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 Women's Micro Bank 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. 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:

Women’s Micro Bank is a microfinance institution in Papua New Guinea, and the only one in the country with an explicit focus on women. Women’s Micro Bank is committed to investing in low-income rural women, and assists women to become self-reliant, entrepreneurs and equal participants in the development and prosperity of the country. Through their mission, the organization hopes to improve the lives of women in Papua New Guinea.

A unique lending approach:

Kiva financing will go towards Women’s Micro Bank’s efforts to sustainably support the expansion of its loan portfolio. The organization is creating 2 types of loans: general loans and agricultural loans. General loans will support a broad set of informal business activities while agricultural loans will go towards women engaged in farming.