Kiva - Lend for Good 12+

Lend $25 and change a life

Kiva

Designed for iPhone

    • 4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
    • Free

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Description

Dreams are universal - opportunity is not. You can unlock opportunity for people without access to a bank - whether they’re an entrepreneur, a student, a farmer, a single mom or a refugee. Lend as little as $25 to a microfinance loan on Kiva and make an exponential impact by re-lending your money over and over again. Join our community of 1.9 million people who have crowdfunded $1.4 billion in loans to 3.4 million borrowers in over 90 countries.

How Kiva works:

1. Choose a borrower – Browse by category and find an entrepreneur to support.

2. Make a loan – Help fund a loan with as little as $25.

3. Get repaid – Kiva borrowers have a 96% repayment rate historically.

4. Repeat – Relend your money or withdraw your funds.

We envision a financially inclusive world where all people hold the power to improve their lives.

More than 1.7 billion people around the world are unbanked and can’t access the financial services they need. Kiva is an international nonprofit, founded in 2005 in San Francisco, with a mission to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive.

We do this by crowdfunding loans and unlocking capital for the underserved, improving the quality and cost of financial services, and addressing the underlying barriers to financial access around the world. Through Kiva's work, students can pay for tuition, women can start businesses, farmers are able to invest in equipment and families can afford needed emergency care.

By lending as little as $25 on Kiva, you can be part of the solution and make a real difference in someone’s life. 100% of every dollar you lend on Kiva goes to funding loans.

IT'S A LOAN, NOT A DONATION

We believe lending alongside thousands of others is one of the most powerful and sustainable ways to create economic and social good. Lending on Kiva creates a partnership of mutual dignity and makes it easy to touch more lives with the same dollar. Fund a loan, get repaid, fund another.

YOU CHOOSE WHERE TO MAKE AN IMPACT

Whether you lend to friends in your community, or people halfway around the world (and for many, it’s both), Kiva creates the opportunity to play a special part in someone else's story. At Kiva, loans aren’t just about money—they’re a way to create connection and relationships.

PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF A LOAN

Kiva started as a pioneer in crowdfunding in 2005, and is constantly innovating to meet people’s diverse lending needs. Whether it’s reinventing microfinance with more flexible terms, supporting community-wide projects or lowering costs to borrowers, we are always testing and learning.

LIFTING ONE, TO LIFT MANY

When a Kiva loan enables someone to grow a business and create opportunity for themselves, it creates opportunities for others as well. That ripple effect can shape the future for a family or an entire community.

Learn more about how Kiva works here: https://www.kiva.org/about/how

What’s New

Version 6.7.1

We've made some changes to improve the navigation experience within the app! When you open the app, you will now land on the Discover tab instead of the Portfolio tab.

Ratings and Reviews

4.9 out of 5
2.1K Ratings

2.1K Ratings

mandyc2010 ,

Support THIS group

Best group I’ve supported period. Allows you to continuously help a vast amount of people, as these loans are repaid and you lend over and over again, and continue adding funds if you choose. You can see a picture of each individual, a bit about their story, where they live, what they need for their business. You’re able to set filters as well if you choose. You can choose individuals who support the environment or any business you choose, as well as joining lending groups/teams that you share a common interest with. These micro loans are fantastic and ingenious. Every person that has extra money should be helping their neighbor near and far. What are we here for if not this?

Developer Response ,

Thank you for the thoughtful review!

Buddhastyle ,

It’s pretty goo, but needs a few more features

The developer responded to my original review which I am thankful for. I’ve updated my rating by a star because there is a way to search the way I want to. If I could do half stars I’d say it was 3.5 rather than 3 stars because it is close to 4.

The issue is the disconnect between the website and the app. My saved search on the web should be available in the app without having to recreate it. I also want to customize different searches and SAVE them for later use.

I would like to see the payback status and some other parity with the website come into the mobile experience.

I’m curious to see how notifications are managed (e.g. will I get loan payment updates? Will I get too many notifications etc).

All in all it is a step forward towards kiva’s future. I can’t wait to see the next update.

Original review———
I loan to specific areas of the world. I use a saved search (web version) to manage that. It filters results the way I WANT to loan. I can’t find that anywhere in the app. Instead I am presented with a wall of YOUR loan categorizations, not MINE.

I love the idea of an app vs website, but I can’t use this in its current form. (A) Give me control of how I loan and (B) the ability to see loan payback status, history etc (C) ability to filter by risk rating

Developer Response ,

Sorry to hear you you experiencing difficulty finding particular loans. Have you tried adding filters on the search screen? You get there by tapping the search button that looks like a magnifying glass. From the search screen, you can add the same filters that are available on the website.

To add a risk rating filter, select the “a loan to improve their lives” filter section, and start typing “risk”. An autocomplete list will include filters for different risk levels. I hope that helps!

CoyoteTanguera ,

Doing the right thing has never been easier

I can’t stop global conflict, but with Kiva I can help real people impacted by it. I can’t lift a community out of poverty halfway around the world, but I can help a collective of Mayan women start a business or help fatten up a pig in the Philippines. Kiva is a great way to create impact on wild events one person at a time, and the app makes it tremendously easy. I can browse geographic regions, loan purposes, or specific populations and target loans to causes I believe in, and the check out process on the app is even easier than on their website. Please make loans with Kiva!

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your kind review!

If you ever encounter any issues with app, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at contactus@kiva.org.

App Privacy

The developer, Kiva, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Used to Track You

The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:

  • Contact Info

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

  • Purchases
  • Financial Info
  • Contact Info
  • Identifiers
  • Usage Data
  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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