Kiva Reviews 

I like being able to pool my money with other lenders to help people who can't get loans from traditional banks. I can't do much about the poverty or harshness of their lives but if I can help in this way I am glad. I've been a part of Kiva for several years and think it is working hard to serve people.

I've been working with Keva for over ten years, it's a great origination.

I like Kiva. It helps set aside small amount that allows me to earn and help people at the same time. The idea of it is for the greater good of many.

Great variety of people and businesses in many countries with countless ways to search. Kiva handles everything else from there.

I enjoy being able to select the borrower to support. As the loan is paid back i can lend to another borrower. Helping people who don't have access to traditional loans empowers them to improve their lives

I have been lending with Kiva for a decade. It's amazing how $25 can help change people's lives. I've been able to loan that same $25 to numerous people. I loan it. They pay it back. I can reloan it, or I don't have to. But I keep re-ending because I can. I love that I get updates about the people I've loaned money to. I feel like I'm helping in some small way make somebody's life a little better.

We welcome the opportunity to contribute in a small way...AND to witness how many such small additions CAN multiply into genuine assistance. The scope of your organization continues to make us aware of being but a small cog in the world's machinations.

Kiva lends money to local entrepreneurs and small business owners - some run really small businesses, such as a person with a pushcart. I feel I am directly helping someone to succeed in life, no matter if that person is nearby or in another part of the world. I can choose the type of businesses I want to support, the country where I want my contributions to go, etc.

Da ottobre 2008, 56 prestiti in 19 paesi, quasi tutte imprese agricole femminili
Basta poco per dare una mano

I read that the CEO of Kiva is making more money than a lot of other good charitable non-profits and that Google is an investor that's making millions. They are not giving away loans, they are giving loans with an interest rate those poor people have to pay. I previously donated money to them, but until I know more, I won't be donating to them again.

Granted people are getting loans who may otherwise not be able to get a loan, although I've read that they used to give more information about the people receiving loans than they do now. There are a lot of partner organizations, apparently in most countries, but some of them we have no information.

Kiva provides 'hands on from a distance' lending - you choose exactly who you would like to support and why AND you lend knowing 100% of the money is passed on.

It was easy to navigate the site and pick out the people that I wanted to lend money to. The site is very easy to use and explains every step of the process.

They do a great job at qualifying their borrowers. They make it very easy for lenders to find borrowers that match their priorities.

KIVA is great opportunity to directly help a small business in impoverished areas expand for the benefit of the owner, their family and the community.
All of my loans have been repaid and reloaned.

Provided me with an opportunity to provide feedback and seek answers to my ONE QUESTION re what has happened to Kiva.org and its relationship with NEPAL??

My family and I wish to support Female Nepali entrepreneurs. For many months or perhaps years there have been NO OPPORTUNITIES to do so due to lack of Nepali loans. Has Nepal been abandoned by Kiva ? If so please notify me so that I may seek other more current charitable/microlending opportunities to benefit Nepali women. Needless too say WE ARE DISAPPOINTED.

Just a way to help those less fortunate and hopefully their life and family better

Kiva has a very unique feature which sets it apart from other microlending organizations I've looked at: The fact that your loan, once repaid, can be loaned out again in perpetuity. In other words, each loan I make can help countless people, as I get to choose who the next recipient is after the previous one repays the loan. Another thing I like is that I get to select the borrower based on their need(s) and their geographic location. It's a very personal experience. The only thing I wish I could do was make personal contact with the borrower to see how they're doing. But, I can understand why that wouldn't be a good idea. It's just too risky, for the borrower as well as the lender.

I have been loaning money through Kiva for many years and have always found them to be straightforward and honest. It's nice to be able to help others around the world and see them prosper.

A loan through Kiva has the same satisfying feeling as a simple donation to a worthy cause, with the added very large bonus that the same money comes back and lets you give it over and over again. The web interface is simple and straightforward. You can filter loans by region or gender. You are given a reasonably clear idea of what the money will do for the person borrowing it, and how and when they are likely to pay it back.
It is an excellent giving experience.

Kiva is an easy way to find borrowers which match to my investment interests.