Kiva Parnership Kiva.org is a San Francisco based non-profit organization, which specializes in small loans for micro-entrepreneurs around the world. Kiva partners with existing microfinance institutions, giving lenders access to an extensive database of entrepreneurs from impoverished communities’ throughout the world. Students are responsible for loan accounts, making all risk assessments, and assigning loans to micro-entrepreneurs. The CIS Micro-Credit Program is an official lender through Kiva.
Did You Know? The average micro-credit loan amount is $50. On average, $500 means 10 loans in 10 different places. Imagine how much good we can do as a community.