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Kiva - Lend for Good

Kiva - Lend for Good

Lend $25 and change a life

2.4K ratings
117 reviews
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • March 2, 2020
  • July 2, 2026

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Kiva Microfunds
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Support entrepreneurs and students globally by lending as little as $25. Fund microfinance loans and make an impact that can be re-lent repeatedly. Join a community dedicated to financial inclusion and empowering underserved individuals.

✓Lend as little as $25
✓Support entrepreneurs and students
✓Re-lend funds for exponential impact
✓Browse borrowers by category
✓96% historical repayment rate
✓100% of loan funds go to borrowers
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Kiva. Based on 2.4K reviews and a 4.9/5 average, it highlights the 42 positives and 6 negatives reviewers mention most about this Social Networking app.

Positive things

  • 💡Great idea!
  • 👍Changing lives around the world
  • 👍Practical help to others
  • 👍Easy to use
  • 👍Awesome way to help others
  • 👍Helping People!
  • 👍Personal joy
  • 👍Great Initiative
  • 👍Great way to make a difference
  • 👍Developers fixed problems
  • 👍Awesome way to help others
  • 👍Easy to Help
  • 👍Love this app
  • 👍That one thing
  • 👍Awesome!
  • 👍Finding ways to do good!
  • 👍Great service
  • 👍Easy to use and for a good cause
  • 👍Kiva let's me bless others easily
  • 👍Cool Sharing
  • 👍An excellent giving app
  • 👍Accessible Micro-lending to Help Globally
  • 👍A great way to give
  • 👍Must-Try App
  • 👍I love being able to change peoples lives one person at a time
  • 👍Convenient
  • 👍Doing the right thing has never been easier
  • 👍Fantastic organization!
  • 👍Love the app and the concept
  • 👍Love the work of Kiva.
  • 👍Gratitude
  • 👍Make a change
  • 👍Fantastic way to give and get back
  • 👍So great!
  • 👍Love micro lending
  • 👍Easy to give
  • 👍Fun, easy and secure way to give
  • 👍A challenge everyone wins
  • 👍Ton of information in a simple platform
  • 👍Love the App, Love Kiva!
  • 👍Great app for a great cause!
  • 👍Easy way to help

Negative things

  • 🐛Withdrawing your money is difficult
  • 💰Each loan is $25 which is great but then they force you to pay an additional $5 for Kiva to pocket. That's 20% they pocket!
  • 🐛Software bug
  • 💰Risk for you. No risk for them
  • 🐛Frustrating.
  • 🐛Needs link to team activity
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What's New in Kiva

7.1.0

July 2, 2026

Completed important maintenance.

User reviews

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Rewarding to help others

Over the last five years, I have loaned nearly $700 in small, $25 micro loans to hundreds of people across the globe. The repayment rate is somewhere around 97%. Knowing I am making a tangible difference in the lives of the poorest people around the world by providing them with the capital to invest in themselves and their families is the most rewarding feeling in the world. I absolutely love Kiva.
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Kiva lending made easy

Kiva’s app is easy to use, providing prompts on loans that fit my portfolio and allowing search by country and lending themes (types of ventures). It’s inspiring to read about the farmers and micro-entrepreneurs —and the risk rating is helpful too.
Mo 🇨🇦Mo 🇨🇦

So easy to help business that hires others

I loaned $25 dollars 15 years ago and as it is payed back I just reinvest in someone else. Imagine! The same $25 helping over and over again.
SqueedunxSqueedunx

Just do it!

There are so many hardworking people around the world that need your help and this makes it easy!
CC VeganCC Vegan

Gambling For Good

One of my favorite things to do was gamble. Then one day a friend said, why not use your gambles for good. They showed me Kiva. Now, I take my gambles out of the casino and around the world to help others build their dream life.
BeshapBeshap
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Withdrawing your money is difficult

Bug

Software bug

Bug

Unable to add loan to basket

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Requested Features

6 requests

More loans that about to end & more loans that are in range of $25 to $100 that need closing

Feature

Link to team activity

Feature

Ability to see a loans ending soon sort for loans already identified for support by others in my team

Feature

Saved searches

Feature

Access to all menus and options (without having to scroll around on the main page)

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Documentation of previously completed loans

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FAQ

What is Kiva?

Kiva is an international nonprofit that allows individuals to lend money to entrepreneurs and students in underserved communities around the world. It operates on a crowdfunding model, enabling users to fund microfinance loans with as little as $25.

How does Kiva work?

Users can browse profiles of borrowers, choose someone to support, and make a loan starting at $25. Once the loan is repaid by the borrower, users can choose to re-lend the funds to another borrower or withdraw their money.

Is Kiva a donation or a loan?

Kiva is a loan, not a donation. Borrowers are expected to repay the loans, and historically, Kiva borrowers have a 96% repayment rate. This allows your initial loan amount to be re-lent multiple times, creating a sustainable impact.

What kind of people can I lend to?

You can lend to a wide range of individuals, including entrepreneurs starting or growing businesses, students seeking to fund their education, farmers investing in equipment, and families needing emergency care. Borrowers are from over 90 countries.

Is there a cost to use Kiva?

The Kiva app itself is free to use. 100% of every dollar you lend on Kiva goes directly to funding loans for borrowers. There are no fees for users to lend or for borrowers to receive loans.