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Team: Mom Gets A Life
3 members
$1,375 in loans
USA
Team since Apr 2011
Change a Life with a Loan
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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.
- José is married. His wife is a homemaker. He has two children who go to school.
José earns his living farming which he learned from his parents. He tr...Read their story >
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Principal Foundation matches loans to this borrowerHelen is 59 years old and has six children. Helen is married and one of her children is in school.
She is in the agricultural business in the Philippines. Helen ...Read their story >
- Maureen is a 41-year-old maize farmer in Ravine, Kenya. In addition to farming her core crop, she currently has 15 chickens and 4 cows on her land. She has historically str...Read their story >
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Principal Foundation matches loans to this borrowerThis is Angeline's second borrowing to finance her business. She is grateful to VisionFund Kenya for empowering her and improving her living standard.
She has r...Read their story >
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Principal Foundation matches loans to this borrowerThis group has existed for over eight years. It is composed of courageous women who work in agriculture seasonally. At the end of the season they sell a variety of items. F...Read their story >
Why Kiva?
Kiva lenders, like Patty, 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
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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.
