There is no Lending Partner for this loan. It is part of the Kiva Labs Social Enterprise program. For more details on LSE, please click here. For more details on the borrower, please refer to their loan profile.
N/A, direct to Diaspora Co.'s Mission Statement
Diaspora Co. is a queer, woman of color owned business dedicated to putting money, equity and power into the hands of small, organic spice farmers across South Asia who are leading the way in sustainable, regenerative agriculture, and truly delicious spices. Our mission is to get freshly harvested, heirloom spices that were grown for their flavor and aroma into your hands as quickly and ethically as possible.
Repayment Performance on Kiva
This Lending Partner
All Kiva Partners
Start Date On Kiva
Nov 22, 2022
Oct 12, 2005
Total Loans
$150,000
$2,046,857,240
Amount of raised Inactive loans
$0
$329,125
Number of raised Inactive loans
0
224
Amount of Paying Back Loans
$100,000
$154,628,025
Number of Paying Back Loans
1
186,271
Amount of Ended Loans
$50,000
$1,851,013,910
Number of Ended Loans
1
2,491,542
Delinquency Rate
N/A
12.11%
Amount in Arrears
N/A
$11,277,316
Outstanding Portfolio
N/A
$93,149,537
Number of Loans Delinquent
N/A
54,545
Default Rate
N/A
1.82%
Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted
N/A
$33,742,451
Number of Ended Loans Defaulted
N/A
88,997
Currency Exchange Loss Rate
N/A
0.47%
Amount of Currency Exchange Loss
N/A
$12,725,634
Refund Rate
0.00%
0.53%
Amount of Refunded Loans
$0
$10,938,345
Number of Refunded Loans
0
9,670
Loan Characteristics On Kiva
Journaling Performance on Kiva
Borrowing Cost Comparison (based on 2009 data)
Country Fast Facts
Country : India
Capital : New Delhi
Official Language : English (official), Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%, Gujarati 4.5%, Kannada 3.7%, Malayalam 3.2%, Oriya 3.2%, Punjabi 2.8%, Assamese 1.3%, Maithili 1.2%, other 5.9%
Population : 1,236,344,631
Avg Annual Income : $4,000
Labor Force : agriculture: 49%, industry: 20%, services: 31%
Population Below Poverty Line : 29.80%
Literacy Rate : 62.80%
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000) : 43.19 deaths
Life Expectancy : 67.8 years