Kiva Lending Team: Etsy.com Handmade

A Common Interest team since Sep 7, 2008
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We loan because...
we care. We loan because we can. We loan because we want to help other micro-entrepreneurs & because so many of us understand the struggles one must face when trying to get a small business off the ground.

About us
This group is for buyers, sellers, friends and fans of Etsy.com, the online marketplace for all things handmade. We love art, crafts, design and DIY! PLEASE NOTE: we are not sponsored by or endorsed by the staff or owners of Etsy.com. Just enthusiast fans of the site!

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Latest Messages  

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Team Activity

  • Selda
    Philippines
    Selda received a loan from Cathy to buy used garments and other supplies needed in her business.
    Cathy
  • Odette
    Mexico
    Odette received a loan from 1 team members to invest in a bulk purchase of onyx, resin, sandpaper, fiberglass and chemicals.
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  • Rosalba
    Ecuador
    Rosalba received a loan from Fiona to pay for bricks, cement, and tiles, plus labor to finish her guinea pig nursery.
    Fiona
  • Susana
    Philippines
    Susana received a loan from Fiona to buy additional seaweed seedlings used in her seaweed farming business.
    Fiona
  • Uliana
    Moldova
    Uliana received a loan from Fiona to renovate the irrigation system and to repair the truck to transport grown vegetables.
    Fiona
  • Marina Del Carmen
    El Salvador
    Marina Del Carmen received a loan from 1 team members her to buy basic grains, oil, toilet paper, soap, detergents, etc. to sell at her store.
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  • Amanda
    Samoa
    Amanda received a loan from Heather to buy rolling materials, paint color, paint brushes, elei designs, containers and a printing machine.
    Heather
  • Gregorio
    Timor-Leste
    Gregorio received a loan from Heather to buy some more silver, healing stone, and some new crafting machines so that he could make more rings to sell.
    Heather
  • One Acre Fund
    Tanzania
    One Acre Fund received a loan from 2 team members 4,000 farmers in Tanzania access seeds and supplies on credit to help them feed themselves, their families and their communities during COVID-19.
    Paula Waxela (wa-shay-la)
  • Doreck
    Uganda
    Doreck received a loan from steve to procure more merchandise to sell.
    steve

Impact   Updated Hourly

210
Team Members
$81,575
Amount Funded
2,872
Loans
13.7
Loans per member

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