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Team: SSIW - SaySomethingInWelsh
48 members
$49,175 in loans
Worldwide
Team since Jul 2011
Change a Life with a Loan
Join Aran'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.
- Hussaini is a maize farmer from the rural area of Kaduna, a state located in northern Nigeria, who looks forward to earning higher profits from farming.
As a me...Read their story >
- Angela Mariuxi and her family live in Rocafuerte, known far and wide for its traditional artisanal sweets made from recipes passed generation to generation, and for growing...Read their story >
- This woman is called Robiya. She is 52 years old and lives in the city of Dushanbe together with her husband and children. Her husband is a master builder, renovating house...Read their story >
- Madam Sophie is the woman in the photo. She is the president of the Fass Diom group, whose name means "to have commitment" in the Wolof language. She is a 59-year-old busin...Read their story >
- Gilda is a married woman with six children. She is a very hard working entrepreneur. Gilda is 71 years old. She has a buy and sell fruits business in the Philippines. Gild...Read their story >
Why Kiva?
Kiva lenders, like Aran, 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!
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The Story of a Kiva Loan
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.
