KIVA Micro-Funds

Overview

Kiva is an international nonprofit, founded in 2005 in San Francisco, with a mission to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive, with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. They support people looking to create a better future for themselves, their families and their communities. Kiva helping to raise funds, through their web site, to be used as microloans to serve the needs of poor, vulnerable and/or excluded population without access to traditional banking systems. KIVA Loans are implemented and delivered through Field Partners who work with their local community members. Field Partners are responsible for screening borrowers, disbursing loans and collecting repayments to finally re-pay the original KIVA loan.

Category:
International Organization
Sectors of Interest:
Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment, Agriculture
Sub Sectors of Interest:
Business and investment support, Economic and social empowerment, Economic empowerment , Employment and jobs creation, Financial Inclusion , Small-medium enterprises development, Women equity and equality
Locations:
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine
Headquarters:
United States

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
EY	Consulting Firm	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates	Education, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Environment and Energy, Information Communication and TechnologyAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening, Environmental Services
The Skoll Foundation	International Organization	Palestine, Syria	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Human Rights, Water and Wastewater, Youth EmpowermentCapacity building and training, Environmental Services
MasterCard Foundation	Corporate Funder	Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Sudan	Agriculture, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Youth Empowerment
EY	Corporate Funder	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Climate Change and Global Warming
Meedan	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Information Communication and TechnologyResearch and assessment, Capacity building and training, ICT Solutions
Together Association For Development	National and Regional NGO	Egypt	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights, Agriculture, Social DevelopmentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening, Events management
Together Association for Development and Environment	National and Regional NGO	Egypt	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Waste ManagementAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Media and communication
Palestine for Credit and Development	National and Regional NGO	Palestine	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and EmpowermentFinancial Management and Services
Arab Center for Agricultural Development	National and Regional NGO	Palestine	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment, Agriculture, Infrastructure, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Social DevelopmentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Financial Management and Services
PepsiCo Foundation	Corporate Funder	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Climate Change and Global Warming, Economic Growth, Environment and Energy, Humanitarian aid, Social Development, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater
Social Performance Task Force	International Organization	Lebanon, Yemen	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Refugees and MigrationCapacity building and training
Al-Amal Microfinance Bank (AMB)	Corporate Funder	Yemen	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship
UNHCR	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Refugees and Migration
Al Majmoua	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Agriculture, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and EmpowermentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Feasibility studies, Institutional Strengthening, Marketing Services
BRAC	International Organization	Egypt, Tunisia	Agriculture, Climate Change and Global Warming, Education, Health, Humanitarian aid, Youth EmpowermentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Institutional Strengthening, Policy and legislative reform , Research and assessment
Cisco	Corporate Funder	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Health, Humanitarian aid, Information Communication and Technology, Social Development
National Microfinance Bank (NMB)	Consulting Firm	Jordan	Economic Growth, EntrepreneurshipCapacity building and training, Financial Management and Services, ICT Solutions, Marketing Services
Grameen-Jameel Pan-Arab Microfinance Limited
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