Given my background, I am very supportive of anyone trying to provide or facilitate private or public transport. Be it for people (my specialty) or goods.

In this case we have Brother Victor

Who after 15 years in the trade, sees the value of a larger trailer to deliver more goods in fewer trips. I agree with him.

Please help me help him4 weeks ago

18-05-2013
Kenya
Female
Individual
Retail
$25 4 weeks ago

03-05-2013
Zimbabwe
Female
Group
Retail
$25 1 month ago

Jeannine is 30 years old, married, and has two children. She sells foodstuffs, which she has been doing for two years. Jeannine is requesting a loan, which she will use to buy more sorghum to sell. She plans to use the profits from her business to buy a plot of land to use in farming. 2 months ago

http://www.kiva.org/lend/515678

http://www.kiva.org/lend/534887 3 months ago

16-03-2013
Sierra Leone
Male
Group
Housing 3 months ago

Stanley is in the trucking industry helping people keep their paperwork in order o that they can do what they do best… moving stuff from ‘A’ to ‘B.’

Please help me help him by being a part of this Texas entrepreneur’s funding team…3 months ago

Sanobar is 48 years old. She is married and has 5 children at home. In order to improve the family’s standard of living, Sanobar wants to start her own business selling household goods. She is seeking a loan of 4,000 Somoni to buy inventory. 3 months ago

Roza is 50 years old, she is a widow and has 4 children. Her oldest son is 27 years old and her youngest is 13. At the moment, Roza’s holdings include 150 sheep and 4 horses. In order to further grow her business, Roza wishes to purchase 3 bulls to fatten and resell. Roza plans to invest her profits into further increasing her livestock count and in the future plans to build a big house. 3 months ago

16-02-2013
Rwanda
Female
Individual
Retail 4 months ago

26-12-2012
Honduras
Female
Individual
Retail 5 months ago

15-12-2012
Senegal
Female
Individual
Retail 6 months ago

Marleni sells clothing for women, men, and children. Marleni has been in this business for a few years. It represents her main source of income and it’s how she supports her family. Marleni is requesting a loan to buy merchandise such as pants, jackets, polo shirts, etc. to stock up for the coming Christmas season. 6 months ago

18-11-2012
Indonesia
Female
Individual
Retail 7 months ago

Last month I made my tenth and eleventh loans, so I’m a quarter of the way there. It seams to be getting much easier to make loans now that they are beginning to be paid off. I can just turn that money around and loan it to someone else! 7 months ago

This loan will go toward the purchase of groceries such as sugar, rice, oil, milk, and other products for Martha’s store. 8 months ago

18-09-2012
Albania
Female
Individual
Services
$25 9 months ago

This is a man who has four employees and is trying to expand. Capital idea!

Learn more HERE9 months ago

_{Stopped home in between jobs to see that I had money to re-loan! Yay! Now off to work.}

Ana Maria began a small store selling groceries. She begins work every day from early hours of the morning, dedicating approximately 12 hours a day to her business. Ana believes that it is going well, due to her dedication and the good treatment she extends to her customers. This loan is to make improvements on her insecure home, for the family’s safety. 9 months ago

19-08-2012
Jordan
Female
Individual
Housing
$25 10 months ago

Hi 43 Thingers!

I recently made a loan to Houda of Lebanon. Her loan is nearly funded but we need six more people to chip in. I chose her because she has a well-established clothing business.

There are no loans available to help Syrian business owners. I hoped that helping a business owner in neighboring Lebanon might be a tiny step toward future stability in the region.

Here’s the link to her profile: http://www.kiva.org/lend/448483?_te=lew&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=expiration_warning 10 months ago

I love getting an email that says my funds are available for more loans. :)

Damaris is 42 years old. She makes and sells a variety of sweets which she prepares at home in a wood-fired brick oven. She then delivers them to the corner stores and grocery stores in her area. She has been working this way for more than two years. She enjoys what she does, especially since it keeps her busy, which is one of the reasons she decided to start her business. She also wanted to have a source of income which would allow her to help her partner cover their living expenses and educate their children. 10 months ago

2 Reloans:

Rabab who sells cosmetics, including sunscreen in Lebanon

Houda who sells clothes, also in Lebanon

I chose Lebanon today because my heart is breaking for Syria. Loans to Syrian business people aren’t an option, so I’m loaning to business people in a neighboring country. 10 months ago

I have an Etsy store where I have been selling vintage books for the past couple months. It doesn’t make a lot of money for me, I just do it because I love books. Anyway, since the profits go to my Paypal account I have been using this money to help fund my loans. So I have found a hobby that helps me help other people. Win-win-win. 11 months ago

02-07-2012
Samoa
Female
Individual
Retail/Clothing
$25 11 months ago

Yesterday, I logged into my email account to find an earlier birthday present from danidee27. A $25 Kiva Card!!! I can’t thank her enough! :)

I loaned the money to Monina who is asking for a loan of PHP 15,000 to maintain her spouse’s business. Her loan will be invested in buying tires, crude oil and gasoline for the motorcycle. It will help ensure safe travel for all his passengers, and thus will generate good income too. She will use the additional revenue generated to sustain her hogs. Someday, she is hoping to achieve a progressive life for her family. 11 months ago

Loan #10 goes to Ruth to buy more beans, maize and sorghum for sale and to pay for her children’s school fees.

Ruth is 40 years old. She is a mother of four children. She sells different foodstuffs such as beans, maize, and sorghum. She has been in the business for a period of four months. She diverted from the previous business recently to start this new business of foodstuffs. With the loan, she has requested she wants to buy more beans and maize for sale. The profits from the business will be used to pay school fees for the children.12 months ago

41 loans now…almost there. 12 months ago