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Kiva connects individual lenders with microloan clients globally. This is a form of social impact investment. View the brief video Kiva Story(Links to an external site.). Look at the information in the “About” tab on the kiva org website(Links to an external site.) and peruse the site before addressing the following questions:

1. What is the vision of Kiva? What is its mission? How many borrowers has it served? In how many countries? What is the amount ($) of loans funded from how many lenders? What is the repayment rate?

2. What are three advantages of accepting a microloan through a Kiva lending partner for the borrower?

3. What are Kiva’s four primary unique selling propositions? How do they describe them on their web site?

4. What is the relationship between Kiva and its field partners?

5. What interests you about Kiva? What questions/concerns to you have?