Kiva Reviews

Kiva - easy to use allowing people to change their lives

Kiva is easy to use I love that you can find if you want to people to lend to in an industry if you want to support farmers for instance or by gender or by country and by need loan applications have a set amount of time so you can see who is running out of time More than anything I love the Kiva ideal of helping people to help themselves

Kiva is a Number One Organization

Kiva is - and has been for many years- an outstanding and trustworthy charity People can help others easily throughout the world Kiva and its partners provide a lot of feedback about the people one chooses to support and there is never any pressure to give

A great alternative to charity donation

I ve been using Kiva since 2007 and I love the fact that all the money I have put in over the years is still available to fund new loans as the previously funded loans are repaid On average each donation I ve made has now funded 4 loans meaning my 25 has been worth 100 and will continue to be reused And it has gone to the people who need it not a charity CEO earning more than I ever will

Happy to be Kiva org Involved

Spouse I have been Kiva LENDERS for many years We are able to focus our support to recipient genders nationalities businesses etc of our choice Our supportees have been almost totally successful in paying back our LOANS allowing reissuing of monies to help other entrepreneurs with minimal cost to ourselves Highly recommended as we are seniors on fixed incomes who wish to provide assistance as financially possible Try it-------we like it

It is easy to give

It is easy to give You can choose a borrower by location gender reason for loan act Terms of repayment time it will take to repay are given and there is an easily accessible tab to see your how much will be repaid monthly There are also lending teams with team stats on another tab Many more user friendly tabs are there as well I m very happy to be a lender and I add a small amount to my account on a monthly basis with auto deposit

Kiva makes it easy to make a big impact

I love funding loans on Kiva for a lot of reasons I can choose specific countries or types of loans to fund so that if there s something I feel passionate about I can look for loans that fit When my money is repaid I can easily reinvest it in other loans allowing me to do more good for less It s simple to do and easy to see the impact that you have on small businesses around the world Also I have gifted Kiva money to friends that they then use to invest and re-invest in the things they re passionate about

Meaningful Experience

Trustworthy organization Easy to navigate website Having the borrower s story makes it a more meaningful and personal donation Fun to cheer them on when payments notices are received A Kiva donation makes an excellent gift for friends and family where they can choose how the money is allocated

I have made 100 loans

I have made 100 loans now and given a few gift cards to others to help them begin their journey I love this Micro-loans funded by individuals are a great way to support people and be of use Kiva deserve great thanks for facilitating this work