Every day, the Kiva community celebrates big moments — moments like Jovurane sending her kids to school for the first time. With access to financial resources, Jovurane was able to control soil erosion on her farm and produce more bananas. And thanks to Kiva's capacity-building support (funded by donors like you!), Kiva Lending Partner UGAFODE could reach 300 more rural women like Jovurane in Uganda in just one year. The best part? With the extra profits she made from increased crop yields, Jovurane’s children are now getting an education.
Change lives around the world
You make Kiva moments happen
Every second on Kiva, $3.52 makes its way into the hands of people who need it. We don’t take a cut. And we’re proud of that! But to keep that promise, we rely on donations — donations that fuel the behind-the-scenes work that transforms lives.
Be the catalyst for greater impact
Support community and ecosystem building
$5,000
powers a performance report for a Lending Partner.
Reporting helps us understand what our partners need — and tangibly measures how we impact lives, together.
$10,000
allows us to verify stories posted on kiva.org.
Onsite visits help us verify information from Lending Partners to ensure that the stories on kiva.org are accurate.
$25,000
educates more people in the U.S. about Kiva’s impact.
An education and advocacy mailing program would drive more donations to Kiva, making it possible for you to change even more lives.
Help grow our impact
$50,000
funds an in-depth study of refugee borrowers.
A major study helps us better understand the impact we’re having for refugees, and what we can improve.
$75,000
provides resources to develop a climate toolkit for partners.
Help Kiva’s partners and their clients overcome the unique challenges they face with the changing climate.
$100,000
helps us reach more women.
Capacity-building initiatives help Kiva and our Lending Partners reach more women with improved gender-equitable financial services.
Give with confidence
Support the technology behind Kiva
$100
supports one month of reporting for five Lending Partners.
That means more repayment emails for the Kiva community, and more money in your Kiva account to relend!
$1,000
powers kiva.org’s cloud services for 24 hours.
You can help cover the costs of keeping kiva.org online so that more people get the resources they need to thrive.
$15,000
provides API integration support for one Lending Partner.
With Kiva's Partner API, Lending Partners can streamline many aspects of using Kiva, like posting borrower stories.
Help us get more loans on kiva.org
$250
provides resources to review and translate 85 stories.
People from all over the world who speak different languages use Kiva, so translating their stories is critical.
$500
allows Kiva to review and vet one new social enterprise application.
Help us support the impactful businesses tackling some of the world's biggest problems, like clean water access.
$2,500
helps us onboard one new Lending Partner.
Kiva Lending Partners work within local communities to get funds into the hands of people who need it.
“It had been a dream of mine to have a business selling Colombian empanadas... I was able to make this a reality.”
— LAURA, EMPANADA SHOP OWNER, ECUADOR
Make a donation today
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Disclaimer: Gifts and donations to support Kiva's operations enable us to advance our mission of expanding financial access to help underserved communities thrive. All items in this gift catalog are actual activities performed and services used by Kiva staff and costs are based on averages and may vary. The gifts described are symbolic of the impact your unrestricted donation will have and we are committed to honoring your generosity by using your donation in the most effective way.