Kiva Reviews 707

I've participate in more than 2,700 loans over the last eight or nine years. KIVA is an incredibly effective tool for helping others. My wife and I visited an NGO in the Philippines a number of years ago that we support via KIVA. We met with the CEO and their business development person. It was an eye opener. Keep up the great work - we are big fans of KIVA,

I love making loans to KIVA. As a senior living on a pension, I do not have a lot of "disposable" income. The fact that I can loan as little as $25.00 and be part of a group who has helped a desperate person/family to start a business, maintain a current business, put a sanitary toilet in their home instead of an outhouse, pay for uniforms for their children so they can attend school, in some of the most desperately poor regions of the world, makes me feel like I CAN have some impact. $25.00 wouldn't make me bankrupt but it also wouldn't make me a millionaire if I held onto it. Those of us who were born in and grew up in the Western world have never had the hardships that these people have.

The ability to help a lot or a little with feeling like I’m a part of someone journey and making a difference is what I love about Kiva. Paying it forward with Kivas help.

It’s easy to check out people you’d like to lend to, plus you get updates on how your donation is being used.

I started making microloans with Kiva in 2017. I've made 408 loans totaling $10,500. My losses have been just under $400. Each month I just relent what has been repaid to me. So I keep re-lending the same money over and over. You get to pick who you want to help. And my case I want to help women who in many cultures are marginalized and cannot get loans. This is just been a .

We have been involved with Kiva for over 10 years now and what I love about it is that by depositing money with Kiva you are helping people who want to help themselves. I also like that you can direct your funds to borrowers whose values match your own and that as you are repaid you can relend the funds, over and over!

Absolutely no transparency. Terrible customer service. Invest your money elsewhere.

This is such an ethical organization and what's great is that what you contribute is in the form of a loan so when it's repaid, you're able to offer that amount to another person. This is such a wonderful organization. If you want to do good in the world, I'd highly recommend you go to Kiva.

Kiva makes me feel good about myself.

This organization helps to make a real difference in the world. They vet the people and projects that they fund, so one can be confident that funds are being put to good use.

Kiva makes it very easy to impact the lives of meant people directly. The website is very easy to use. Over more than 12 years, I've never been mislead out had any technical or financial issues.

I saw an advert for Kiva on Black Friday , previously I didn't know it existed. I give to charity on a regular basis and I thought that my gift would just be another donation . I was stunned when the borrower started to pay me back. Which meant that I could re lend the same money over and over and help even more people.So I am helping people to help themselves!

You can loan small amount of money that can change the life of many people around the world. After a while, when you start receiving money back, it will cost you nothing to continue lending. It's great!!!

Transparent money for humans

It is fun and rewarding to continue to loan the money to people who are making a better life.

Kiva is a fantastic opportunity to help others around the world achieve their dreams. I can add my contribution to a loan financed by other supporters. The loans are made to individuals who would otherwise struggle to get the financial support they need for a project, business, improved lifestyle, etc. Best of all, once the loan is repaid, I reinvest the money by supporting another loan applicant. The Kiva website makes the whole process seamless, from choosing a loan to contributing to reinvesting as loans are paid off.

Finding suitable borrowers to match my interests was fast and easy. $25 as the basic loan is the right amount - not too much for me to be reluctant to risk losing , and enough to quickly add up with other lenders’ loans to reach the borrower’s goal. This kind of person to person loan really helps people to help themselves.

The most intelligent, global, uplifting and humankind-improving organization I have found. More than a charity, it’s a formula and force for making the world a better place.

Enjoy picking out who receives the loan! Have made several loans & I enjoy lending through Kiva. It is great that after the loan is made we don't have to do anything - just get emails when a payment is made. Easy.