
What is KIVA?
Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty.
Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.
The people you see on Kiva's site are real individuals in need of funding - not marketing material. When you browse entrepreneurs' profiles on the site, choose someone to lend to, and then make a loan, you are helping a real person make great strides towards economic independence and improve life for themselves, their family, and their community. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates and track repayments. Then, when you get your loan money back, you can relend to someone else in need.
ZBRELLA is donating the proceeds from the Recycling Program to Small Businesses around the world thru KIVA. When loans are repaid, ZBRELLA will reinvest the money back into KIVA.
Click on the map and see where in the world our small business loans are going. Then you can click on the markers to read more about the entrepreneur in the area.
For more information about KIVA, click here

