Kiva is a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through loans for the sake of alleviating global poverty. Leveraging the internet and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva lets individuals lend as little as US$25 to help fund small businesses run by low-income entrepreneurs around the world.
Loans made on Kiva.org are 0% interest loans and have a historical repayment rate of 96%.
(Text from Wikipedia's article on Kiva, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License)
You can make loans to a entrepreneur of your choice from a range of countries using PayPal (with no fees). Make a small loan, Make a big difference.
Microcredit Entrepreneur wins Nobel Peace Prize
October 2006
Muhammad Yunus, a microcredit entrepreneur, was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Grameen Bank, for their efforts to create economic and social development from below. Official Kiva Links
from Kiva.org
- Kiva.org
- Kiva home page - Loans that change lives
- Businesses in need
- Businesses waiting for your loans.
- Media coverage
- Reports on Kiva in the press.
- About Kiva
- More about Kiva and the loan cycle.
- Latest Kiva journals
- Kiva journals are updates on the loans that have been disbursed.
- Kiva gift cards
- Give someone a Kiva gift card so they can choose which business they'd like to support.
- Kiva's partners
- The microfinance institutions that Kiva partners with.
- The Kiva Story
- Kiva was founded by Matthew and Jessica Flannery. Read the story of how and why they started Kiva.
- Kiva Staff
- Details on Matt Flannery (CEO) and the others involved in Kiva.
Related lenses on Squidoo
There were no active Kiva lenses when I created this one, but that's changed now and Kiva even have their own HQ section here on Squidoo now. Make sure you visit it and find out how you can help.
- Kiva HQ on Squidoo
- Create a lens and make money for Kiva - visit their HQ page on Squidoo to find out more.
- Kiva
- The main Kiva lens on Squidoo with updates from "The Kiva Chronicles" blog and photos from Flickr.
- List of microfinance lenses
- All lenses tagged with "microfinance".
- List of poverty lenses
- The Grameen Foundation's Microfinance lens is currently the top of the list of lenses tagged with "poverty"
- List of microcredit lenses
- All lenses tagged with "microcredit".
- Social Ventures
- By Mike Nothum. Lots of books and resources related to "How to change the world through new social ventures..."
- Guide to Reducing Poverty in Developing Nations
- Includes microcredit institutions.
- Tips to Help Your Prosper.com Loan Get Funded
- By Gene MacFarlane. Lots of advice including how to write a good listing.
- Microfinance - Empowering the world's poorest people
- Microfinance news from the Grameen Foundation.
- Grameen Foundation
- Information on how you can help the nonprofit organization that uses microfinance and innovative technology to fight global poverty.
- Global Microfinance Accelerator
- By Dave Richards. "Unitus is an innovative non-profit focused on accelerating the end of extreme poverty through providing access to microfinance services."
Related Articles on Wikipedia
from wikipedia.org
- Kiva
- Wikipedia's article on the organization.
- Microcredit
- Small loans to those living in poverty.
- Microfinance
- Provision of financial services to clients who are excluded from the traditional financial system.
- Category:Microfinance
- A category of related topics, including alternative microfinance organisations.
More Kiva Links
from the rest of the web
- The Kiva Chronicles
- The official Kiva blog.
- Wall Street Journal Article on Kiva
- The Wall Street Journal says that Kiva allows consumers to lend money to entrepreneurs and small businesses in developing countries.
- BBC Article on Kiva
- The BBC says Kiva is revolutionising how donors and lenders are connecting with small entrepreneurs in developing countries.
- The Bivings Report
- The Bivings Report on Kiva.
Kiva Businesses in Need
Looking for financing now
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byEmily Rikoine Kuntai
One example of a business which has received a Kiva loan
Beaded accessories. Based in Isinya
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