Kiva Reviews 

Helping people in diverse countries and cultures get a hand up not a handout

I am easily able to fund individual projects and help people in my chosen region and field. I like getting information when the loan is being paid off. I also like that I get incentives to make additional donations. I feel that a little of my money is going a long way towards helping others. I am very satisfied with Kiva and highly recommend it to others.

Kiva makes a big difference. It is effective in its mission and changes lives for the better.

I have been a Kiva lender since 2014. Kiva provides me with the opportunity to learn about individuals across the globe, their challenges, their dreams, their eagerness to improve their livelihoods and gives me the ability to make an impact with my donation.

I really like the platform and concept and have lent money to people all over the world making me feel like I am having a somewhat positive impact.

However I was recently sent an email offering lending credit in exchange for a donation. When I donated I got a message essentially saying "sorry, we've pulled that promotion now" which I see as deeply insulting. I'll continue to lend the credit I have on the platform but it has left a sour taste in my mouth.

Been with Kiva for many years. Helped provide a better life for many people worldwide. Try it you will be a better human.

Kiva provides great information up front about how their programs work and the associated costs to the lender. I love that I have the ability to review all loan requests or filter them to suit my interests. I feel confident that Kiva is working with their lending partners to make the most of the micro-loan monies I can provide, and I don’t feel pressured to spend more than I’m comfortable with.

I have been a Kiva member for 10 years. The fact that your $25 is available over and over again to reinvest is the big plus.

Very easy & enjoyable experience. It is great to know where your donation goes.

Kiva is an awesome organization. It gives small donors and borrowers the opportunity to provide and receive funding between people who otherwise could probably not otherwise participate in access to funding. The minimum loan commitment for individual lenders is $25. This makes it possible to participate at a level that fits their budgets, and to chose borrowers that inspire them to lend.

I feel so good inside knowing I'm helping people who don't have much money realize their dreams for having a better life

Kiva makes it easy to make a difference in deserving peoples lives by pooling your modest loan with others to attain a lending goal. By relenting the repaid loans you can touch other lives as well.

It is a privilege to be able to contribute by investing and supporting people directly to follow their dreams and aspirations

We can’t help everyone, but we can all help someone, and I’m grateful to Kiva for making it so easy to keep giving.

Kiva gives me a way to directly lend money to people who need a leg up in businesses that match my values - from women run business to climate control initiatives. I’ve never found anything like it and love that my money continues to have a ripple impact as I can lend again and again from repayments.

I find joy in knowing someone is ambitious enough to apply for a loan and use the cash to improve their life and the local society.

Kiva is a great way to help people all over the world, you can lend a small amount and feel it really makes a difference

When I go to sleep at night, I do so in a safe, warm/cool, dry house on a comfortable mattress. Not everyone in this world is so fortunate. Every Great teacher, philosopher, visionary, has stressed the need for All of us to help our fellow World citizens, no exceptions. Kiva gives me the opportunity to extend a kindness, in the form of a loan, to fellow World citizens who benefit greatly. Of all the investments I have made over my 90 years, the investments in Kiva, have given me the greatest return in satisfaction.