Artisan Alliance at The Aspen Institute
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Status Update- February 21st, 2023
Kiva and Artisan Alliance at the Aspen institute have agreed to end their partnership after nearly 9 years and more than $450,000 in loans raised. This partner has repaid its outstanding balance to Kiva in full, and these funds have been distributed to lenders. We thank Artisan Alliance at the Aspen Institute for the years of collaboration and wish them success in their future endeavors.
Status update- September 13, 2021
Kiva has moved this Lending Partner to inactive status, which means Artisan Alliance at the Aspen Institute is no longer fundraising loans on Kiva, though Kiva fully expects the partner to continue to send repayments owed to Kiva lenders for as long as the partner has an outstanding balance. Artisan Alliance at the Aspen Institute hasn't posted a new loan in over a year and 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:
The Artisan Alliance (previously known as The Alliance for Artisan Enterprise at the Aspen Institute) is an initiative of the Aspen Global Innovators Group at the Aspen Institute, which works to unlock economic value in the artisan sector. It's a collaborative effort of over 140 members and partners working together to promote the full potential of the artisan sector worldwide.
The artisan sector is the second-largest employer in the developing world after agriculture, worth over $32 billion every year. Hundreds of thousands of people across the globe, particularly women, participate in the artisan sector. Artisan activity creates jobs, increases local incomes, and preserves ancient cultural traditions that in many places are at risk of being lost. Still, artisan businesses are seldom recognized as drivers of economic growth, and artisan entrepreneurs lack access to the tools and resources needed to succeed in the global marketplace.
As a Kiva Lending Partner, the Artisan Alliance aims to bridge the financing gap for artisan businesses across the globe.
A unique lending approach:
Loans offered by the Artisan Alliance on the Kiva website are targeted to artisan entrepreneurs around the world who lack access to traditional financing and business development resources. The borrowers represent small and growing businesses in their countries. Loans will support artisan business development, including the purchase of raw materials and equipment to fulfill purchase orders, market preparation, and workshop development.
Repayment Performance on Kiva
This Lending Partner | All Kiva Partners | ||
Start Date On Kiva | Oct 13, 2014 | Oct 12, 2005 | |
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Total Loans | $450,050 | $2,049,944,590 | |
Amount of raised Inactive loans | $0 | $326,775 | |
Number of raised Inactive loans | 0 | 217 | |
Amount of Paying Back Loans | $0 | $154,483,535 | |
Number of Paying Back Loans | 0 | 184,578 | |
Amount of Ended Loans | $450,050 | $1,852,981,325 | |
Number of Ended Loans | 46 | 2,497,887 | |
Delinquency Rate | 0.00% | 11.62% | |
Amount in Arrears | $0 | $10,816,652 | |
Outstanding Portfolio | $0 | $93,048,814 | |
Number of Loans Delinquent | 0 | 37,922 | |
Default Rate | 7.55% | 1.82% | |
Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted | $34,000 | $33,758,037 | |
Number of Ended Loans Defaulted | 7 | 89,054 | |
Currency Exchange Loss Rate | 0.00% | 0.47% | |
Amount of Currency Exchange Loss | $0 | $12,742,203 | |
Refund Rate | 3.56% | 0.53% | |
Amount of Refunded Loans | $16,000 | $10,938,345 | |
Number of Refunded Loans | 2 | 9,670 |
Loan Characteristics On Kiva
This Lending Partner | All Kiva Partners | ||
Loans to Women Borrowers | 68.75% | 78.48% | |
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Average Loan Size | $9,709 | $393 | |
Average Individual Loan Size | $9,709 | $585 | |
Average Group Loan Size | $0 | $1,911 | |
Average number of borrowers per group | 0 | 8.3 | |
Average GDP per capita (PPP) in local country | $54,800 | $5,592 | |
Average Loan Size / GDP per capita (PPP) | 17.72% | 7.02% | |
Average Time to Fund a Loan | 5.09 days | 9.12 days | |
Average Dollars Raised Per Day Per Loan | $1,908.38 | $43.08 | |
Average Loan Term | 13.38 months | 11.5 months |
Journaling Performance on Kiva
This Lending Partner | All Kiva Partners | ||
Total Journals | 36 | 1,222,220 | |
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Journaling Rate | 60.87% | 41.91% | |
Average Number of Comments Per Journal | 0.00 | 0.02 | |
Average Number of Recommendations Per Journal | 0.00 | 0.55 |
Borrowing Cost Comparison (based on 2017 data)
This Lending Partner | Median for MFI's in Country | All Kiva Partners | ||
Average Cost to Borrower | 0% APR | N/A | 26.44% PY | |
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Profitability (return on assets) | 11.81% | N/A | -1.33% | |
Average Loan Size (% of per capita income) | N/A | N/A | 0.00% |
Country Fast Facts
- Country:
- United States
- Capital:
- Washington DC
- Official Language:
- English (offical) 79.2%, Spanish 12.9%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 3.3%, other 0.9%
- Population:
- 318,892,103
- Avg Annual Income:
- $54,800
- Labor Force:
- farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3%, managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3%, sales and office: 24.2%, other services: 17.6%
- Population Below Poverty Line:
- N/A
- Literacy Rate:
- 99%
- Infant Mortality Rate (per 1000):
- 6.17 deaths
- Life Expectancy:
- 78.64 years