
Change a Life with a Loan
Join Misty'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.

- Caroline wants to thank her Kiva lenders for their support with her previous loan which had enabled her to purchase additional fuel products for her business. She had paid ...Read their story >
- Sandra is 39 years old. She's in a domestic relationship and has one son. She's a responsible and hard-working woman as well as a visionary and good businesswoman.
Read their story > - Rizalito is a 33-year-old family man from Palayan City, Nueva Ecija. He is married and was blessed with one child. Rizalito is working as a farmer while his wife is a full-...Read their story >
- Pictured above is Alice, who, as a group leader, is representing her group formed by 11 farmers in Alego District, Kenya. She is the mother of 8 children, and she is known ...Read their story >
- Mateo is 20 years old and lives with his parents and siblings in the Tumbabiro parish in northern Ecuador.
Mateo is an entrepreneurial young man who graduated fr...Read their story >
Why Kiva?
Kiva lenders, like Misty, 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.