Kiva U

Real change, powered
by students like you

Kiva U is your chance to take action on real-world issues right now. Join a team, explore the toolkits, and inspire your community to help support entrepreneurs, students, and families around the world. You’re not just learning about global challenges – you’re helping solve them.

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Resources for students

Bring Kiva to your school

A step-by-step guide on how to utilize Kiva at your school to make global change.

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Promote Kiva with your club

Download editable flyers, templates, and helpful guides to promote your club at school.

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Financial literacy resources

Help fellow students manage money, plan for their future, and make smart financial decisions.

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“How often do kids… of any age, get the opportunity to really have an impact on the world and make the world
a better place?”

- Dave Smith, Teacher, Pennsylvannia

Frequently asked questions

Kiva U gives students the chance to get involved in the cutting edge of economic development, and make a big impact on the lives of borrowers around the globe. Students or educators looking to explore the Kiva U experience with their campus or community can create a Kiva U lending team for their class or group and participate in a movement created specifically for and with innovative and passionate students and teachers using microfinance as a tool to change the world. We encourage you to check out the Kiva U Toolkits for ideas about how to promote Kiva at your school.

While the Kiva U portion of the site is specially created to support student and educator engagement with microfinance and Kiva, the lending part of Kiva’s website is intended to be used by adults. In addition, Kiva does not wish to collect any personal information for users who are under the age of 13 without a parent's or guardian’s knowledge and involvement. If a parent/guardian wishes to open a Kiva account for their child who is under 13 years of age, we recommend that the parent/guardian carefully oversees the information posted and monitors the child's activity to avoid any unwanted sharing of personal and financial information. You can read more about Kiva's privacy policy and terms of use here: http://www.kiva.org/legal/privacy and http://www.kiva.org/legal/terms. Kiva U has been incorporated into classrooms and different teaching environments under teacher and adult supervision, and it can be a rich learning experience for students of all ages with proper guidance.

For more questions about how schools can get involved with Kiva U, feel free to email us at KivaU@kiva.org!

Spark change with Kiva U