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Team: Start Up Mum
5 members
$400 in loans
Australia
Team since Feb 2014
Change a Life with a Loan
Join Michelle'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.
- Pictured above is Beatrice, who, as a group leader, is representing her group formed by 7 farmers in Kakamega B (North) District, Kenya. She is a mother to 7 children and i...Read their story >
- Olivia is doing very well with her business. With the help of the financial support she received previously, she has been able to add a variety of smoked fish to her existi...Read their story >
- Amparo is an enterprising person who has the drive to move forward and make progress. She is separated from her spouse and has no children.
For the past three...Read their story >
- José is married and has three children, of whom one is not in school. His wife takes care of the home.
José has been a farmer since he was 15. His father taught...Read their story >
- Burulkan is 57 years old, a widow, and has 2 children. She has a secondary education. She knows the technology of running an agricultural business and is able to use funds ...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.
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.
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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.
