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Team: Start Up Mum
4 members
$400 in loans
Australia
Team since Feb 2014
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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.
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Hitachi matches loans to this borrowerPatrick is blessed with two children and a wife. He runs a transport business with the help of his motorcycle.
Motorcycle transport is very common and popular i...Read their story >
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Hitachi matches loans to this borrowerSarah, 54, is a caring mom from Litein, a town in Kenya that hosts a number of elite athletes. Sarah is very passionate, hardworking, and eager to learn and take on new cha...Read their story >
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Hitachi matches loans to this borrowerOumar works with livestock, mainly sheep and cattle. He is Malian, 47 years old, and married with seven children between the ages of 3 and 16. Five of his children attend s...Read their story >
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Hitachi matches loans to this borrowerRona is 31 years old and married with two children. With a child in school, she works very hard to provide for them.
She runs a general store in the Philippines ...Read their story >
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Hitachi matches loans to this borrowerAs the only voice of hope that her children have, Esther, who is a 30-year-old mom, stands strong. She is determined to break the chain of poverty that has formed into a cy...Read their story >
Why Kiva?
Kiva lenders, like Michelle, 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.
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- Choose a borrower
Browse hundreds of borrower profiles and find a story that connects with you. - Make a loan
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Receive updates as the borrowers you support succeed and repay their loans. - Repeat!
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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.
