Kiva specializes in international microfinance loans
Kiva is a global nonprofit organization that specializes in international microfinance loans. This charity provides the much needed cash to fulfill the capital requirements necessary to establish a small business.
If you have struggled to afford rent payments and other related living costs, perhaps you should consider whether starting your own business is a possibility. Kiva could help you gain access to the cash you need to meet both personal living costs and business expenses, especially if you use your home to help run your business. For example, you may store some supplies in your home, or even use it to store equipment or other business assets. An international microfinance loan can help you come up with the money you need to be successful and self-sufficient.
Most loans are focused on running a business. This could be selling merchandise or services. It may be to provide food for livestock as well as to purchase new animals.
Another option is to request a loan to pay for “personal housing expenses.” This gives you the money you need to buy building materials and to pay for labor. Instead of borrowing money for rent, you could build your own home using these funds.
Kiva helps to raise loans from donors all around the world. Local partners are then responsible for accepting applications from borrowers in their respective countries. You benefit by having a local organization that can work with you to ensure that you meet the eligibility requirements of a microfinance loan.
It is our hope that you can find the help that you need without necessarily having to borrow money from predatory loan outlets. This is an amazing alternative to an enterprising individual or family that wants to own their own business as well as their home!
Here are some of the local Kiva partners that can help you find the funding you need to accomplish your dreams:
XacBank
Mongolia
Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (NWTF)
Philippines
Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL), a partner of Save the Children
Cambodia
Thailand
CSC MDO “IMON International”
Tajikistan
Fundación Paraguaya
Paraguay
KREDIT Ltd.
Cambodia
ACEP Cameroun
Cameroon
MDO Arvand, LLC
Tajikistan
VisionFund AzerCredit LLC
Azerbaijan
VisionFund Cambodia
Cambodia
Thailand
Organizacion de Desarrollo Empresarial Femenino (ODEF)
Honduras
FODEMI, a partner of World Vision International
Ecuador
LLC Micro Finance Organization Credo
Georgia
Tamweelcom
Jordan
Capital Aid Fund for Employment of the Poor (CEP)
Vietnam
Bai Tushum Bank CJSC
Kyrgyzstan
SEF International
Armenia
Urwego Opportunity Bank, a partner of Opportunity International and HOPE International
Rwanda
Cooperativa San Jose
Ecuador
SMEP – Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited
Kenya
Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI)
Philippines
Vitas. s.a.l.
Lebanon
Apoyo Integral
El Salvador
Palestine for Credit & Development (FATEN)
Palestine
Al Majmoua Lebanese Association for Development
Lebanon
MLO Humo and Partners
Tajikistan
Izdiharona for Economic Development
Iraq
FUNDAPEC
Dominican Republic
COMIXMUL
Honduras
BRAC Pakistan
Pakistan
Kashf Foundation
Pakistan
Mahashakti Foundation
India
UGAFODE Microfinance Limited
Uganda
Al-Amal Microfinance Bank
Yemen
ASI Federal Credit Union
United States
CrediCampo
El Salvador
Fundacion Alternativa
Ecuador
National Microfinance Bank
Jordan
Interactuar
Colombia
Accion Texas Inc.
United States
PADECOMSM
El Salvador
CHF International Access to Credit Services Initiatives (ACSI) Iraq
Iraq
HOFOKAM Ltd., a partner of Catholic Relief Services
Uganda
Juhudi Kilimo
Kenya
CIDRE
Bolivia
Fundación ESPOIR
Ecuador
Accion East
United States
VisionFund Mexico
Mexico
Tanaoba Lais Manekat Foundation (TLM)
Indonesia
Community Economic Ventures, Inc. (CEVI), a partner of VisionFund International
Philippines
Ryada
Palestine
Asociación Arariwa
Peru
Women and Associations for Gain both Economic and Social (WAGES)
Togo
Emprender
Bolivia
BRAC Uganda
Uganda
Fundación Pro Mujer
Bolivia
IMPRO
Bolivia
Credit Mongol
Mongolia
Accion San Diego
United States
Tuba Rai Metin
Timor-Leste
People’s Forum
India
KosInvest
Kosovo
Nirdhan Utthan Bank Limited (NUBL)
Nepal
Valley Economic Development Center, Inc.
United States
ASPIRE
Dominican Republic
MicroKing Finance
Zimbabwe
BRAC Sierra Leone Microfinance Company Limited
Sierra Leone
MiCredito
Nicaragua
Yehu Microfinance Trust
Kenya
Fundación Mario Santo Domingo (FMSD)
Colombia
FUDECOSUR
Costa Rica
Nor Horizon Universal Credit Organization Limited Liability Company
Armenia
Center for Community Transformation Credit Cooperative, a partner of HOPE International
Philippines
Edpyme Alternativa
Peru
Caja Rural Señor de Luren
Peru
Gata Daku Multi-purpose Cooperative (GDMPC)
Philippines
VisionFund Kenya
Kenya
Paglaum Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PMPC)
Philippines
Fund for Thanh Hoa Poor Women (FPW)
Vietnam
Vision Finance Company s.a. (VFC), a partner of World Vision International
Rwanda
Asociación ASDIR
Guatemala
Alidé
Benin
EDAPROSPO
Peru
Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd
Tanzania
Pearl Microfinance Limited
Uganda
MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho
Cambodia
Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT), a partner of ChildFund International
Sierra Leone
Aqroinvest Credit Union
Azerbaijan
Friendship Bridge
Guatemala
HOPE Ukraine, a HOPE International institution
Ukraine
Advans Côte d’Ivoire
Cote D’Ivoire
Latino Economic Development Center
United States
ADICLA
Guatemala
ID Ghana
Ghana
Relief International Microfinance Iraq
Iraq
Milango Financial Services
Kenya
BRAC Liberia Microfinance Company Limited
Liberia
HOPE Congo S.A., a HOPE International institution
Congo
Turame Community Finance, a partner of World Relief and HOPE International
Burundi
Hekima, a partner of World Relief
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
EDESA
Costa Rica
ADIM (Asociación Alternativa Para el Desarrollo Integral de las Mujeres)
Nicaragua
Prisma Honduras, S.A.
Honduras
UIMCEC, a partner of ChildFund International
Senegal
CAURIE Microfinance, a partner of Catholic Relief Services
Senegal
AFODENIC
Nicaragua
Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)
Indonesia
Microfinanzas Prisma
Peru
Esperanza International Dominican Republic, a partner of HOPE International
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Komak Credit Union
Azerbaijan
Hluvuku-Adsema
Mozambique
South Pacific Business Development (SPBD)
Samoa
WSDS-Initiate
India
Fundacion Mujer
Costa Rica
Association for Rural Development (ARD)
Sierra Leone
Micro Credit for Development and Transformation SACCO (MCDT SACCO)
Uganda
FAPE
Guatemala
León 2000 IMF
Nicaragua
Soro Yiriwaso, a partner of Save the Children
Mali
VisionFund Albania
Albania
Finance South Sudan Limited
South Sudan
Maya
Turkey
Koret Israel Economic Development Funds (KIEDF)
Israel
Amasezerano Community Banking S.A.
Rwanda
SEDA
Vietnam
CEPRODEL
Nicaragua
Patan Business and Professional Women
Nepal
Micro Start/AFD
Burkina Faso
Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN)
Ghana
El Buen Socio
Mexico
Nke-Anyi Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited (Nke-Anyi FMCS)
Nigeria
M7 Microfinance Institution Limited
Vietnam
Ensibuuko
Uganda
Instituto Peruano de Fomento Educativo
Peru
Angkor Community Fund
Cambodia
ayzh
Ghana
United States
Zambia
BagoSphere Ph Inc
Philippines
Etkie
United States
Micrograam
India
Grameen Ghana
Ghana
MicroEnergy Credits
Kenya
WANA Solutions
Uganda
Entrepreneurs du Monde – Anh Chi Em
Vietnam
PowerGen Renewable Energy
Kenya
Habitat for Humanity Mexico
Mexico
Banco Pérola
Brazil
Nuru International
Kenya
StoveTeam International
Honduras
United States
Belghoria Janakalyan Samity
India
CONFRAS
El Salvador
NOTS Lampe Solaire
Mali
East Meets West – Vietnam
Vietnam
Federación Campesina del Cauca FCC
Colombia
Impact Carbon
Uganda
Pana Pana
Nicaragua
FUNDA-PRO
Bolivia
American University of Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan
Kaaba Microfinance Institution
Somalia
Evidence Action
Kenya
TAHUDE Foundation
Tanzania
iSmart Kenya
Kenya
African Entrepreneur Collective (AEC)
Rwanda
Fundación CREHO
Honduras
Intersect Fund
United States
Yunus Social Business (YSB)
Albania
Haiti
Investisseurs & Partenaires
Cameroon
Cote D’Ivoire
France
Madagascar
Mauritania
Abaarso School of Science and Technology
Somalia
iDE – Cambodia
Cambodia
MEC Delta
Senegal
African Solar Rise
Tanzania
Planting Empowerment
Panama
Camfed Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Kopernik
Indonesia
myAgro
Mali
Ecoblock International
Mexico
Stichting SEVA Microfinance Institute
Suriname
Practical Empowerment & Networking Youth Association (P.E.N.Y.A.)
Zimbabwe
Assilassimé Solidarité
Togo
PAC
Nicaragua
Kubo.financiero
Mexico
Lumni Chile
Chile
Fundacion Namaste Guatemaya
Guatemala
UpEnergy
Uganda
Arab Center for Agricultural Development (ACAD)
Palestine
Babban Gona Farmers Organization
Nigeria
Youth Initiative for Community Empowerment
Uganda
Paradigm Project
Kenya
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Jerusalem Interest-Free Microfinance Fund Limited
Israel
KOMAZA
Kenya
Rent-to-Own
Zambia
Angaza Design
Zambia
TECNOSOL
Nicaragua
Plasticos Foundation
Guatemala
Honey Care Africa
Kenya
One Degree Solar
Kenya
IluMexico
Mexico
Yellow Leaf Hammocks
Thailand
Maya Mountain Cacao
Belize
Nuru Energy
Rwanda
Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment
United States
Working Solutions
United States
Fresno Community Development Financial Institution
United States
Vittana
Bolivia
Nazava Water Filters
Indonesia
Junior Achievement Kenya
Kenya
AgDevCo
Mozambique
EarthSpark International
Haiti
Grameen Foundation AppLab
Uganda
Sanergy
Kenya
Visionary Empowerment Programme
Kenya
Solar Sister
Uganda
Yayasan Sosial Bina Sejahtera
Indonesia
Frogtek
Mexico
CampoAlto
Colombia
Colfuturo
Colombia
Entrepreneurs du Monde
Burkina Faso
Sistema Biobolsa
Mexico
Novica
Mexico
Benin
Brazil
El Salvador
Ghana
Guatemala
Indonesia
Peru
Thailand
United States
Union Regional de Huatusco
Mexico
PT Rekan Usaha Mikro Anda (Ruma)
Indonesia
Strathmore University
Kenya
Fenix International
Uganda
BrazAfric
Kenya
Barefoot Power
Uganda
Kenya
Tanzania
Cambodia
India
Botswana
Malawi
Namibia
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Rwanda
South Africa
Maharishi Education for Invincibility Trust
South Africa
Zoona
Zambia
One Acre Fund
Kenya
Grounded and Holistic Approach for People’s Empowerment (GHAPE)
Cameroon
This list changes frequently and is provided as a sample of the types of lenders that might give you the money you need for rent, home construction or business capital. For more details, visit Kiva today to see how you might be able to benefit from international microfinance loans.