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

  • Irenge Group
    Congo (DRC)
    Irenge Group received a loan from Ross to stock up with sugar, yeast and mustard, which will build up her working capital.
    Ross
    $725 to go
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  • Umyda
    Tajikistan
    Umyda received a loan from Fiona to purchase a new sewing machine to promote her business.
    Fiona
    $700 to go
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  • Saipin
    Thailand
    Saipin received a loan from Fiona to buy silk thread, dye colors, and materials for weaving silk cloth.
    Fiona
  • Razan
    Palestine
    Razan received a loan from Fiona to buy a sewing machine, yarns, silk, and fabrics for her work.
    Fiona
  • Memunatu's Female Farmers Group
    Sierra Leone
    Memunatu's Female Farmers Group received a loan from rebecca to pay for improved seeds, organic inputs and a tractor rental, which will improve her production and profitability.
    rebecca
  • Jacqueline Aki
    Vanuatu
    Jacqueline Aki received a loan from 1 team members to pay for rolls of fabric, fabric paints and sewing materials to stock up her handicraft room and better provide for her customers.
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  • Haruthai
    Thailand
    Haruthai received a loan from Pamela to buy silk thread, dye colors, and materials for weaving silk cloth.
    Pamela
  • Letecia
    Philippines
    Letecia received a loan from Cathy to buy additional cloth, thread, and other materials needed to make dress to sell.
    Cathy
  • Emmy
    Kenya
    Emmy received a loan from Katie to buy farming inputs, which she will use to improve her horticulture crop production.
    Katie
  • Daizy
    Kenya
    Daizy received a loan from Katie to buy more cereals and improve her cereal trading business, which has been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Katie
  • Wycliffe
    Kenya
    Wycliffe received a loan from Jacob to buy a biodigester to power his farm and home with his cows' manure.
    Jacob

Impact   Updated Hourly

210
Team Members
$83,525
Amount Funded
2,941
Loans
14.0
Loans per member

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