Kiva is an international nonprofit that provides microfinance loans to the world's most vulnerable people. With a focus on empowering people to build the future they want, we provide loans to those who need them most.

You can help people in need by lending them money at a low-interest rate. You can also help them to grow their businesses, and even their wealth, by lending them money.

How does Kiva work?

Kiva is an international nonprofit founded in 2005 in San Francisco, with a mission to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive.

You can lend money to a range of people in different communities and countries. You can choose to lend to individuals, small businesses, large businesses, women, and men.

You can also fund a project, or multiple projects, in the same community or country.

You can fund loans for as little as $25.

You can also fund loans for people who need money to grow their business.

You can fund projects for a range of purposes, from business to women, from housing to education.