is 28 years old. He lives with his wife and his son, 15, who depends on him economically.
René Gilberto has worked in a brick factory for three ye...Read their story >
- Faith (46) is a mother of three school going children living in Nyeri, a town that supports elite athletes in Kenya. She has farmed for the past many years. Through farming...Read their story >
- Marites is 29 years old and has three children. She is single and has one child who is in school.
She has an agricultural business in the Philippines. Marites re...Read their story >
- Daniel is a 26-year-old micro-entrepreneur, a resident of the city of Barranquilla, where his business for about six years has been a store. Daniel Antonio started this bu...Read their story >
Why Kiva?
Kiva lenders, like ChocoMonkey, 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.
