Kiva Loans

all clubs

There are over a billion unbanked people around the world. That’s a billion people who don’t have a credit card for emergencies, a debit card for easy access to their money, or a credit history to help them get a loan.

Kiva is an international nonprofit that tackles this inequality. By connecting people through crowdfunded loans, Kiva puts the power of financial inclusion in all our hands.

Soroptimist clubs and members have funded $116,405 in Kiva loans so far.

SIster Pads Project

SI of Victoria Westshore

In 2012, after 3 years in development the SIster Pads Project, a partnership with SI Masaka, Uganda became a reality.

Custom-built machinery was designed by a Victoria-based design engineer, Jane Verrall, to manufacture banana fibre-filled pads, handcrafted by women for women in Masaka. Many other Soroptimist clubs and members donated to make this project happen.