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...
View ArticleHow 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:...
View ArticleOne man's journey from small-scale farmer to successful entrepreneur
Jackson at his farm in the Kiruhura district of Western UgandaTags: KivaloansmicrofinanceLending#agriculturebusinessfarmerHOFOKAMMedia:...
View ArticleFighting deforestation through innovation in Haiti
Mountains covered by forests are everywhere in the Dominican Republic –Here, Salto La JaldaTags: KivaloansmicrofinanceLendingHaitideforestationD&E Green...
View ArticleHow microfinance helps Haiti recover from natural disasters
Jeremie, the main city of the Grand’Anse regionTags: KivaloansmicrofinanceLendingblogsherpaHaitiblog sherpaHaitiFonkozeVSLAInformal microfinanceassociation for rural developmentMedia:...
View ArticleA 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:...
View ArticleGuatemala'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
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleMetro de Medellín: How Colombia built a culture of care around a...
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View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleOne 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleMicrofinance in Timor-Leste: Why KIF is travelling 8 hours to reach borrowers
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View ArticleThe ripple effects of clean water
A happy school owner in KampalaTags: KivaloansmicrofinanceLendingdrinking waterUgandaImpact waterhealthclean energyMedia:...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleHow Kiva restored my belief in humanity
Meeting Borrowers in Northern Kenya.Tags: loansmicrofinanceLendingKivaMedia: meeting_borrowers_in_northern_kenya.jpgCountry: Kenya
View ArticleExtenuating 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...
View ArticleNeema 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...
View ArticleWomen 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...
View ArticleGeorgia'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...
View ArticleAbigail 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...
View ArticleTajikistan'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...
View ArticleCashew 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...
View ArticleLike 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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