Kiva

Kiva, a mission-driven technology non-profit, operates a global marketplace platform for crowd-funded micro-loans with the aim of serving the financially excluded. The organization spans various sectors such as education, water, clean energy, and refugee resettlement. Kiva's core motive is to alleviate poverty by combining the culture and approach of an internet startup. Kiva facilitates a borrower-to-lender connection, providing loans that change lives. Over just 15 years, Kiva has raised nearly $1.5 billion loan capital for over 2 million borrowers across 84 countries, with lenders funding over $1 million in loans every three days.