LendforPeace is a 501(c)3 that aims to maximize the impact of microfinance in the Palestinian Territories.

At LendforPeace, you can lend directly to micro-entrepreneurs in the Palestinian Terroritories, helping to create economic and political stability in the region. With help from our friends at Kiva.org, you can be sure your capital will be delivered to the entrepreneur of your choice, along with the training and guidance to get them off the ground.

The process is simple. Browse profiles of entrepreneurs. Lend directly to their growing business. And sit back and watch your money change lives.
Microfinance  is the practice of providing small loans to poor entrepreneurs who are typically trying to start, sustain or expand a small or micro-business. In the Palestinian Territories more than 50% of the population lives below the poverty line. Despite a highly educated and entrepreneurial labor force, where 90% of businesses are micro-enterprises, it is estimated that less than 20% of Palestinians are eligible to secure traditional forms of credit.
The existing reality deprives the majority of Palestinians the right to meet their most everyday needs, let alone the right to build sustainable and empowering households and communities. We believe this sort of poverty and economic inequality inhibits the viability of sustainable peace.We believe each loan made pays both material and symbolic dividends, dividends that are central to promoting opportunity, stability, and peace in a place that has seen very little of all three.