Kiva conducts regular, ongoing monitoring of all Lending Partners, but only posts status updates here in response to relevant, major changes at the partner.

Status Update - 13 November 2024:

Kiva has moved this lending partner to inactive status which means Kaebauk is no longer fundraising loans on Kiva, though Kiva fully expects the partner to continue to send repayments owed to Kiva lenders as long as the partner has an outstanding balance. Kaebauk has not posted any loans since 2023 and the organization is reassessing its Kiva strategy. If and when this partner requests to fundraise again on Kiva, Kiva will first conduct any additional monitoring and due diligence tasks we believe necessary.

Partner Description:

Kaebauk Investimentu No Finansas (Kaebauk) is a microfinance institution in East Timor which was first established in 2001 with support from Save the Children and Catholic Relief Services. From the beginning, Kaebauk’s objective has been to improve the livelihoods of women and poor families through financial services. Most of Kaebauk’s services are provided in rural areas to focus on the unbanked low-income entrepreneurs. By doing so, Kaebauk believes that it will be able to contribute to sustainable economic growth in the country.

Today, Kaebauk operates across every part of the country providing loans and complementary services such as savings and insurance, as well as facilitating training sessions on various educational topics (business management, health & nutrition, etc.) Kaebauk aims to be East Timor’s most reliable financial institution in the future.

Name Change​

Kaebauk Investimentu No Finansas, SA was originally known as Tuba Rai Metin. They changed their name in April 2016 when they converted from an NGO to an ODTI (Other Deposit Taking Institution).