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Building a Brighter Future in Kenya Through Youth Entrepreneurship

Students participate in a Youth Entrepreneurship Club in Embu (photo from Hand in Hand EA)Tags: KivaloansmicrofinanceLendingKenyaHand in Hand Eastern AfricaEastern AfricaAfricaeconomic...

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How water and sanitation loans lead to big outcomes

Borrowers pose shortly after loan payments in Lebak district.  Tags: KivaloansmicrofinanceLendingIndonesiaKoperasi Syariah Benteng Mikro IndonesiaKBMIKiva FellowKF34Entry filed under: IndonesiaMedia:...

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One man's journey from small-scale farmer to successful entrepreneur

Jackson at his farm in the Kiruhura district of Western UgandaTags: KivaloansmicrofinanceLending#agriculturebusinessfarmerHOFOKAMMedia:...

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Fighting deforestation through innovation in Haiti

Mountains covered by forests are everywhere in the Dominican Republic –Here, Salto La JaldaTags: KivaloansmicrofinanceLendingHaitideforestationD&E Green...

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How microfinance helps Haiti recover from natural disasters

Jeremie, the main city of the Grand’Anse regionTags: KivaloansmicrofinanceLendingblogsherpaHaitiblog sherpaHaitiFonkozeVSLAInformal microfinanceassociation for rural developmentMedia:...

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A rewarding journey to a Kiva borrower in Ghana

inside a tro-tro I left the Advans Ghana's (Kiva's Field Partner) office, with Kofi, the Advans Loan Officer, to meet the nearest potential Kiva borrower, Elizabeth.Tags:...

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Guatemala's Feria de Sololá is not your average state fair

 Their shirts say "say no to deforestation"Tags: KivaloansmicrofinanceLendingMedia: fullsizerender-7.jpgfullsizerender-10.jpgfullsizerender-6.jpgfullsizerender.jpgfullsizerender-8.jpgCountry: Guatemala

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The importance of financial products and services in Kenya

Examining the tomatoes growing in Rael's greenhouse, an enterprising borrower from BungomaTags: KivamicrofinancefellowsblogKenyaJuhudiKilimo#agriculture#Farmersempoweringwomenmaizesolar lampcoffeeDairy...

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Metro de Medellín: How Colombia built a culture of care around a...

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Why you should invest in northern Nigerian smallholder farmers

Kiva borrower Linda became a Babban Gona farmer several years after her husband joined and their family started to prosper Tags: KivaloansmicrofinanceLendingagriculturesmallholder...

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How microfinance helps Filipino women entrepreneurs thrive

Bacolod, also referred to as “Sugarland” by Joe Studwell in his book “How Asia Works”, is the sugar capital of the Philippines and my first destination as a Kiva fellow. Indeed, arriving in Bacolod...

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One Tortilla at a Time: Reducing poverty through microfinance in rural Guatemala

I'm excited to be writing to you as the Kiva fellow stationed in Sololá, Guatemala, where I’ve been working with our Field Partner, ADICLA. I wanted to share one of my favorite memories from my time...

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How Kiva lenders are creating jobs in northern Ghana

Everyone who becomes a Kiva borrower through iDE Ghana’s Sama Sama Toilet program wants to buy a toilet structure - the very first toilet to ever grace their home. Amazingly, 100% of these borrowers...

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Microfinance in Timor-Leste: Why KIF is travelling 8 hours to reach borrowers

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The ripple effects of clean water

A happy school owner in KampalaTags: KivaloansmicrofinanceLendingdrinking waterUgandaImpact waterhealthclean energyMedia:...

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How iDE Hydrologic is delivering clean water solutions to rural Cambodians

Hydrologic has a simple mission: it builds, distributes and sells water filters to rural customers in Cambodia. Its water filters improve public health and reduce the environmental impact of clean...

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How Kiva restored my belief in humanity

Meeting Borrowers in Northern Kenya.Tags: loansmicrofinanceLendingKivaMedia: meeting_borrowers_in_northern_kenya.jpgCountry: Kenya

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Extenuating circumstances: Lending in conflict zones

Ahed Tamimi, a 17-year-old Palestinian activist who was imprisoned for 8 monthsالطريق مفتوح؟ Is the way clear? Tags: KivaloansmicrofinanceLendingconflict zonesMiddle EastPalestineIsraelWest...

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Neema Crafts Centre creating an inclusive society for people with disabilities

Ever wondered what a more inclusive society would look like? It looks a bit like the world created by Neema Crafts Centre, a social enterprise founded in 2003 with the mission to train and provide...

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Women and men standing against violence in Latin America

Over the past five months, I served as a Kiva Fellow in Guatemala and Costa Rica. Before coming to Central America, it was hard to ignore the headlines of violence and immigration that are often...

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Georgia's ancient traditions support modern development

“Georgia the state or Georgia the country?” I usually have to explain to friends and family that my Kiva Fellowship took me to the tiny eastern European country of Georgia, not the state of Georgia in...

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Abigail takes action to affect change in Ghana

Like so many others in Ghana, Abigail got a loan for her provisions shop. Like so many others, she wanted to buy products that increased her profit so she could make more money. She was trying to save...

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Tajikistan's official master seamstress gets a Kiva loan

Munavvara Chillaeva insists her talent as a seamstress and embroiderer was a gift from God. No one taught her, but she became the first Master Seamstress of Tajikistan - a role designated by the...

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Cashew is the new cocoa for farmers in Ghana

Cocoa is known as the main cash crop in Ghana - but cashews will soon surpass cocoa exports, Samuel Gyasi told me during my 6-month Kiva fellowship in Ghana. Samuel works for Advans Ghana, Kiva's...

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Like mother, like daughter: the story of a Kiva loan in Peru

In a rural village called Chivay, surrounded by mountains and few economic opportunities, Estefania Cacya Penaloza prevails by getting her family ahead. Estefania across the street from her home in...

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