Status update — August, 2024

Kiva and ID Ghana have agreed to end their partnership after close to 12 years and over $7.1m in loans raised. This Lending Partner has repaid all its outstanding balance to Kiva in full, and these funds have been distributed to lenders. We thank ID Ghana for the years of collaboration and wish them success in their future endeavors.

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

Partner Description:

ID Ghana is a microfinance NGO that provides financial and social services to underserved urban communities in Ghana. With five branches throughout Accra, the organization has a loan portfolio of over USD$1 million and about 9,300 active clients, including about 6,200 borrowers.

ID Ghana offers two main types of loan products: individual loans for micro-entrepreneurs, and group loans that allow clients to borrow individually with no group liability. The latter is designed to extend capital to very poor individuals who lack collateral. In addition to loans, the organization offers clients voluntary health insurance and remunerated savings accounts, as well as services that facilitate savings. These options are tailored to the poor and very poor clients.

ID Ghana’s socially-oriented business model also provides clients with a number of non-financial services. These include financial literacy training, group discussions led by peer educators on health and nutrition education, child schooling, basic medical services, and counseling and legal services for women victims of violence. 

Committed to transparency and client protection principles, ID Ghana has demonstrated its ability to operate self-sufficiently without increasing interest rates. Its partnership with Kiva will help strengthen its social mission by adding a new source of flexible, risk-tolerant capital.

You can learn more about ID Ghana and its programs on its Facebook page. Check in regularly for updates!