If you do not know what Kiva is then I shall give you a basic run down. You act as a bank providing loans for businesses in developing countries. Those loans are enabling those who want to make the most of their circumstances.

As an example (this is based on a real loan) you have a single mother who is trying to build her seamstress business. Is asking for $500 to buy sewing machines. With the help of multiple loaners like us, she raises the $500. Now is able to increase her production, and is able to pay back the loan over 6 months. There you go you just changed the lives of a single mother, who can now send her kids to school.

There are 1.9 million loaners and 3.5 million borrowers. Hope this give you a feel for the scope of impact.

Source: Kiva