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After disaster, Kiva lenders believed in Betty

December 18, 2016

At Kiva, we’re lucky to be surrounded by sources of inspiration and hope every day.

Borrowers like Betty, a mother and entrepreneur in the Philippines, demonstrate the resilience of the human spirit and inspire us to keep going even when things get tough. When a storm hit Betty’s village and destroyed her fishing boats, strangers from around the world rallied to help her family rebuild.