This is the first post in a geography quiz series that will feature Kiva borrowers, partners and fellows from a specific...
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All around the world, students are using Kiva and its education program, Kiva U, as learning tool to engage with global cultures and invest in others from a young age!
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Continue Reading >>Avelino is a proud coffee farmer who lives high in the Peruvian Andes. He works hard to support his family by growing and selling delicious coffee beans from his farm. Read more about Avelino here.
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Not many high school students can say they’ve helped 500 loans reach borrowers around the world. But Lindsay Voves, a senior from Ridgefield High School in...
This post is the final post of a 3 part series highlighting some of the innovative...
Millions of young women and girls around the world are denied the right to get an education, and denied the opportunity to pursue their dreams. Cultural norms, shortages of teachers and the costs of tuition and books all contribute to keeping 63 million girls out of primary and secondary school.
Kiva U welcomed a very special guest to Kiva headquarters this week...author and activist Chelsea Clinton!...
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This post is part of a series celebrating San Francisco small businesses as part of the Kiva SF launch. Learn more>
Azar’s training as a barbeque master started at a very young age. Growing up in East Palo Alto in the 1980s, he was a fixture at his parent’s restaurant, Goldie’s Barbeque.
Goldie, Azar’s mother and the namesake of the restaurant, taught Azar how to prepare food and run the business....
This post is part of a series celebrating San Francisco small businesses as part of the Kiva SF launch. Learn more>
Turtle Tower is a popular Vietnamese restaurant renowned for their Northern Vietnamese style chicken soup. Started by a Vietnamese immigrant couple, Turtle Tower has become a staple of the Tenderloin district over the last 15 years and attracts San Franciscans from all walks of life to the area.
Thao is the family’s eldest daughter and began working at Turtle Tower from an early age.
“We have been here for 15 years and... Continue Reading >>