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Congratulations to TapEffect on a $50,000 Kiva loan! This loan will help provide safe, affordable drinking water to 1,000 households in Cambodia. TapEffect is a Cambodian social enterprise that uses sustainable technology to provide safe and affordable drinking water to households in the country's most underserved communities. This $50,000 loan will particularly benefit women and girls, who are typically responsible for water collection. With better access to safe and affordable drinking water, women and girls can pursue other opportunities, like an education. Learn more about TapEffect here: https://lnkd.in/e4kE76QP

On the last day of the year, we’re grateful for some major wins, like Kiva winning a Gold medal from The Anthem Awards for our work with UGG! Kiva and UGG teamed up for #InternationalWomensDay2024 to celebrate women entrepreneurs globally. Using Kiva's Impact Dashboard and UGG's reach, the story of an entrepreneur named Amanda was amplified, highlighting the power of a zero-interest loan. Amanda's loan was later fully funded when UGG pledged $20 from each Scrunchita slide sale to women entrepreneurs. The partnership's results are immense — in one year, it helped 2,400 women around the world grow their businesses with $62,720 in capital! Kiva's Tess Murphy has a call-to-action for using your customer base to support underserved entrepreneurs worldwide:

Thank you to every person who helped us expand financial inclusion this year! In 2024, you helped Kiva support 351,129 people! Nearly 500 loans were funded every day, and $172 million in life-changing loans made its way to underserved communities. In all, people were supported across 67 countries! 🌍 This caps off another incredible year — and we have YOU to thank! Here’s to an even more impactful 2025! 🎉

Kiva won a Gold medal from The Anthem Awards for our work with toty! Kiva teamed up with toty, Sophia Vergara's beauty line, to celebrate both #GivingTuesday2023 and #InternationalWomensDay2024. Together, we created unique content that enabled consumers to learn about women's financial barriers, take action, and make a difference. Using Kiva's impact dashboard, toty's audience directed $25 loan credits to Latina entrepreneurs, helping women in retail, conflict zones, agriculture, and education. The joint initiative was a success, driving 10k+ new visitors to Kiva.org and directing $30,000 in loans! Kiva's Anna Titulaer has a call-to-action for brands that want to inspire change:

Congratulations to Good Nature Agro on a $100,000 Kiva loan! With this loan, it will be able to provide 2,000 smallholder farmers in Zambia with financing, training, access to reliable markets, and more. This helps farmers increase their incomes and move out of poverty. Good Nature Agro is a social enterprise that seeks to positively impact the lives of small-scale farmers across the African continent by providing high-quality legume seeds and other commodities. This year, it was ranked 44th in the Financial Times' list of Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies of 2024. Learn more about Good Nature Agro below:

In towns across the U.S., entrepreneurs like Luisa are enriching their communities through small business ownership. As the owner of Della Casa Pasta, Luisa had a vision for her future, but needed access to affordable capital to see it come to fruition. Through the support of Kiva loans, she is now supplying hundreds of restaurants throughout Houston. Learn more about Luisa's story and why financial access is so vital to ensuring local economies thrive in the Houston Business Journal: https://bit.ly/3VKZ4SU

➡️ Kiva's EVP of Partnerships and Communications, Anna Titulaer, is here to share six ways you can positively impact women today. With over 740 million women globally lacking access to financial services, every action—big or small—helps break barriers and creates lasting change. 💚

Looking back on 2024, we’re grateful for so much — including the launch of the inaugural Kiva Ambassadors program! Are you passionate about helping expand financial inclusion? The Kiva Ambassador program gives like-minded people the resources and tips they need to spread the word about Kiva’s mission in their communities. Take it from Hannah Pierce-Carlson, a member of our first Kiva Ambassador cohort! 👇 Want to become a Kiva Ambassador? Email ambassadors@kiva.org.

Imagine starting with just $125 and a bold vision to "change the world." That’s exactly what Dave Smith, a middle school teacher in Pennsylvania, did. Over the past 15 years, his students and community have lent over $1 million through Kiva to entrepreneurs in 77+ countries. 💡 In the latest edition of Rooted in Impact, Kiva's CEO, Vishal Ghotge, share Dave’s remarkable story and the lessons he used to help students overcome apathy and teach empathy, civic responsibility, and hope—transforming his classroom into a global force for good. This is a story of how small actions, like a $25 loan, can inspire massive ripple effects. It’s also a reminder of the power of education and collective action to create lasting change. ✨ Join us in celebrating the educators, students, and Kiva lenders who prove that change starts with each of us. 📖 Read the full article and subscribe for more stories of impact from Vishal in 2025. #CollectiveAction #FinancialInclusion #SocialImpact #overcomeapathy #CEO

Without a credit history or collateral, refugees like Leoniya rarely have access to loans and other financial services that they need to run their own businesses. Read how support from Kiva's community helped Leoniya keep her store running throughout the COVID-19 crisis 👇